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Travel stories from Nepal

Collection of 171 travel stories from Nepal. Written by your friends on the road.

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Traveler ahearron

Back in the Kath...
2009-06-27, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. By: ahearron

Ok, so I'm back here in Kathmandu, and my trip is pretty much concluded. I bought knives, jewelry, cd's, dvd's, and just about everything else my little heart desired. Seriously, I bought probably $40...

 
Traveler ahearron

Butwal
2009-06-26, Butwal, Nepal. By: ahearron

Ok, this entry is gonna be short, but I promise I'll have more by tomorrow morning, as soon as I wake up (which will be your tonight). I have a whole bunch of pictures, but I need to go through and fi...

 
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Dawa
2009-06-23, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. By: ahearron

Does that name really mean anything to anyone? I'm pretty sure it means nothing to his parents. No, scratch that, I know it means nothing to his parents. How could it when he's lived on the streets si...

 
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Ragpickers
2009-06-23, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. By: ahearron

I got to go down to the river and clark and I took some stuff over to one of the ragpicker slums. I took a couple pictures, but not very many at all. I hate taking pictures of other people's lives. Ho...

 
Traveler ahearron

This place...
2009-06-22, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. By: ahearron

It's crazy here. I don't know why, (because I didn't really expect anything for certain), but it's not what I expected here at all. Check out my pictures of the temple and a tiny bit of the city. Clar...

 
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Chillin with the Jensens
2009-06-21, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. By: ahearron

Ok, so I finally landed in Kathmandu. It's hot here. Most of you know I hate flying, but all my bad flights in the world were worth it to actually see Mt. Everest with my own eyes. Seriously! I saw it...

 
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The Wisdom In Death
2009-03-05, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: Damo

Once again, walking out of the vipassana centre, the world seemed like a brighter, better place and this was confirmed when I discovered that a week earlier, the US had elected as their next President...

 
Traveler andylori

Nepal: Episode 3
2009-01-13, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: andylori

The next day (Day 11 of the trek) we were exceptionally glad to leave Dzongla. Perhaps it was me feeling sick, but perhaps it was the horrendous food, or even the dirtiest, skankiest accommodation th...

 
Traveler andylori

Nepal: Episode 2
2009-01-13, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: andylori

Upon leaving Benkar, we knew that we had a hard day ahead of us. A short way up the trail delivered us breakfast at Monjo (2815m) and then the climb to Namche Bazar (3441m) which was to be our first ...

 
Traveler andylori

Nepal: Episode 1
2009-01-13, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: andylori

Nepal had been on our radar for a while – it was just a case of deciding what exactly to do once we arrived. Coming from Dhaka, we were thinking, “Surely there can’t be a city that is more intense…” ...

 
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Exciting Times
2008-08-16, Mahendra Hwy, Nepal. By: Damo

One warning that I had received about Nepal was that I should try to avoid being on the road during one of the frequent [i]bandhs[/i] or strikes. So when just five kilometres out of the Kathmandu I p...

 
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Floating in the Valley
2008-08-15, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: Damo

My descent back to civilisation was to the extremely picturesque city of Pokhara, which sits by the gorgeous [i]Phewa Tal[/i], beneath the shadows of the great Annapurnas. Almost everything about it ...

 
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The Descent: Full Circle
2008-07-18, Pokhara, Nepal. By: Damo

One would expect that having reached the pass, there would be a feeling of relief since from there onwards, it is all downhill. But anyone that has trekked will know that although initially faster, t...

 
Traveler Damo

The King Brown Is Hating It
2008-07-17, Pokhara, Nepal. By: Damo

The King Brown is hating it. While I was enjoying lapping up the luxury with Mum in Chiang Mai, he was chained to a rusty old pole in a murky, underground parking garage where he was dripped on by ...

 
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The Ascent
2008-07-16, Jomsom, Nepal. By: Damo

Along the narrow streets that are enclosed by tall shop buildings, whose colourful merchandise spills out onto the roadway, flows a constant river of bodies. Some travelling more purposefully than ot...

