Destination: Nepal

Trekking the Annapurna Circuit - 4 day Ghorepani/Poon Hill

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [11605]

Nepal – Pokhara – 4 day 50 km - Ghorepani/Poon Hill Loop Trek After coming to an “arrangement” whereby Luiza stayed down in Pokhara doing a nice all inclusive Yoga & Meditation course, I decided that someone in the family has to at least ... Read more >

Photos: Nepal - Pokhara

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Nepal - Pokhara

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [1888]

Destination – Nepal – Pokhara – are you sure there’s no mountain high enough? Now, off to Pokhara. We get up at 6Aam leave at 6.30 to catch a bus at 7 for a 7 hour trip. Again, the bus is old and crappy, not even a hint of suspension. Once ... Read more >

Photos: Nepal - Kathmandu

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Nepal - Kathmandu

Fri, 8 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [2668]

Destination – Nepal – Kathmandu – Are we there Yeti? We decide to leave India in style. We pay (a lot for local standards) for a taxi from Darjeeling in India to Kathmandu in Nepal, door to door. It’s nice to indulge sometimes. The hotel organizes it ... Read more >

Photos: Nepal: Annapurna Circuit

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 | By chrisaknight | Photo Gallery

Sunset for the Annapurna Circuit

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By chrisaknight | Views [3227]

As we trudged into the stone walled, medieval-looking town of Chame on day four (or was it five?) of the trek, I asked our porter what the day would look like tomorrow.  In pidgin, barely intelligible English the answer came in his honest, emotionally-... Read more >

Tags: annapurna circuit, nepal, trekking

Annapurna Circuit and Sanctuary

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 | By elawlor | Views [795] | Comments [2]

Today was our only real "rest" day: a day of shopping and eating chocolate cake in caves. Yesterday we returned from our 19-day hike in the Annapurnas. We staying in teahouses every night, ate dal baht and sipped tea, and spent our days walking ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

... and we're on the Trekking review!

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 | By dentedileone | Views [539]

Here's the article from Michela on the issue 243 of " Trekking and outdoor " :)))))

Nepal Travel 101

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [22616] | Comments [2]

It's almost shameful that Nepal is so synonymous with trekking, since it keeps many people from considering it as a travel destination. With no interest in hiking the Annapurna Circuit or making the Everest Trek that follows the path of the medieval ... Read more >

Tags: annapurna mountains, homestays, locals, nepal, pokhara, shopping, tourism, travel, trekking, volunteering

Photos: Nepal

Sun, 6 Mar 2011 | By hannah82 | Photo Gallery

bhatkuwa: organic farming in a remote village

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 | By elawlor | Views [1324]

Tony and I just spent about 2 weeks wwoofing on a coffee farm with a family in the remote village of Bhatkuwa, Nepal. I will be processing all of my thoughts and reactions for many days to come. It was like returning to Africa, where I am the only white ... Read more >

Tags: wwoofing

April - Bisket Jatra (Nepali New Year), Nepal

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [4389] | Video

Location: Khalna Tole, Bhaktapur, Nepal Dates: Mid-April (the beginning of the Nepali month of Baisakh) Level of Participation: 1 – watch the chariot rumble by Description: Bisket Jatra heralds the start of the Nepali New Year and is celebrated ... Read more >

Tags: bhaktapur, bisket jatra, nepal, nepal, world festivals

Photos: Nepal

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 | By ahimsa | Flickr Photo Gallery

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Responsible Travel

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 | By ahimsa | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry

There were three Sadhus—Hindu holy men—on the trail in front of me. They were much further down the mountain, and I only could see occasional flashes of ambling red and yellow. As I eventually reached them they moved to the side of the trail. I offered ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011