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Business Lounge, Oxygen Bar

12 Oct 2011
In: Kangding, Today's Office
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The business class lounge of Kangding Airport includes, naturally an oxygen bar. At 4,280 meters above sea leve (14,000 ft) it is the second highest …
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Gear Ride

08 Oct 2011
In: Minya Konka, Today's Office
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Hi-alt OoO

08 Oct 2011
In: Minya Konka, Today's Office
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Sometimes its not enough to be out of office. Nothing shakes jetlag and the residues of consultancy life than time at altitude and off the …
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Oxygen for Ideas

31 Jul 2009
In: Tibet, Today's Office
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We’ve not been issued with oxygen masks, and despite signing a high-altitude waiver form there is no real pending sense of threat. In fact the …
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Homes Away From Homes

11 Dec 2006
In: Tibet, Today's Office
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The train journey from Chengdu to Lhasa takes 48 hours and 3 minutes. Before boarding passengers have to sign a waiver form saying that they …
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