Visa: check
Immunizations: check
Travel buddy who speaks the native tongue: check
Airline ticket with potentially shady company: check

May 2nd to May 16th, I will be completely off the grid. If I may say so myself, a well-deserved break from it all. It's been four years since my last out-of-country trip ...

Travel plans: Flying to Kunming, China. A couple days in Kunming (for altitude acclimitization). If all goes well (this part of the trip is still up in the air), fly into Lhasa, Tibet for about a week. Take the two-day train from Lhasa to Beijing. Stay in Beijing for a day (not enough time, I know), then fly back home.

Now the burning question: film or digital?