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Visiting Tibet this summer

Hi,I was originally planning to visit Tibet this summer, possibly in early May. Since then, protests have broken out and the Chinese have clamped down significantly. At the moment, tourists cannot visit Tibet, although I'm being told that this is likely... ...full story at Boots n All

from Boots n All on Wed, Apr 02 2008

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