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Overland Travel in Tibet

I just got back from an 11 day overland trip in Tibet, part cycling, hitchhiking and travelling by bus.It was an awesome experience, only hindered by the sorrow you feel for the Tibetan people under repression by the Chinese government.Anyway, I posted... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Thu, Nov 01 2007

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