- Chapter 1My flight from London to Delhi was mostly uneventful, apart from a sari'd lady proudly wearing her big red and highly conspicuous fight socks in the seat next to mine.
The transfer to Kathmandu was surprisingly easy and i emerged Posted by Bill Stockham in From Here To There | Mar 25, 2011
- annapurna south Posted by gringos4 in gringosphotography | Mar 20, 2011
- Thunderstorms and TulkusA couple of days after Anne and Wm’s departure and we were up at Osel Ling monastery attending Mingyur Rinpoche’s Joy of living level 1 course. We were also volunteering here over the weekend, which Posted by DakaDakini in Just one of Phil's ideas!!!!!!!!! | Mar 20, 2011
- Holi Shmolly!Please excuse the lame title... I am so tired from today I couldn't come up with anything better.
Holi, for those of you who don’t know, is the festival of colors celebrated in the Hindu religion… Basically it is a day Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Mar 19, 2011
- Staying at the KGHWritten: February 13, 2009
On a cool evening night, I walked out of the Kathmandu Guest House (KGH) into the narrow streets. The Kathmandu Guest House is a central landmark Posted by NomadicOne in Thoughts of a Nomadic One | Mar 14, 2011
- startrails Posted by gringos4 in gringosphotography | Mar 13, 2011
- holy men at pashupatinath shivaratri Posted by gringos4 in gringosphotography | Mar 13, 2011
- Dakini's BlessingsSo Losar has come and gone, and the year of the iron Rabbit has begun with all that it brings with it.
March 6th, the day after Losar was the day that Dorothy was taking ordination from Mingyur Rinpoche at Osel Posted by DakaDakini in Just one of Phil's ideas!!!!!!!!! | Mar 10, 2011
- Pizza og aperI dag gikk vi først masse nedover, gjennom fin bambusskog og så oppover igjen. Vi spiste pizza til lunch i Himalaya Hotel (2873 moh.). Vi orket bare halve hver (osten smaker rart her) og ga resten til Kapil og Naran Posted by Ingebjorg in Ingebjørg i India | Mar 7, 2011
- Opp og ned og opp og ned... og litt mer oppI dag gikk vi fra Chuile opp og ned MASSE brattet trapper til Chhomrong (1951 moh.), der vi spiste lunch. Det var slitsomt, men gikk veldig greit. Det er så deilig å kjenne at man bruker kroppen! Det var Norwegian Posted by Ingebjorg in Ingebjørg i India | Mar 7, 2011
- O, Himalaya!Vi sto opp rundt fem om morgenen for å se soloppgangen fra Poon Hill. Magen min hadde vært litt urolig de siste dagene, og jeg våknet faktisk enda tidligere enn nødvendig av at jeg hadde vondt og følte meg uggen. Posted by Ingebjorg in Ingebjørg i India | Mar 7, 2011
- Sol, sol, kom til meg!I dag våknet vi og så at sola endelig skinte! Tåka som hadde omgitt oss de forrige dagene var ikke så tett lenger og vi så at vi var omringet av bratte åser, med et hvitt snøpudder på toppen. Vakkert! Posted by Ingebjorg in Ingebjørg i India | Mar 7, 2011
- Losar celebrationsIts proving to be a hectic few days leading up to Losar. On Tuesday, Anne and William came to visit us at the monastery and to spend the day around Swayambunath, they absolutely loved the monastery, especially the guest Posted by DakaDakini in Just one of Phil's ideas!!!!!!!!! | Mar 6, 2011
- Flying HighAll I can really say is “wow.” What an experience! There are only a few circumstances I can imagine myself voluntarily hurling myself off the edge of a cliff and for this view it was a no-brainer.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/352479/100_0157. Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Mar 5, 2011
- "These are a few of my favorite things..."It is so easy to write about things you don’t like when traveling for a long amount of time. Things abroad are just plain different. When you are gone for two weeks the differences are managed and often welcome. It Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Mar 4, 2011
- The last messages of a magnificent tripWhile publishing this, I am already back in Holland. With my 3 sweet red cats. I have visited my girlfriend in Geneva and I am waiting for her to arrive tonight. In one month I will be living in Geneva. Posted by Aussierala in Explore the world | Mar 4, 2011
- Rain, Rain, DON'T Go AwayI love the rain. I really do. If I am at home sitting inside nice and dry I love to watch it rain. There is something cozy and comforting. And here I am, my first day in Pokhara, and it Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Mar 3, 2011
- ManakamanaI knew I was in for an interesting day when the driver of my tourist bus looked at me with shock and horror when I told him I would be getting off at Manakamana. “You’re not going to Pokhara?!?” he Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Mar 3, 2011
- kathmandu city Posted by gringos4 in gringosphotography | Mar 1, 2011
- The hassles of being a solo travelerThe saying “strength in numbers” is completely true when talking about traveling. Solo travel can be really enjoyable. You get to do what you want when you want and how you want. This may sound selfish, but you don’t Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Mar 1, 2011
- Farewell JitpurI have very mixed feelings about leaving. I have had a great and a very hard time.
In Nepal it is very odd… the more you get to know people and the more they like you or get comfortable with Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Feb 28, 2011
- Friends ReunitedOur friends Ann and William from Preston have arrived. They’ve been telling us about all the trouble in the middle east. We have no idea what’s been going on around the world because we haven’t seen a T.V since we Posted by DakaDakini in Just one of Phil's ideas!!!!!!!!! | Feb 28, 2011
- Nepali TransportationNepali transportation is an interesting affair. It is simple and efficient, but hectic and frustrating. There are the typical ways of getting around that one would find in any country namely walking, driving a motorbike, driving a car, or taking Posted by katiericci in Not a quitter... | Feb 25, 2011
- welcome to kathmandu Posted by gringos4 in gringosphotography | Feb 25, 2011
- Disco på 2250 meters høyde!Vanligvis hadde vi null tid til å skrive dagbok i løpet av turen, det ble bare noen korte notater nå og da, men denne dagen var et unntak. Jeg husker jeg tenkte at dette måtte jeg skrive ned før jeg Posted by Ingebjorg in Ingebjørg i India | Feb 24, 2011