Destination: Nepal
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By langkawi21 | Views [136] | Comments [14]
We did it. 22 days of trekking round the Annarpurna, we made it back to Pokhara in one piece. We went through all weather conditions, torrential (unseasonal) rain for 36 straight hours which produced amazing waterfalls, but most scary was that number ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By annanderson | Views [389] | Comments [13]
OK!!! I am actually here in KATHMANDU!!! After a nearly disastrous event in the Lufthansa plane bathroom – I accidentally bumped the toilet paper holder (with my foot) into the toilet just seconds before it would have been sucked into never-... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By eve | Views [339] | Comments [12]
I don’t have any good excuse for my failing to maintain regular blog updates!! I’ve just been busy & then lazy by the time I get home. Also, you know when you leave something so long that it turns into this big deal & a bit of a monkey on ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Sun, 25 May 2008 | By osiris | Views [602] | Comments [11]
Well it's been 3 weeks since my last blog....oh so much to tell. Ok so from Bundi we went to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan. Famed for being the best place in the Indian sub-continent to see the elusive tigers due to their unnerving attitude ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By rustyballs | Views [295] | Comments [10]
WHOA. Let me start at the beginning Wednesday night I flew to London and spent about an hour at Heathrow. The flight was pleasant; there were alot of empty seats and I got a whole row to stretch out on. Also I enjoyed a couple Heinikens courtesy of ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [565] | Comments [9]
2-27-08: DAYS 15 & 16 (Morning) Lobuche (4930m) to Gorak Shep (5140m) Well, it turns out that Diamox makes peeing as frequent and necessary as breathing. Diamox is a medicine that alleviates AMS symptoms by divulging the body of fluids, ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, mt everest, planes trains & automobiles
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 | By eve | Views [376] | Comments [8]
I’m sitting here on my low to the ground bed, candle ablaze beside me and a view of Swayambunath outside my window, held suspended in amber light against the dark backdrop of the night sky. It almost looks like it’s levitating outside my window… ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 | By eve | Views [328] | Comments [8]
After a somewhat stressful departure from Melbourne, having sold my car on the 11th hour to a lovely couple in South Yarra...Chris and Mandy, with Chris being the ex-CEO of Powercor (something in common off the bat). They were my angels sent from heaven and ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [597] | Comments [7]
Today marked the end of the Intrepid tour that I have been following for the past two weeks. It was a muted affair, as I woke up to see the group off, remaining in Kathmandu for the next 10 days before my GVI placement starts on the 17 th. ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By mradventure | Views [313] | Comments [7]
Wow, it's been 3 days and I'm already in love with the people here. This is one of the 10 poorest countries in the world, and yet the people still smile constantly. They are fans of my beard and Colbys muscles (aren't we all). The food is great, the ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Thu, 10 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1224] | 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
Tue, 24 Apr 2007 | By eve | Views [382] | Comments [6]
It’s now the year 2064 in Nepal, which makes me the ripe old age of 86! New Years day was last Saturday & to celebrate I went back to Bistachhap for two nights to stay with my family & spend the day with the kiddly winks at Brighter Future ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [301] | Comments [6]
We have just spent 3 weeks
trekking in the Himalayas, doing the Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes
trail. What can we say but WOW,
what a totally amazing experience!
The trip started with a “meet and
greet” where we were introduced ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 | By evaamy | Views [197] | Comments [6]
The journey from Nepal to India was an adventure in it self, left Kathamandu on 20 October 2008 on an 8 hour bus journey to Sounali, the boarders of Nepal and Kathmandu. We only been on the road for less than an hour and the petrol tank fell off, so ... Read more >
Sat, 13 Jun 2009 | By buhoo | Views [102] | Comments [6]
It's now been 4 days since I've
arrived in Nepal, of which the first 3 were spent in Kathmandu, while the 4th
was spent in a 7 and a half hour bus ride to Pokhara. The trip hasn't been
entirely exciting to date. Am however looking forward to 4 adrenaline ... Read more >
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
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
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [724] | Comments [5]
We are basking in the Thai sun at the moment, preparing to embark deep into the ocean on a scuba diving trip. But for now, we need to tell you about travelling the other direction... If any of you have seen the episode of The Simpsons where Homer ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 | By baba | Views [474] | Comments [5]
Am Samstag hab ich den Trip fuer naechste Woche gebucht. Mit einer Gruppe geht's in Richtung Pokhara und dann auf dem Annapurna Sanctuary Trek bis zum Annapurna Base Camp. Fuer drei der fuenf wird dort die Tour wieder zurueck gehen. Fuer mich sowie einen ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By tim_and_sam | Views [444] | Comments [5]
Due to a scarcity of internet at 3000-5000m, the blog has been a little neglected of late. We have now completed our three week trek around the Annapurna Circuit. Here are some highlights / observations: GENERAL INFORMATION Over the three weeks we have ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 | By rickshawalas | Views [437] | Comments [5]
Total road kilometers traveled: 5,255km Dearest friends and family – and Merry Christmas! We have just spent an amazing 2.5 weeks in Nepal and have come back to India in disbelief about all the amazing things we did and crazy things ... Read more >
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [424] | Comments [5]
Or 11286 feet, for those of you still using that antiquated customary system. We are in Namche Bazar, just a stone's throw away from the world's tallest... internet cafes. That is why they charge $10 an hour and also why this post will be very short.... Read more >
Tags: Snow
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By rustyballs | Views [262] | Comments [5]
Don't have much time to make this post and I think the power is going to cut any moment but here goes. The last few days have been like a dream, only my dreams usually aren't good, and that it has been real. Two days ago I taxied to Bodnath with Nima.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By leigh-and-tim | Views [241] | Comments [5]
14 th November. Well we arrived safely in Kathmandu after good flights and being met at the airport by dawa and a motley crew of porters who needed tipping. First garlands were hung round necks. Minibus ride in was usual weaving though traffic, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [235] | Comments [5]
8.10.07: Lumbini itself is the birthplace of Buddha & the town has a beautiful park with a building covering the birthplace. A huge tree stands just outside under which Buddhas mother was resting when labour pains started. strung to & fro between ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
