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\nTibetan woman inside her home showing a computer in the background.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I am heading back to Mount Kailash and the western Tibetan Plateau to finish my next book documenting the rapid lifestyle and environmental changes occurring on the plateau.\u00a0 Arranging for support and logistics for a trip into the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) presents its own set of challenges.\u00a0 First of all in addition to a Chinese Visa, permits are required just to get into the TAR.\u00a0 Once there depending on where you want to travel you will need a handful of permits to travel to your desired destinations.\u00a0 In addition the permits it is necessary to find a government approved guide and driver and a properly approved vehicle.\u00a0 A simple internet search will reveal several agencies that can put a package together providing you with the necessary permits, car, driver and guide.\u00a0 I have had great experiences with both FIT<\/a> in Lhasa and Tibet Connections<\/a> in Xining.\u00a0 This time I will be using Tibet Connections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

Finding a good guide is always hit or miss for me.\u00a0 When I have arranged for a guide that I haven\u2019t worked with before I always take him\/her out for a day of taking portraits before heading out on a several week trip.\u00a0 I\u2019m mainly looking for someone that\u2019s good with people.\u00a0 They don\u2019t have to speak perfect English but I\u2019m watching how they interact with their own people.\u00a0 This process will begin for me next week when I arrive in Lhasa.\u00a0 I\u2019ll try to keep up my blog posts to let you know how things are going as I begin my month long trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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