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Sun, 13 May 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery
Pokhara
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Sun, 13 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [924]
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
Thu, 10 May 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [911] | 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
Thu, 10 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [4268] | 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
Wed, 9 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1079] | Comments [2]
Doesn't that sound romantic? Our accomodation for the next three nights was the Bardia Adventure resort, staying in mud wall and thatched roof huts around a large central dining area cum meeting place also with mud walls and high thatched roof and a ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 8 May 2007 | By over-40 | Photo Gallery
Bardia National Park
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Sun, 6 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [1286]
Nepalgunj was a real respite from India. The streets are wide with no stalls blocking the footpath. We could walk down the markets and no one would hassle us to buy or 'just look, no obligation to buy'. There was a big UN office before actually entering ... Read more >
Tags: People
Fri, 4 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1343]
I've been in some pretty bureaucratic airports, but I'd have to say Nepal takes the cake for king of bureaucracy. We leave for the airport 3 hours before our flight, which in normal traffic, the ride should take about 20-30 minutes. Lucky for us we ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Thu, 3 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1153]
Uma's sister Rama is another woman creating an exciting niche for her and her family. Her husband, Mr. Bishop Joshi from the Kanti Children's Hospital, has the opportunity of taking on foreign students at the Institute of Medicine and working residency ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 2 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [10173] | Comments [5]
On Tuesday morning we set out for Nepalgunj from Lucknow. On Monday we did some research and found out which Lucknow bus station had the bus for Baraich, a big town along the way. On Tuesday we were woken early by an unwanted 5am wake-up call from the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 2 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2605] | Comments [1]
I am humbled today, as I spent the day with two women who took their time to share with me their world here in Nepal. First, I must mention, that these women understand and have sought to rise above the cultural and societal barriers to women in Nepal.... Read more >
Tags: People
Tue, 1 May 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1276]
Before leaving on our trip, we registered with several international security information sources to ensure we would have access to good information to make informed decisions on trip routing, and course corrections or changes needed along the way. Nepal ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [2665] | Comments [1]
Today was temple tour day... we headed out to the Bodhnath Stupa, a famous Buddhist stupa built after AD 600. We saw Buddhists and Hindus here, circling the stupa in a clockwise fashion. It was interesting to see the different types of worship... there ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 29 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1786]
A point of realization - traveling in developing countries is not a bargain deal, unless you get yourself out of the thick of the tourist area. Prices are quite often quoted in US Dollars, and no cheaper than what we'd pay in the states. However, seeing ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [851]
We take the bus from Pokhara to Kathmandu this morning, with about 25 other passengers. The bus rides are scary here, as we wind around the steep cliff-sides. It often feels like either the bus will topple over the edge, or, we will hit one of many ... Read more >
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