 
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Our Trek in Annapurna
2008-06-20, Annapurna, Nepal. By: zappyalfio

I had a few days available, only two weeks, but there were two things that I wanted to do, a safari and a trekking on the roof of the world. Alone, because no friend was ready. I travelled with Qat...

 
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I'm in Nepal?!
2008-06-13, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: Damo

As I sat in the front of the tinny, white minivan, looking out at the chaos taking place before me through the cracked, dirt-coated windshield, next to a fat, sweaty Nepali man who could not shift gea...

 
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Nepal
2008-01-26, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. By: GBrownlie

So we eventually arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal on 16 January after a nightmare journey! Took the (1 hour late) overnight train from Delhi to Gorakphur. We had booked First Class.... it was like somethin...

 
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Namaste Nepal
2007-03-31, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

And so finally it is time to move on, and after 3 months I leave Nepal. It's been a fulfilling and rewarding experience with one or two lows, and a lot more quite litteral highs. I have met and work...

 
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Big Wigs and Beards
2007-03-29, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

Returning from my eventful Everest adventure then, I was looking forward to a couple of relaxing days back in Kathmandu. My recuperation lasted as long as the taxi ride into town as, checking my emai...

 
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Eventful Everest
2007-03-28, Lukla, Nepal. By: mashman

These things aren't meant to be easy, I kept telling myself as my luck ran out up Mount Everest. It at least held up for the landing at Lulka, possibly the most ludicrous airport in the World, with a...

 
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Annapurna Bites Back
2007-03-09, Pokhara, Nepal. By: mashman

My elation at reaching Annapurna Base Camp when our chances had looked so slim, didn't last long. Before we knew it the weather had turned and we faced a battle back down to Machhapuchhre at 3700m. T...

 
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Annapurna and Avalanches
2007-03-08, Pokhara, Nepal. By: mashman

Kathmandu recently saw its first snowfall in over 60 years. This was perhaps an indication of what to expect up in the mountains. My ambitious trekking plans didn't get off to a good start as I ...

 
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Jungle is Jungle
2007-02-25, Chitwan, Nepal. By: mashman

Royal Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal, is home to an impressive array of wildlife. Birds, deer and boar are joined by tigers, rhinos, bears and crocodiles and seeing it all from the comfort o...

 
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Beating The Bund
2007-02-24, Hetauda, Nepal. By: mashman

“Bunds”, or strikes, are becoming an all too regular part of Nepali life, with various groups trying to argue their political stance. My grasp on this is rather vague, but since the King was booted o...

 
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Leaving Hetauda
2007-02-24, Hetauda, Nepal. By: mashman

Already, my time in Hetauda is done and I head now to Chitwan. I remain unconvinced about my ability to teach English, with several of the girls already developing worrying Black Country accents, but...

 
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Village Visits
2007-02-15, Hetauda, Nepal. By: mashman

During my stay here in Hetauda, i've been lucky enough to get out and visit some of the local villages in the region which have typically been targeted by Indian circus agents. Most of the children i...

 
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Hetauda Esther Benjamins Trust
2007-02-11, Hetauda, Nepal. By: mashman

My time in Hetauda then, as at Godawari, is spent at the Esther Benjamins Trust's refuge, teaching the children from day to day. The refuge here is home to around 20 circus returnees and whilst some ...

 
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Hetauda
2007-02-10, Hetauda, Nepal. By: mashman

So, my reward for surviving the drive south, is a month working in Hetauda, a town that to put it politely, doesn't make it onto the tourist map. Its perhaps a little like Dudley town centre, but wit...

 
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Speed Horns and Prayers
2007-02-02, Hetauda, Nepal. By: mashman

Onward then to Hetauda. Up at 4:30am assurances that "there's always room in a Nepali vehicle" quickly evapourated as 10 of us crammed into the Jeep with luggage and all my Art, English and Mosaic ma...

 
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Beating The Blues
2007-01-31, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

Well, my time working with the kids in Kathmandu is nearing an end and i'll soon be moving south. It's been a hectic month of arts & crafts, knitting and music. With the puppies waking me up at 5am ...

