Destination: Nepal

Photos: Annapurna, Nepal

Fri, 4 Apr 2014 | By lifeinthefoodlane | Photo Gallery

Trekking in the Annapurna Foothills

Fri, 4 Apr 2014 | By lifeinthefoodlane | Views [2003]

There is something about mountain hiking. It is liberating and energizing like few things are. I love mountain hiking, even if for me it comes with a good deal of huffing and puffing, a fair amount of under-the-breath swearing, and envious looks in the ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, mountains, nepal, travel with kids, trekking

Pokhara

Fri, 4 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1378]

POKHARA IS NEPAL'S ANSWER TO QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand.  It is the paragliding capital of the world and a starting point for many treks in the Anapurna range.  It is also a great place to recharge oneself, do laundry, stock up on groceries and ... Read more >

In and around Kathmandu

Wed, 2 Apr 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [714]

I've been thinking of what to write about the principal sights of Kathmandu. A long day tour took us to several Hindu and Buddhist sites and princely relics. These are shabby and less colourful in comparison to the temple and palace splendours of Thailand, ... Read more >

Tags: bhaktapur, kathmandu, pashupatinath ghats, swayambhu

Cities as Living Organisms

Wed, 2 Apr 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [697]

I'm sure this isn't original but walking around Kathmandu I am reminded of an old thought: how alike an old city is to a living organism. Lanes and alleyways feed into streets and roads and these into squares and major roads, not unlike the capillaries ... Read more >

Tags: city, kathmandu

Chitwan National Park

Mon, 31 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [675]

NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM STRANGERS.  AND NEVER, NEVER heed the advice of an agent hanging around the airport.  We should paste this reminder in our passports.  The Greenline bus from Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park was a pleasant surprise ... Read more >

Singing bowls of Kathmandu

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [2931]

Arrived at 11pm at airport at Kathmandu. Was expecting an Indian-like scrummage but pleasantly surprised how low key the taxi touts were. Prepaid taxi to Thamel Rs800 and a bumpy ride to the hotel in the gloomy night. Several hours later, awake, much ... Read more >

Tags: kathmandu, thamel streets, tibetan bowls

To Kathmandu

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By timhughes55 | Views [828]

Checked in a 13kg backpack and carried on another 8kg of stuff that didn't fit in it. All these bags I seem to need... a backpack to carry, a duffle to give to the porters, a day pack for rest days and a bag to leave in Kathmandu.... Too much stuff I'm ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, everest base camp, people, trekking

Kathmandu

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [691]

KATHMANDU SEEMS CHAOTICALLY FAMILIAR – dusty, crowded, noisy and polluted.  But there are no tuk-tuks.  And few Indians.  “Nepal,” read a sign at the airport, “has the world’s tallest mountain and the world’... Read more >

Photos: Nepal

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

Passport & Plate - Tamatar Pulao ~ Tomato Rice

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 | By rupesh | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: passport & plate: italy 2014

A moment at the top of the world

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 | By maudeplh | Views [768] | Video

Wish You Could've Seen This  is a project initiated by photographer  Maude Plante-Husaruk  and composer  Maxime Lacoste Lebuis .  Spending a year in Asia experiencing different cultures and meeting inspiring people redefined ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, animals, asia, food, himalaya, mountains, nepal, on he road, snow, trekking

Finding Shangri-la in the Nepalese Hills

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 | By jericafromamerica | Views [556] | Comments [1]

   I asked for the date while filling out the storage invoice for our bags, "December 1st", the clerk replied. I'd been oblivious to time since arriving in Nepal and forgotten my upcoming birthday -December 2nd. So it was decided, I would be ... Read more >

Tags: nepal, spiritual travel, trekking

Arriving in Kathmandu

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 | By jericafromamerica | Views [2198]

      When I mentioned to a customer that I would begin my travels for the winter in Nepal they told me that Nepal emits a spiritual energy like nowhere else. "When you walk out of the airport, you can sense something mystical ... Read more >

Tags: kathmandu, nepal, spiritual travel, trekking

Photos: Nuwakot and Yeshe Tsogyal

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery