Destination: Nepal

Photos: Nepal

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 | By niviosabine | Photo Gallery

I'd Like To Check You For Ticks...

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 | By proneymooners | Views [2548] | Comments [1]

To warm up and relax after our trekking, the 3 of us headed south to the jungle of Chitwan National Park.  We were told that the drive from Kathmandu would be anywhere from 4 to 7 hours, in our private car, depending on how much mayhem you encountered ... Read more >

Guides

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 | By noflyzone | Views [736]

We started with three guidebooks on this trip and now we have none.  Rough Guide to Japan was left with Christopher in Beijing after 18 months of bookmarking, dog-earing and scribbling in during which it served us very well indeed.  Lonely Planet's South ... Read more >

Into Thin Air and Back Down Again

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 | By proneymooners | Views [606]

Well it's official, we have successfully flown in and out of the world's most dangerous airport in Lukla, Nepal! We read in the Kathmandu Post that it is also the world's 8th most "thrilling" airport to fly in and out of...guess they are ... Read more >

Ice Col Trek oder so...

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 | By baba | Views [1887] | Comments [1]

Eigentlich wollen wir von Tumlingtar im Osten von Nepal via Makalu Base Camp Trek und Sherpani Col ins Everest Gebiet laufen. Doch leider ist alles ein bisschen anders gekommen als wir uns das vorgestellt haben. Das damit in Nepal immer zu rechnen ist, ... Read more >

Photos: Ice Col Trek

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 | By baba | Photo Gallery

Fun With Jet Lag

Sat, 6 Nov 2010 | By proneymooners | Views [749] | Comments [1]

Hello from Nepal!  About 48hrs after leaving Colorado Springs, we finally reached our bed in Kathmandu and got to work sawing logs.  Yesterday we all woke up feeling well rested and headed out into the city for our first of 180 days abroad.  What a ... Read more >

Photos: Nepal

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 | By chrisaknight | Photo Gallery

Photos: Nepal November 2010

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 | By theworldisabook | Photo Gallery

In Chitwan National Park

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 | By dentedileone | Views [884]

Here we are, moved south close to the Indian border, at the National park in Chitwan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitwan_National_Park Today we rode elephants through the jungle, spotting a rhino breastfeeding, birds and another deer... in the afternoon, ... Read more >

Tags: animals, national park, wild

6 Ways to Make Sure Your Porters Are Treated Fairly

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 | By responsible-travel | Views [2965]

We've all heard the stories of porters left on the mountainside or freezing outside tents while travelers revel inside. But how can you as a traveler know that the company you travel with really is treating their porters fairly? Beyond all the ... Read more >

Down along the Annapurna trek. Jagat, finally.

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 | By dentedileone | Views [1000]

Updates, updates! After the famous Thorong La (pass) at 5400 something, we went down along the Annapurna trek route. Landscape is very different from desertical Mustang, and also: here there's so many more people. We were not used anymore :D Pisang ... Read more >

Tags: mountains, nepal, trekking

Photos: Kathmandu

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 | By noflyzone | Photo Gallery

What can a cat do in Kathmandu?

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 | By noflyzone | Views [1460]

What to do in Kathmandu? BLOP!  We've landed once more in the 'bubble', dear friends.  For those of you that live in lands with no 'bubble', let us quickly examine what a 'bubble' is.  It is an area that defies logic, culture and even temporal constraints.... Read more >

Photos: Trekking

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 | By kaitlinpeters | Photo Gallery