Destination: Nepal
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Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By language-guides | Views [2962] | Comments [6]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Nepali Language ... Read more >
Tags: language guides, language lesson, nepal, nepali, learn nepali, nepalese language, podcast, ipod, phrase book, world nomads
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 | By positive_footprints | Views [2809] | Comments [2] | Video
In April 2006, we packed up our documentary producer extraordinaire Trent O'Donnell and shipped him off to Nepal to shoot the first of our 'Positive Footprints' documentary series. Armed with a camera, bags of batteries, some warm clothing and ... Read more >
Tags: nepal, positive footprints, world nomads, world expeditions, national geographic, saramthali, travel, travel documentary, documentary, nat geo
Thu, 11 Oct 2001 | By stowaway | Views [1707] | Comments [3]
Hi Everyone, I'm Back in Kathmandu, Nepal, after wandering up & down a few small hills to have a bit of a look at Mount Everest. Before that I did a week long trek to the Annapurna ranges (kinda at the other end of Nepal). It started at a fairly ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, nepal, mt everest, trekking, annapurna, chitwan, ballooning, himalayas, kathmandu, thanboche
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By will | Views [1293] | Comments [2]
Nepal has had rather a mixed press over the last few years; countries going through a Civil War tend not to be on the list of ‘must see’ places for most travelers. Since late 2006, the countryside has been quiet with the Maoists now in the government ... Read more >
Tags: Observations
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [1237]
After all of our blood, sweat, and blisters on our trek, and cruising into town on top of a local bus, we arrived in Pokhara. We were all lusting for a hot shower, and a delicious meal. We satiated ourselves on piping hot sizzling steaks and glasses ... Read more >
Tags: scams & robberies
Thu, 10 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1223] | Comments [6]
After Bardia Adventure Resort, we were taken to the Mahendra Highway to catch a bus to Pokhara via Kohanpur, Butwal and Tansen. This is supposed to be a 16 hour journey. The bus was already over an hour late due to a banda further west on the highway.... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1137] | Comments [2]
Namaste from Bhakdapur. Mero nam Michael ho, Taippeko nam, ke oh? Mero
ghar Anglor ho. Malai ice cream manpoor chhr. Aijo me Durbar Squar ra
Pattan gaeko.
So they gave us 3 hours of sun-rising, cock crowing, and chai-boling,
Nepali lessons.... Read more >
Tags: Family
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 | By trent | Views [1096] | Comments [2] | Video
12 people, 3 days and 1 school. A documentary about a community project trek deep into the Himalaya to help restore a school. World Nomads and community project travel partner World Expeditions have linked up together to demonstrate how a small number ... Read more >
Tags: Responsible travel
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1087] | Comments [5]
We caught the local bus from Tansen down to Butwal, then changed at the bus park to a Nepalgunj bus with no trouble at all. This time the bus was smaller, so there was no room for goats or potatoes. We got to Nepalgunj without any 'banda' interruptions ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [1084] | Comments [1]
One advantage of trekking with my guide Shyam was that I could pick up
a little - and I do mean a little - Nepali while on trail, thus putting
my 8 year Linguistics degree to some minor use (well, we also had a
brief Tibetan lesson in Lhasa, but ... Read more >
Tags: General
Wed, 2 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1077] | Comments [1]
On Tuesday morning we set out for Nepalgunj from Lucknow. On Monday we did some research and found out which Lucknow bus station had the bus for Baraich, a big town along the way. On Tuesday we were woken early by an unwanted 5am wake-up call from the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By michaelfarrant | Views [1061]
During the Nepal trek we found this cute bovine very endearing and inspiring. One night in particular we went a bit mad firing yak jokes around our shelter's cozy stove. Here's the best samples: What do you call a Nepalese bovine that drinks too much ... Read more >
Tags: jokes, nepal, yaks, funny
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 | By stowaway | Views [917] | Comments [2]
Hi All, Well I'm here in sunny Kathmandu, Nepal, about 28 degrees and not too humid (unlike Bangkok). It's nice here - like a big friendly village (except the airport which is surrounded by hundreds of touts & taxis to take you everywhere you ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, nepal, kathmandu, rafting, trekking, thamel, landslide, kathmandu valley
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 | By safetyhub | Views [898]
Nepal’s political and security environment appears to be improving. On 8 November 2006, Nepal’s Maoist rebels and the country’s ruling Seven Party alliance reached a breakthrough agreement that will pave the way for the Maoists’ inclusion in an interim ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, nepal, red24, maoist, rebels
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [877] | Comments [4]
Welcome
once again to the wonderful world of Micheal’s small world, and a hearty happy
[Nepalese] New Year to you all. The year is 2064, and the world has been
plunged into a place of, pollution, seedy night haunts, debauchery, wanton
alcoholism, ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sun, 5 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [850] | Comments [1]
Sacred Art
Buddhism has a large cosmology, with its six realms (inhabited by
humans, animals, demons, hungry ghosts, demi-gods, and gods), buddhas
(past, present, and future) and boddhisatvas, though whether they're
viewed as genuine entities, ... Read more >
Tags: General
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 | By annanderson | Views [835] | Comments [3]
Rafting the Bhoti Kosi! After the worrying about, but surviving (although still nursing a bruised/cracked left rib), the exciting ‘canyoning’ adventure, we’d had a day of rest – reading & writing postcards in the sunny yard surrounded by ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 | By BigTripBlog | Views [784]
The only major activity planned for the Big
Trip was trekking in Nepal. When we arrived in Kathmandu we were
immediately approached by someone offering treks, and against all of
our normal traveling principles, we ended up taking our trip with ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By over-40 | Views [776] | Comments [3]
We spent a few days in Tansen, Palpa district. Phil's tummy started feeling off on the bus from Kathmandu. Jenny had the bug a day later. So we ended up having 2 days rest on the hotel toilet after we got there. We stayed at the Srinigar Hotel on top ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 5 Dec 2006 | By taroso | Views [762] | Comments [5]
Sauraha, gateway to the Royal Chitwan National Park lies about eighty kilometres south-west-west of Kathmandu as the kag flies. By road it's a six hour journey. If you add a couple of hours rafting on the Trisuli
River, it's a full day's ... Read more >
Tags: General
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 | By brian-camille | Views [762] | Comments [3]
We just got back to Kathmandu from three days of kayaking on the Seti River. While we had planned to do a rafting trip at some point during this trip, we got sucked into a four day kayaking course when we were relaxing in Pohkara (after trekking ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 | By abelaine | Views [760]
There are tourist bus services and local bus services from Kathmandu Thamel area to Pokhara city. The Local bus departs from a different area which you would have to take a taxi from. You can book a tourist bus from 350-450 ruppee - depending on the ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 | By globalld | Views [757]
Happy Losar! Or as the Tibetans would say TASHI LOSAR. It was an eventful few weeks here at Pullahari as the monks prepared for the new year with practice and Pujas. The most ceremonial was the Mahakala puja and finale fire, which I have included many ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 2 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [750]
I am humbled today, as I spent the day with two women who took their time to share with me their world here in Nepal. First, I must mention, that these women understand and have sought to rise above the cultural and societal barriers to women in Nepal.... Read more >
Tags: People
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By baba | Views [746] | Comments [3]
Day 01 (10.10.2007) : Bus Ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara On Wednesday the 10th of October our group met in Kathmandu and drove with a tourist bus about 6 hours to Pokhara. During the ride we stopped twice for lunch and toilet break. Actually, it ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
