Destination: Nepal

Gallery: Nepal

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 | By suse | Photo Gallery

Squat Toilet by Candlelight

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 | By rustyballs | Views [1192] | Comments [3]

I have to apologize to anyone who was hoping for a daily journal. Life here has been way too much fun to spend the time it takes to adequately summarize what I have been doing. The last two weeks I have been living on the edge of Kathmandu proper in ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Arrival in Nepal

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 | By josdent | Views [1475] | Comments [3]

The flight from Singapore to Kathmandu was pretty uneventful for the most part. I was given a sheaf of forms to fill in which kept me quiet for a while anyway. They actually make the immigration process sound rather scary. The back of the Arrival Card ... Read more >

Tags: airports

Happiness

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By rustyballs | Views [696] | Comments [5]

Don't have much time to make this post and I think the power is going to cut any moment but here goes. The last few days have been like a dream, only my dreams usually aren't good, and that it has been real. Two days ago I taxied to Bodnath with Nima.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Nepal and such

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By rustyballs | Photo Gallery

Toilets

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 | By cookie | Views [515] | Comments [3]

Through my travels I have seen many toilets and I would like to note some of my thoughts. These are my observations... The world is made up of many people, many adventures and many Toilets: They come in many different forms... Natural (in the forest, ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Arrival

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By rustyballs | Views [734] | Comments [10]

WHOA. Let me start at the beginning Wednesday night I flew to London and spent about an hour at Heathrow. The flight was pleasant; there were alot of empty seats and I got a whole row to stretch out on. Also I enjoyed a couple Heinikens courtesy of ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

more trekking

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By cookie | Views [429] | Comments [2]

okay I'll try to write but it may fail before I finish! Ummm okay so we got down Poon HIll and then had to head off again. Soon after we began we encountered the snow...this time it was everywhere....it was like a winter wonderland. I enjoyed the crunch ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

trekking

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 | By cookie | Views [542] | Comments [1]

So we just finished our 5 day trek in the Himalayas. We got back and I had a beautiful woman, now feeling like a woman again, instead of a stinky bushman. So basically it was an awesome adventure...straining on the body but feel like I've shed some of ... Read more >

Tags: Snow

TEAR

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 | By cookie | Views [554] | Comments [2]

So we're about to head off on our trekking experience for 5 days which will be great fun but we're so unfit that I'm sure it'll be a challenge! I've heaps of stories but feel like sharing one in particular with you at the moment. We were in Nepalgunj ... Read more >

Tags: People

Monastery Sounds

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 | By tedigeorgieva | Views [683]

Serene abode hidden from the world of mundane worries, immersed in silence, contemplation and prayer... I used to imagine monks sitting in meditation for hours whispering mantras and solemnly surcumambulating big white stupas ( Buddhist architectural ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Nepal

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 | By cookie | Views [520] | Comments [3]

Hi guys. Wow it would seem that I haven't had a chance to write since I've been in Nepal. I'm alive and well....actually Coby and I both got a cold and I'm trying to get over a bit of a nasty cough but getting there. At least I didn't catch the stomach ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Happy New Year from Kathmandu

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By misha | Views [1248]

Dear Friends and Family! Have a Happy and Healthy New Year! In 2008 may we all be peaceful, content and accepting of life's many tribulations! My favorite saying these days is: "One can never discover new things without consenting ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Nepal

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 | By tim_and_sam | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nepal and Laos

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 | By beaker | Photo Gallery