Destination: Nepal

Patan's Buddhist Sites

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [5103]

Patan Sacred Sites We started the day’s exploration of Buddhist goddess sites a bit outside of Patan City proper in Chabagaun.The Vajravahari temple at Chabagaun is locally called Duetcho, which is an indication of some of the confusion that ... Read more >

Nuwakot & Yeshe Tsogyal

Sat, 9 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [1422]

Nuwakot and Yeshe Tsogyal Chaitya   We, (the driver. Manish my guide and Tribhuvan University Buddhist Studies colleague, and I) left fairly early in the morning as we weren’t sure if we could take a shortcut from Tanahue to Nuwakot ... Read more >

Chhabdi Bahari

Sat, 9 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [2768]

Chhabdi (Chhapti) Bahari near Tanahue, Pokara Region   Chhabdi Barahi is the worship and pilgrimage site of a fish headed goddess that made herself known about two hundred years ago.  At that time the locals used to fish in a small pond ... Read more >

Trip to Nepal

Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By mevans1256 | Views [397]

Aloha,  We (Madeleine and I) just returned from a month long trip to Nepal. We had a great time including a few days in the crazy confusion of the streets of Kathmandu with its mixture of ancient buildings and dress and the constant merging of ... Read more >

Durbar Sq., Kathmandu and Tihar Festival

Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [922]

Kathmandu and Tihar Festival  I arrived in Kathmandu from Chengdu after a wonderful flight over the Tibetan Himalayas.  The clouds skirted the snow-covered mountain peaks, creating a fluffy blanket on the valleys. Mt Everest, the goddess ... Read more >

Photos: Kathmandu, Durbar Sq. and Tahir Festival

Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Goodbye Nepal

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [689] | Comments [1]

The flight out of Kathmandu was probably one of the most picturesque I've been on - only comparable to our flight out of Lukla. Thanks to Dad secretly pre-booking the best seats again, I was treated one last time to a wonderful view of the Himalayas, ... Read more >

Tags: flights, himalayas, mountains, nature, nepal, reflections

Photos: Annapurna Circuit Trek

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By ruthandklas | Photo Gallery

The Mighty Annapurna Circuit Trek

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By ruthandklas | Views [1943]

Ruth found the idea of walking across the border odd, stepping into 'no-man’s land' and emerging in a different country. But it seemed fitting to 'walk' into Nepal since walking is what we had come for. Walking is also by far the most comfortable ... Read more >

Back in Kathmandu!

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [724]

We're back safe and sound in the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu - constantly blazing horns, dusty roads, crowds of locals and tourists, and Nepali men trying to earn a quick rupee from five seconds of playing their traditional fiddle and calling it "Nepali ... Read more >

Tags: cities, flights, himalayas, mountains, nature, sherpa, trekking

Lukla

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [648]

Altitude: 2886m.  Last day of trekking - done and dusted! Woohoo! I have just had my weekly shower, a few days overdue. I got to wash my hair and scrub some of the dry extra-tanned patches of my face. I'm feeling pretty good. We might even ... Read more >

Tags: nepal, sherpa, trekking

Back in Tok Tok

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [822]

Altitude: 2800m. Just three more days till Kathmandu and seven to home in KK! While having lunch at Jorsalle (where Ngwang got very drunk the last time), I spotted a glammed-up Aussie girl walking down from Namche, who then decided to sit at the ... Read more >

Tags: nepal, outdoors, trekking

Back in Namche Bazar

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [904]

Altitude: 3440m. We just came back from dinner. I had a lovely pork chop with red wine sauce and fries, freshly cooked for me. Very yummy! :) Not exactly what I dreamed about a few days ago - food dreams have become a daily sleep ritual for me since ... Read more >

Tags: dreams, food, himalayas, nepal, reflections, snow, trekking

Back in Debuche

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [1260]

Altitude: 3700m. We are making our way down. The sad news is we never made it to the top. The weather didn't look like it was getting better with what looked like a cold front heading towards Everest, suggesting another snow storm. There was also ... Read more >

Tags: animals, everest base camp, mountains, nature, nepal, outdoors, snow, trekking

Lobuche

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 | By joannawong | Views [700]

Altitude: 4940m.  We have made it here after an arduous walk up and across some very snowy terrain. Today was, without a doubt, the toughest slog after Tok Tok. The trail seemed almost endless, completely surrounded with white for hours and beyond.... Read more >

Tags: animals, everest base camp, nature, nepal, outdoors, sherpa, snow, trekking