 
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Kathmandu Temples & Stupas
2007-01-25, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

All the kids in Godawari are on school holidays during January which most of the time leaves me shattered. It does however also allow us to load up the bus and head out for a day trip on the odd occa...

 
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Bhaktapur
2007-01-19, Bhaktapur, Nepal. By: mashman

Bhaktapur is a very pleasant town a short drive east of Kathmandu. The traffic free streets make it a great place to wander round and give it a very medieval feel so I thought i'd tackle the Microbus...

 
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Happy Birthday to me!
2007-01-15, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

January 15th, arguably the most important day of the year, is my Birthday. Straying from the usual trend of drinking too much, I spent most of the day covered in wallpaper paste as we ambitiously tri...

 
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Lalitpur Kids Games
2007-01-11, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

The 2nd week of January has seen the Lalitpur Kids Games take place in Kathmandu. Some of EBT’s older children here in Godawari have been competing each day in various sporting events against childre...

 
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Kathmandu Durbar Square
2007-01-10, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

Venturing into Kathmandu is a bustling and fun experience. I had a stroll around Durbar Square, the centre of old Kathmandu where there’s a large number of significant Hindu temples, as well as the f...

 
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Kathmandu Veg Market
2007-01-08, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

In my first couple of days in Kathmandu, I was taken to the vegetable market with staff and 2 of the boys. It was a strange experience with lots of frantic hustle and bustle in and around ramshackle ...

 
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Godawari Village & Views
2007-01-07, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

Godawari is a small, very basic village up in the hills South of Kathmandu. Most of the houses around are very basic, and I was lucky enough to be invited into one the other day for a brew. The whol...

 
Picture from story The Esther Benjamins Trust

The Esther Benjamins Trust
2007-01-06, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

First stop is here in Godawari, a short drive up the hills South of Kathmandu where I’m working as a volunteer for a few weeks in a children’s refuge. The Esther Benjamins Trust raises money to provi...

 
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Window Seats Are Great
2007-01-05, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: mashman

Top tip – if flying into Nepal from Delhi, or that general direction, always get a seat by the left window. Heading towards Kathmandu, I thought I could see some cloud in the distance. They soon tur...

 
Traveler oli

More human rights issues
2006-04-11, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: oli

Namaste everybody. Please note that I am writn about the situation in Nepal on the above date and that this may not be relevant now. Things are really starting to heat up in Nepal. The gene...

 
Traveler oli

Civil war, running from rhinos and very dogy bellies
2006-04-10, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: oli

Namaste everybody, Hope you are all doing well. The journey right through the Himalayas from Tibet into Nepal, from high altitude to relativley low, is absolutley spectacular. Its too difficul...

 
Traveler gertjonnys

Final Thoughts....Time For Southeast Asia!
2006-09-09, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: gertjonnys

So, it's my last morning in Nepal. I am sad to leave this place, but excited to venture off to a new place, new people, and new experiences. Not sure of what will occur in Southeast Asia, but always ...

 
Traveler gertjonnys

Good People, Food, City Life, & Occasional Demonstration......
2006-09-07, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: gertjonnys

Over the last 3 weeks, I have had the opportunity to stay with a friend's (Sagar Onta) family (Ishwer and Sharada Onta) in Kathmandu and use their guest house as base camp while going trekking in the ...

 
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The Gert Learns To Fly!
2006-09-05, Kodari, Nepal. By: gertjonnys

It was a first for me....standing on the edge of a bridge platform, 160 meters between me and a raging river....what to do? In the case of the first bungee jump, I put my arms up in the air, looked d...

 
Traveler gertjonnys

Monsoon Trekking in the Langtang National Park
2006-08-24, Dhunche, Nepal. By: gertjonnys

It was a trekking adventure! Although, this is what I signed up for when I began this trip three months ago...Imagine taking a 6-hour, over-crowded, sweaty bus ride and than hiking for 4 hours in the...

 

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