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Is it possible to go by bus from Kashgar through Hotan to Golmud? We think the altitude might be too great on the Kashgar-Ali-Kailash-Lhasa route. Problem seems to be the final leg into Golmud (no public buses listed). Any help would be wonderful! ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Fri, Oct 05 2007

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