Destination: Nepal

Gallery: Annapurna Circuit

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery

Annapurna Circuit

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1323] | Comments [2]

Sorry folks about the boring photo but since pictures speak a thousand words this could be our journal entry. We took 20 days to complete the circuit with the aid of our energetic, singing, guide and porter, Raj. Raj carried Jenny's pack, Phil carried ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: The BIG Trek and around Nepal

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 | By tommygirl | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Chitwan National Park

Sun, 3 Jun 2007 | By moore_on_tour | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Turning 32

Sun, 3 Jun 2007 | By moore_on_tour | Photo Gallery

Gallery: The Trisuli Centre

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By michael_chan | Photo Gallery

Au Revoir Nepal

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [823] | Comments [2]

      Greetings from Mumbai/ Bombay. I am here on a 24 stop over before I make my 14 hour journey to New Zealand and begin 2 months on the other side of the world. As one leg of the journey begins, another one ended in the guise ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Welcome to Chitwan National Park

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 | By ye-travels | Views [1570]

For Yann's birthday weekend, the three of us planned a trip to Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal. As one of Nepal's top three most visited sites and one of the best places in the sub-continent for wildlife viewing, we paid no attention to the ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures

The Road to Kathmandu

Mon, 28 May 2007 | By moore_on_tour | Views [909] | Comments [2]

Early on Sunday 16th May nurseing a slightly sore head myself my two travelling companions, Jessica and Terra, our guide Tenzin and our driver Tenzin... climbed into our trusty Land Cruiser for the long drive to Nepal. Day One :- Lhasa to Gyantse ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Trisuli Centre – Final straight

Thu, 24 May 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [1523] | Comments [2]

Hey all, it’s been a quick few weeks and I now go into my final few days of my volunteer placement at the Trisuli centre. There would have been   few more blogs had it not been for the lack of net access, but its been a great time there. Since my ... Read more >

Tags: People

Mountainbike to Sarangkot

Mon, 14 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1341] | Comments [1]

Jenny wanted a day out of Pokhara, so I reluctantly agreed to hire some mountainbikes and go out for the day:-) At the Sarangkot turn-off some locals thought we must be going the wrong way - they let us know that takng a bicycle to Sarangkot was crazy.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Pokhara

Sun, 13 May 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery

Pokhara #1

Sun, 13 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1014]

Pokhara is such a clean place (the whole of Nepal is clean compared to India). We went to visit the International Nepal Fellowship (INF) office in Bagar, Pokhara. On Saturday wnt to the Ram Ghat Church - a few hundred people (maybe more people than at ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Volunteering, and the beat goes on...

Thu, 10 May 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [983] | Comments [3]

Hi all,   Just got back from a 4 day trek in the Annapurna range in Pokhara, Nepal. The Range itself is a wonderful sight and is rivals the everest region which lies to the east. However, before you think of snowcapped treks in the snow, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Bardia, Bus, Banda

Thu, 10 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [4496] | Comments [9]

After Bardia Adventure Resort, we were taken to the Mahendra Highway to catch a bus to Pokhara via Kohanpur, Butwal and Tansen. This is supposed to be a 16 hour journey. The bus was already over an hour late due to a banda further west on the highway.... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures