Travel: Lhasa to Golmud to Dunhuang

I decided to make up for everything bad I'd ever done and boarded a 24 hour bus, Lhasa to Golmud. Long distance bus station, 210RMB leaves at 4pm. Ask them for the most expensive ticket and leave at 5pm on a nicer bus, and arrive at 11am or earlier in Golmud. Try to get a seat in the front.

In Golmud we got a taxi driver to take us to some friends who gave rides to DunHuang. Hard negotiation yielded a smooth black spacious Lexus sedan for 600RMB. Its a 540km, 7-9 hour trip, maybe 6 hours when they finish paving the first 200km. And don't let a random Chinese lady freeload and sit in the front seat and not pay. It will piss her off but you want the space after the bus ride.

Lonely Planet for DunHuang hotels, dorm bed 25RMB.