Hitchhiking from Tibet To Nepal
I always had this notion that hitchhikers were creepy, somewhat psychotic, and very likely to injure my person. I can thank Hollywood for this. Hitchhiking in Tibet is nothing like that. First of all, it's so common. It's standard, if slightly illegal, practice to pick up foreigners and locals alike. Secondly, it's so much cheaper and more convenient for backpackers than hiring a private jeep. We had a series of lucky rides that made our journey from Lhasa to the border town of Zhangmu really easy.
The road from Lhasa to the border, called the Friendship highway, is "open." This means you don't need to buy a permit from the PSB in order to ride on it. There are police checkpoints along the way, but unless you're venturing off the highway you only need your passport and visa. You do need a permit to go to Everest, for example. We opted for the incredible, and free, view of Everest from the highway, especially since we didn't have the warm clothing necessary to comfortably stay at EBC (Everest Base Camp).
We only had two days left on our China visa, so we needed to make a dash for the border. It took about 24 hours of road time, but that includes time spent at a complete stand still because of road construction. Thank goodness we brought food with us because otherwise I might have starved. Most of the guidebooks will tell you this, and I'll drive the point home: Self-sufficiency is a must. Don't expect that you'll run into a grocery store on the way...come prepared.
We met an Australian on a minibus from Tingri (New Tingri, not Old Tingri - note to China: in the future don't name two major towns on the same highway the same thing. It's very confusing for tourists). He took the same ride all the way from Lhasa because he had to get to the border in one day...it still took two days, but I'm not sure if he had to pay a fine at the border. Another brave soul.
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