Libertarian Party of Connecticut

By Marc Guttman

In 2000, a friend and I after reuniting in Nepal decided to explore Tibet and did some of the hardest traveling either one of us had ever done.

While food, water and life-comforts on an undeveloped high altitude desert plateau are difficult to find, what made the traveling more difficult was the Chinese government. One is allowed to travel in Tibet only with a visa and a government guide service, but we obtained 4-day visas to visit the holy city, Lhasa. After spending a few days there, John and I started our three-week walk back to Nepal along the ironically named Freedom Highway.
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