Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
When travelling from Nepal to Tibet, foreigners still have to arrange trans-
port through tour agencies in Kathmandu. Access to Tibet can, however, be re-
stricted for months at a time without warning.
NORTH KOREA
Visas for North Korea are difficult to arrange, and at the time of writing it was
impossible for US and South Korean citizens. Those interested in travelling to
North Korea from Beijing should contact Nicholas Bonner or Simon Cockerell
at
Koryo Tours
( 010-6416 7544;
www.koryogroup.com
;
27 Beisanlitun
Nan, Beijing)
.
Four international express trains (K27 and K28) run between Beijing train
station and Pyongyang.
PAKISTAN
The exciting trip on the Karakoram Hwy, said to be the world's highest public
international highway, is an excellent way to get to or from Chinese Central
Asia. There are buses from Kashgar for the two-day trip to the Pakistani town
of Sost via Tashkurgan when the pass is open.
RUSSIA
At the time of writing, the train from Ha'erbin East to Vladivostok was no longer
running but you could take the train to Suifenhe and take an onward connec-
tion there.
The Trans-Mongolian (via Erenhot) and Trans-Manchurian (via Ha'erbin)
branches of the Trans-Siberian Railway run from Beijing to Moscow;
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for more information.
There's also border crossings 9km from Manzhouli and at Heihe.
TAJIKISTAN
At the time of writing, the Qolma (Kulma) Pass, linking Kashgar with Murghab,
was not yet open to foreign travellers.
