Destination: Nepal

Time to stop hiding

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [605]

                Despite my first impressions of Kathmandu, I was interested in seeing some of the local temples.   This morning I decided to grab my map, put my walking shoes on, rally up my courage and hike to the Swayambhu stupa on the west side ... Read more >

Culture shock! Nepal

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [3224] | Comments [1]

                It has taken me a few days to get over my culture shock after stepping off of the plane in Kathmandu.   I was completely bowled over by the level of poverty that I saw in the streets.   I know now that I have lived a very fortunate ... Read more >

Photos: Himalayas

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 | By dalesem | Photo Gallery

Improvised tibetan tours, bandhs, load shedding, and more!

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By pjsharpe07 | Views [695] | Comments [3]

Wow, so, two days and I feel like so much has happened! Kathmandu is an interesting place. There is something called 'load shedding' which is a nice way of something that you will only have power 16 hours a day. For two 4 hour blocks, 8 hours a day ... Read more >

Tags: bandhs, load shedding, stupas

I made it!

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 | By pjsharpe07 | Views [571]

Namaste from Nepal! After a somewhat grueling 30 hour trip I have landed in Nepal. I have made it to wonderful hotel and I have met two friends already! I met both of them in the Singapore airport, and I believe that we all kept each other sane during ... Read more >

Tags: kathmandu

The Warm Up

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 | By nik_and_leon | Views [993] | Comments [6]

We have just done the warm up. 4 days of hard trekking to get us fit and acclimatised for the big bastard, Everest Base Camp. Here's some stats of what we did. PLACE: Gosaikund - Hindu holy lakes in the Langtang Nat Park north of Kathmandu. EQUIPMENT:... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Touching Down in Kathmandu

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 | By molliehill | Views [359]

arrived in kathmandu

Photos: Nepal

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 | By ed_dont-know | Photo Gallery

Photos: Nepal

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 | By tk-tempany | Photo Gallery

The Valley and Phokara: May'08

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By selizabeth | Views [1164]

Voila! May was coming, but I wasn’t still sure whether I could use my Singapore-Kathmandu ticket, which I already bought since last year, or not. Things could spin around just like that. The newspaper had made the Nepal politics turmoil as one of ... Read more >

leaving kathmandu

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 | By sbalta | Views [357]

arrived here afte a harrowing exit experience in kathmandu. i had spent the night before at the american embassy where the "local" americans where celebrating a bit of christmas cheer with their young families and a santa who rode in on a ... Read more >

Photos: Nepal 2009

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 | By mstep | Photo Gallery

no porter, no guide (mi)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [2531]

no porter, no guide in october, nepal trekking season begins. the height of it collapses in late november, so within just the two months i imagine that thousands of tourists filter through Kathmandu's international airport.... Read more >

Himalayan Heights

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [4759] | Comments [8]

Crossing the China - Nepal border it was quickly obvious that things had changed. After the over efficiency of hand checking everybody’s luggage on the Chinese side, we would have walked straight past the Nepali Immigration office if it were ... Read more >

Tags: annapurna circuit, kathmandu

Kathmandu and its strange, bewildering time (ive)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [3064] | Comments [3]

I have wanted to visit Nepal for a very long time. It started when I was in high school and college, learning about and becoming inspired by the simultaneous social justice and spiritual movements of the 1960s. (This is why I always proudly declare ... Read more >