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Tibet Anonymous
Alright /trv/, does anyone know what the story is at the moment with tourism in Tibet?

A friend and I are planning to take the trans-mongolian from Moscow to Beijing early November time, and then take the Beijing-Lhasa train and make our way overland to Nepal for early december.

The guidebooks I've been reading seem hopelessly out of date, and I've been reading mixed things on the internet - the gayest of which is that to get a Tibet permit now, you need to book a tour with a travel agent in Tibet before you even get there.

Anyway, if anyone could shed any light I'd appreciate it.
>> Anonymous
>>62761
Well it is their land so I wouldn't hold it against them to have a revolution even if it resulted in guerrilla warfare. That is how America won its freedom after all.
>> Anonymous
>>62757
they are. I live around a lot of them, been invited to their homes and talk to them. they are really friendly people. if you ever get a chance to go to tibet or meet tibetans they have a good sense of humor and make good food.
>> Anonymous
>>62730
all my info is from last fall/winiter so im not sure now with the whole olympics-stuff and what it changed.

yeah, you need a Visa and a permit, permits are rather easy to get (most touristy hostels know how you can get one) but costs like hell, and also you have to sign up for a tourist group, but most of them tend to "dissolve" once you reach Lhasa.

traveling around in the rest of tibet independently is fuckhard, lots of raodblock and patroling chinkguards, who punish both you and any involved Tibetans if you get caught without proper papers.

going overland to nepal during your timeperiod might be rather tricky as well, since los of snowstorms and stuff tend to block of towns and roads.

so it is a lot of stuff to fix, but in the end it tends to be worth it

(all my info is from last fall/winiter so im not sure now with the whole olympics-stuff and what it changed.)
>> Anonymous
>>62816
Could you give more info? I'm not OP, but I've been looking into spending a year in China/Tibet exploring. In particular, how difficult is it to get around without speaking the language, and do you know where to find out which papers are necessary? I could check with my Chinese embassy I suppose, but I'm not sure what their position is on going to Tibet.

Also, do you have to have a permanent residence? I've heard from various places that upon entering China, you need to register with the local police and cite where you are staying. I'd be moving around a lot and possibly camping, so it's hard to put on paper.

Thanks.
>> Anonymous
sage because OP didn't remove his post in /t/.
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>>62818
>Chinese embassy

lol.
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>> Anonymous
Beware of chinks. They'll haul you to jail and harvest your organs.
>> Anonymous
>>62818

Danefag here. I went to China on the transsiberian for 4 months earlier this year. I needed 3 visas (one for Russia, Mongolia, and China) which you get at their respective embassies _before_ you go there and _after_ you have booked your tickets.

Getting around in China is not that difficult. I know a bit of Chinese (numbers, how much, ...is where?, etc.), but I met many backpackers who didn't speak any Chinese whatsoever. Everything you need (including explanatory notes for taxis) you can get at the excellent and cheap hostels all over China. You cannot travel to small cities though, as no people speak English there (meaning NONE at all, practically no one speaks English in the big cities either) and the signs will all be in Chinese and ONLY in Chinese.

For Tibet you need to be part of a travel group. When I was there, most people arranged to go to Tibet in Chengdu where companies offers pro forma tours to the region (i.e. you can split from your travel group after you get in).
>> Anonymous
sage for ISM