Destination: Nepal

Photos: Nepal pics

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Photo Gallery

Animal sacrifices and self-appointed tour guides

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [469]

                My Australian friend wanted to hire a car for the day to get a better look at Kathmandu and this sounded like a good idea to me.*   I had been greatly encouraged by my trip to the hilltop temple and I was anxious to see what she ... Read more >

A rainy day in Kathmandu: Film noir style

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [505]

                I wake up in the mornings quite warm after having spent the entire night under heavy bed coverings.   Usually the first thing I hear is the crows outside of my window.   I don’t know what amuses them at six in the morning, but their ... Read more >

Travel is better with the buddy system

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [467]

                My friend has arrived from Australia and the sight of a friendly face brings peace to my fretful soul.   She came to Kathmandu about five years ago and even though I was starting to make peace with my surroundings, I was still interested ... Read more >

Time to stop hiding

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [547]

                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 [3147] | 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 [633] | 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 [508]

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 [891] | 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 [308]

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 [1086]

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 [305]

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 >