Destination: Nepal

Stuck at the border, a rickshaw crash, Himalayan trekking & an elephant rampage - Welcome to Nepal!

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 | By rickshawalas | Views [4866] | Comments [5]

Total road kilometers traveled: 5,255km Dearest friends and family – and Merry Christmas! We have just spent an amazing 2.5 weeks in Nepal and have come back to India in disbelief about all the amazing things we did and crazy things ... Read more >

Poon Hill/Gorepani

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 | By 2008-2009 | Views [853]

We arrived back from our Poon Hill trek yesterday.  It was a walk in the park after our last trek.  The tea houses provided showers (although cold), extra blankets and fresh buffalo milk at breakfast.  The towns along the way were quaint and quiet, aside ... Read more >

Gallery: Poon Hill Trek

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 | By 2008-2009 | Photo Gallery

My life on the go..

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 | By mgee | Views [794] | Comments [3]

My life has changed drastically since I have been traveling. Living out of a backpack is now easy. Im now used to things that I used to be uncomfortable with. For example, I used to shower 2 or 3 times a day. On this trip, there have been periods of ... Read more >

Bhairav Kund

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By 2008-2009 | Views [1535]

Hey!  I am jotting this story into my notebook as we descend the mountains North East of Kathmandu, by bus.  I want to write about our last few weeks a bit before I become swept up in the next few and forget the details.  Half an hour ago we were rafting ... Read more >

Gallery: Bhairav Kund Trek - Borderlands

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 | By 2008-2009 | Photo Gallery

Singing Tom's song

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By sfau | Views [657] | Video

“I’m learning to fly but I haven’t got wings and coming down is the hardest thing!” Well, that’s not strictly true…landing is easy…but landing softly on your feet and where you want to is another matter entirely. It all started at around 6pm on Tuesday ... Read more >

Gallery: early circuit

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 | By cind-n-walt | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nepal

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kathmandu

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 | By 2008-2009 | Photo Gallery

Kathmandu, Nepal

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 | By 2008-2009 | Views [634]

We descended into Kathmandu at 9.30am after circling the sky for 3 hours, anticipating whether or not the weather would clear enough to be able to land. The ice capped mountain cut through the clouds like the serrated edge of a knife. We found a room ... Read more >

Annapurna Sanctuary

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 | By cind-n-walt | Views [596]

Morning in Pokhara, the Trek o Tel, we bid farewell to our favorite banana salesman who waved, all smiles.   Another crazed drive in the tiniest of tiny vehicles-between our packs and the driver we couldn’t have gotten much more in.   Off to be delivered ... Read more >

Fri 14th Nov - KTM

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [518]

Stayed up late and watched Denzel and Clive Owen in Inside Man while reclining in bed with coffee. Did me good. Health improved but harbouring chest infection which antibiotics are having to struggle with. What a condition in which to go to Tibet! Serious ... Read more >

Tags: kumari, north fake

Gallery: The end of KTM

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

Thurs 13th Nov - KTM

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [423]

Pootle about clothes shopping. How many fake North Face jacket shops can there be in such a small area? 500 rickshaws, 800 travel agents, maybe 1,000 fake shops. Take cab to Monkey Temple and have a wonderful time with camera.