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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [1320]
We made it to the outskirts of the village by late afternoon and stopped to rest on the terraces. Mountains - or indeed foothills - aren't naturally particularly useful for farming, so over the generations the people have turned whole mountainsides into ... Read more >
Tags: cultural experience
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 | By counsell | Views [368]
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By counsell | Views [343]
Browsing through the papers this morning I caught up on the latest happenings in Tibet. It wasn't really affecting Kathmandu bar a few nervous emails from travel agents enquiring if some of the trips would still be continuing. Still, I had heard of a ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [1794]
On occasion, I have been known to laugh in the face of danger, or at least snigger a bit in the face of reason. And so, food poisoning or no, I started out on the journey to Gumda early in the morning of February 12th. I had totally repacked my rucksack ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By counsell | Views [313]
I was sad to farewell Pokhara. It was even sadder to be heading back to Thamel. It took a lot of effort to get out of my warm bed, but a fresh chocolate croissant soon comforted me as I chilled out at the bus yard. It is a small world, seating me next ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By sabre | Views [507]
Just completed 13 day trek up to Gorapani-poon hill then across to Muktinath at 3800 metres. Weather has been brilliant.The soups and momos were exceptionally good at Jomsom and Kargbeni.Now in Ktm-saw Rimpeche leave for India from the Bpd monastry.Going ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [1275]
I had one week in Kathmandu before heading out to Gumda. Life in Papa's House follows a daily routine that's easy enough to slip into or opt out of. I had three meals a day - almost always daahl baat and vegetables - with the everyone else living in ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [1733]
Apologies for the delay in adding this next installment but I've been rather too busy having adventures to get chance to write about them. Anyway, where was I? Ah yes. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Outside the airport terminal it was ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By counsell | Views [482]
I had a bit of an adventure today and there was nothing better to do it in than my Indiana Jones T-shirt. In retrospect I would have probably been better off doing it in thongs over the trekking boots, even if I had to carry them. Waking early, I scooted ... Read more >
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [1699] | Comments [9]
2-27-08: DAYS 15 & 16 (Morning) Lobuche (4930m) to Gorak Shep (5140m) Well, it turns out that Diamox makes peeing as frequent and necessary as breathing. Diamox is a medicine that alleviates AMS symptoms by divulging the body of fluids, ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, mt everest, planes trains & automobiles
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By counsell | Views [320]
I eventually did get my laundry and I must have looked pretty pissed off, because they gave me a 20rs discount. Having not even asked, I was surprised as it was the first time I had been given money for, well nothing. I usually pick up laundry around ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By rustyballs | Views [539]
There's been lots going on all the time. Last weekend was particularly awesome: Shivaratri (amongst the largest festivals here, over 450 000 people visit Pashupati) on Thursday and spent the night in Thamel where I met a variety of interesting characters, ... Read more >
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By andrewalex | Views [1817] | Comments [4]
2-20-08: DAYS 8 & 9 Bupsa to Chublung, Chublung to Namche Bazar Well, we are on our way to Namche, and we are going to make it there in 2 days instead of the 4 that Tika had planned. We sat down with him the other night and told ... Read more >
Tags: altitude sickness, firing people, mountains
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 | By tamarquina | Views [715] | Comments [4]
El dia ha comensat molt gris i tristoi, continuo encostipada i amb un pel de mal d'esquena, tambe em sento soleta, pero gracies pels mails de suport i felic aniversari. He sortit a passejar quan les botiguetes de Thamel comencaven a obrir, m'encanten ... Read more >
Tags: sensacions
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 | By counsell | Views [416] | Comments [1]
I woke early this morning to what I went to sleep to: kids screaming. But I was feeling good for the first time in too long, so I really didnt care. After a nice HOT shower (something I dont usually get in the mornings) I walked along the lakeside and ... Read more >
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