Posted: 火, 2006-01-03 07:40 | 件名: there were some suggestions

there were some suggestions here which you might find useful

Posted: 木, 2006-01-05 07:48 | 件名: thanks a lot for those

thanks a lot for those advice

 Do you know where i can find a detail map (in english) even better if i can find a computerized one to use with my GPS

 Thanks

Posted: 土, 2006-01-07 03:23 | 件名: If you're willing to spend

If you're willing to spend money, it's possible to find digital maps of China.  But China controls maps of the country pretty tightly, so good maps are difficult to find.  If you're just looking for a paper roadmap, you should be able to find one with english romanization in a bookstore in Kunming.  Check out one of the many Xinhua Book stores.

Posted: 日, 2006-01-08 05:56 | 件名: you can now buy topo maps of

you can now buy topo maps of Yunnan. they area bit dated (1983) I found them at a map shope in Kunming. not in english though. I find it best to have them in Chinize anyways, Chinize for the most part can't read engilish, and have trouble reading maps, let alone topo maps. (this is a personal observation and a blatent generalization) it help when asking direction if the maps you are using have chinize writing on them. as for your self reading the map, if they are acurate, it doent matter if the names are in english or chinize.

Posted: 火, 2006-01-17 06:44 | 件名: Thanks for the

Thanks for the answers...

Brainstorming with the team we change our plans and instead of driving only in Yunnan, we will ride from Lijiang to Lhasa ...

Big thing but sounds fun !

I have read many story from mountainbikers and it sounds really nice.

I will continue posting on the Tibet forum, but have you any experience or links related to this trip ?

 Thanks in advance