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Happy Easter from Agra, India, home of the Taj Mahal only minutes down the road from our hotel. We arrived this morning by train from New Delhi and this Easter will go down in memory as one like no Posted by tomstrick1 in Sabbatical | Apr 14, 2009
- Pokhara: Possibly the Best Place Ever
Written: February 3, 2009
While I love Wikis, specifically the site Wikitravel, they’re not exactly impervious to bias. The Wikitravel entry for Pokhara includes a line that states the city Posted by NomadicOne in Thoughts of a Nomadic One | Apr 13, 2009
- The trek so far
We flew into Kathmandu on the 5th April and met the rest of our trekking group (who are fab by the way) and had a beer in the sunny garden of our hotel before going out for dinner. The Posted by HWright in Where On Earth Are Helen And Ian? | Apr 9, 2009
- Kathmandu Part Two
We ended up back at Kathmandu View Hotel and in the room we had vacated the previous morning. After a shower we went in search of food and on recommendation headed to Fire & Ice, a pizzeria run by an Posted by LauHot10 in Wanderlust | Apr 6, 2009
- Mountains? What Mountains?
Kalanki Bus Station is situated on a busy cross road on the outskirts of Kathmandu, there doesn't really seem to be a great deal of organisation to it and as a foreigner it's very difficult to make sense of what Posted by LauHot10 in Wanderlust | Apr 6, 2009
- Nepal Newbies
When we left Gorakhpur for our final destination of Kathmandu at about 6am and we both expected to be facing a long day of traveling, however it just turned out to be our most frustrating day so far.
The first Posted by LauHot10 in Wanderlust | Apr 6, 2009
- Mountains
From hot and dusty India, Flat Shunshi flew high into the Himalaya Mountains to Nepal, a country called “The Roof of the World.”
[i]The Himalayas rising over the Nepali capital, Kathmandu (CAT Posted by Bwinky in Flat Shunshi in Asia | Mar 25, 2009
- Nepal Round Up
Another one down!
We've spent five weeks in Nepal; amongst the yaks, yetis, stupa and Sherpa, and it's not hard to see why we dedicated most of our travelling time here... theres so much to do and see and there is Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 23, 2009
- We're in Nepal
Hey everyone! We arrived in Kathmandu a couple of days ago, and now are getting ready to head out on a 28-day trek on the Annapurna Circuit and Sanctuary. The trek will have us staying at small lodges Posted by esnodgrass in Erin & Nate's World Trip | Mar 19, 2009
- Escaping to Kathmandu
Today we woke up not knowing whether the roadblocks where still in place. Our every cheerful, strange and annoying guide soon told us we wouldn’t be able to leave today and there was no chance in the near future of Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 15, 2009
- Living on the Wild Side
Consoled from our inital frustrations the spectacular animal sightings yesterday have me grinning, Cheshire Cat Style, even in my sleep. Dilli-The-Dunce still raises irritation within us when he appears, always at meal times, starting conversations when w Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 15, 2009
- Just Another Day in the Jungle...
A 6am wake-up call was how we started our first "real" day in Chitwan and with omelette's in our belly we were ready to face the fearsome Jungle! The three Japanese ladies we shared the rickshaw ride with yesterday also Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 12, 2009
- There May Be Trouble Ahead
Our overdue bus departure from Pokhara to Chitwan was both on-time and trouble-free....... until.... Da da daaaa!
Suddenly the road became empty and as we noticed a congregation of trucks by the side our bus made a sharp U-turn, halted Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 12, 2009
- Pokhara, Pagoda & Protests
Back to Pokhara for a hot shower, cold beer and a cushion to soothe my bruised-jeep-inflicted backside. Ahhhh! The mountain air must have had a calming affect on Andrew because I managed to persuade him to spend the WHOLE day Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 11, 2009
- The long way down
Today we decided to lave Jomson and if possible reach Pokhara by jeep and bus, are walking days are over! We could have flown and done the trip in 20mins but to save money and have another wonderfully challenging day Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 10, 2009
- Repenting Our Sins
Even the lady of our lodge deserted us last night to visit her mother, so this morning it was just Andrew, myself and the man of the house in his empty residence. Judging by the eery silence it was probably Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 7, 2009
- Tikedhungga to Shikha to Rupse Chhahara
1.Our first full day on the trek up to Jomson didn't really get off to the best start after a fairly sleepless night due t the cold. It wasn't actually that cold just that we didn't bring any sleeping bags, Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 6, 2009
- On the road again
As with most long journeys I had a real sense of excitement about seeing somewhere new, and the bus is one of the best vantage points to witness the outside world without participating. Leaving the congestion and consumerism of Kathmandu Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Mar 5, 2009
- Everest Base Camp
I am very proud of myself for making it to Everest base camp and back although the experience was one of real positives and negatives combined! Every day I woke up thinking I as not going to make it and Posted by BecciDrums in Becci's Adventures | Mar 3, 2009
- Festivals and Sacred Sheep
It was a shame to exchange the peaceful mountain air for the bustling city smoke and it seemed that tourism had picked up while we were away because there were hoards of people walking the streets. We found out later Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Feb 23, 2009
- EVEREST TREK - FINAL DAY
Our final and longest walk-day lay ahead and I was not looking forward to a heavy backpack now that Bim was back in the kitchen. But as we consolidated our goods and went down for the goodbyes Bim automatically picked Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Feb 23, 2009
- EVEREST TREK - DAY TEN
Oh what a joy to be residing further down the mountain! My lungs were so gleeful last night that I couldn't stop giggling at bed time. After living in the same smelly clothes for what seemed like a few years Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Feb 23, 2009
- EVEREST TREK - DAY NINE
As we couldn't sleep properly at Gorak Shep it seemed to make sense to rise early, get up to Kalar Pattar and watch the sunrise over Everest, so off we went at 6am.
It was a 400m ascent from our hotel Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Feb 23, 2009
- EVEREST TREK - DAY EIGHT
You are not expected to sleep very well at Lobuche (my version: Lobby), which we didn't, but are spirits did not rise at breakfast when we noticed the jam had expired in 2003 and was reduced to a dodgy, crystallized Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Feb 23, 2009
- EVEREST TREK - DAY SEVEN
Today was billed in the guide books as being a make or break day as we had to ascend 700m which is twice the recommended height to gain in one day. This meant the very real possibility of mountain sickness, Posted by AndyGem in We're Off to See The Wizard! | Feb 23, 2009