Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Tibetan Plateau

Ever since I read Tintin in Tibet I wanted to visit Tibet. The nearest I got to Tibet so far is Bolivia, Tibet's South American counterpart I figure, althrough I've never been to Tibet. Anyway, I'll check that out.

I'll be travelling with Redspokes. I company that specialises in cycling tours in remote areas.

I still haven't decided on the bike. Tempted to go with a hybrid but met a guy who's doing a tour with Redspokes and we'll compare notes when he gets back.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to spending some time cycling on the Tibetan Plateau. That elevated part of the world - average altitude about 4500m.

Also looking forward to seeing Mount Everest with my own eyes.

2 comments:

Russell said...

Hi,

Which of the Red Spokes trips are you on?

Russell

mordicius said...

Holy Jesus! A reply!!
Hi Russell. Here is my late answer. I'm going on the Sep 21st trip. Catching the plane on Saturday. 3 days to go. Bike in shop being serviced. I'm carrying it in a bag so hoping wheels don't get mangled.
Are you Russell Snowden? If yes, see you soon. I'm writing another post tonight so tune in to compare notes.