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Hi Does anyone know what the current visa situation is on travelling overland along the Friendship Highway? Are group visas still being issued for tours and if so does that mean you have to stay with the group when you get to Tibet and the tour has... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Mon, Jun 25 2007

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