• itinerary

Time zones

2005-09-28 Wed

• Pack the last items in panic

• Sleep restlessly

2005-09-29 Thu

• 10:40 (08:40 UTC) - SK805 departure from OSL (Oslo airport, Gardermoen)

• 12:05 (11:05 UTC) - SK805 arrival LHR (London airport, Heathrow), T3

• 18:30 (17:30 UTC) - SQ319 departure LHR

2005-09-30 Fri

• 14:15 (06:15 UTC) - SQ319 arrival SIN (Singapore airport, Changi)

• Customs and whatnot

• Pick-up by friends (Odd Einar at least, I hope)

2005-10-01 Sat

• Jens's wedding

2005-10-06 Thu

• 23:40 (15:40 UTC) - SQ237 departure SIN

• 08:55 (22:55 UTC) - SQ237 arrival MEL (Melbourne) Friday

2005-10-10 Mon

• 10:10 (00:10 UTC) - SQ238 departure MEL

• 16:05 (08:05 UTC) - SQ238 arrival SIN

• Backup and post pictures

2005-10-12 Wed

• 08:20 (00:20 UTC) - TG402 departure SIN

• 09:40 (02:40 UTC) - TG402 arrival BKK (Bangkok)

• 10:30 (03:30 UTC) - TG319 departure BKK

• 12:35 (06:50 UTC) - TG319 arrival KTM (Kathmandu)

• Accommodation: Himalaya Hotel

2005-10-13 Thu

• Sight-seeing tours of Kathmandu city, Swoyambhunath, Patan city and Tibetan Handicrat Center

• Back to the hotel in Kathmandu

2005-10-14 Fri

• Sight-seeing tour of Bhaktapur city

• Back to the hotel in Kathmandu

2005-10-15 Sat

• Sight-seeing tour to Pokhara by car

• Accommodation: Fish Tail Lodge

2005-10-16 Sun

• Sight-seeing tour of Pokhara city

2005-10-17 Mon

• Sight-seeing tour from Pokhara to Kathmandu by car

• Accommodation: Himalaya Hotel

2005-10-18 Tue

• Kathmandu -> Kodari, Nepal-Tibet border

• Zhangmu

• Kodari -> Kathmandu, talk to Nepali tour operator

2005-10-19 Wed

• Kathmandu -> Kodari, Nepal-Tibet border

• Zhangmu

2005-10-20 Thu

• Zhangmu -> Tingri

• High altitude (> 4000m) alert

2005-10-21 Fri

• Tingri -> Shigatse

• Visit to Sakya monastery, Zhongqu river valley

• Cross at least one mountain pass at > 5000m

2005-10-22 Sat

• Visit to Shalu monastery near Shigatse

• Shigatse -> Gyantse

• Visit to Gyantse monastery

• Gyantse -> Lhasa

• Drive via Lake Yamdrok

• Accommodation in Lhasa: Kyichu Hotel

• Comfortably low altitude; ca. 3600m

2005-10-23 Sun

• Sight-seeing in Lhasa

2005-10-24 Mon

• Sight-seeing in Lhasa: Potala palace, Sera monastery, carpet factory

2005-10-25 Tue

• 13:10 (05:10 UTC) - CZ3418 departure LXA (Lhasa)

• 14:40 (06:40 UTC) - CZ3418 arrival DIG (Diqing)

• Drive by car to the resort (Ringha Tibetan Village)

2005-10-26 Wed

• Relax at Ringha, 3200m altitude

• Light trekking in the mountains ("Shangri-La Cultural Tour")

• Relax more

2005-10-27 Thu

• Change of hotels: Gyalthang Dzong Hotel, Diqing (also owned by the Banyan Tree chain)

2005-10-28 Fri

• 19:40 (11:40 UTC) - MU5919 departure DIG

• 22:20 (14:20 UTC) - MU749 departure KMG (Kunming)

2005-10-29 Sat

• 02:00 (18:00 UTC) - MU749 arrival SIN

• Sleep

• Sleep some more

2005-10-30 Sun

• Maybe drive/fly to Kuala Lumpur

2005-10-31 Mon

• Backup pictures

2005-11-01 Tue

• Maybe in Kuala Lumpur, then drive back to Singapore

• Backup and post pictures

2005-11-02 Wed

• Arrange dinner for Norwegian friends and their wives

2005-11-03 Thu

• Pack

2005-11-04 Fri

• 12:40 (04:40 UTC) - SQ320 departure SIN

• 18:45 (17:45 UTC) - SQ320 arrival LHR

• Party in London?

2005-11-05 Sat

• Do something else in London

• 17:30 UTC - SK810 departure LHR, T3

• 20:35 (19:35 UTC) - SK810 arrival OSL

• Get home

• Sleep

2005-11-06 Sun

• Backup and post additional pictures, if any