 | kathmanduuuu
2001-11-10, kathmandu, Nepal. By: lomotravel | | kathmandu hits you like a cold breeze, waking up
every
sense you have in your body. the sheer carpetry
of
this city, with its insane mesh of alleyways,
small
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 | Extended Stay in Nepal
2002-11-19, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: djsproule | | Our plan was to spend about a month in Nepal, and now we find ourselves wrapping up our 6th week in the "Mountain Kingdom". It's been a truly incredible experience... except for the mishap that force... |
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 | Hanging with Rhinos
2002-11-02, Royal Chitwan, Nepal. By: djsproule | | We've recovered nicely from the rigours of 16 days of Himalayan trekking. The feet have needed a serious break to complete the healing of blisters, and it's been great to do a proper load of laundry. ... |
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 | Of Mountains & Mule Trains
2002-10-31, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: djsproule | | When coming to Nepal, one has the expectation of friendly, honest, smiling people living in a poor, yet beautiful country. These images are quickly shattered upon arriving in Kathmandu and being conf... |
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 | Return of the intrepid
2002-02-02, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: dan | | I'm back baby! The wanderer has returned from trekking through dangerous valleys and big hills in the lap of the gods. Through the world's deepest gorge, and over the world's biggest pass @ 5416metres... |
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| Off
2002-01-19, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: dan | | Wow. Sometimes I amaze myself. Yesterday I sorted out all my trekking plans, kitted myself out, and i'm off tomorrow to Pokhara and then the next day start walking. The trek should take about 14 days ... |
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| Disappearances
2002-01-18, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: dan | | The Beard has gone - hurrah :)
The camera has also gone - boo :(
Somewhere on the journey between Mamallapuram and here, some gyppo Indian has chiefed my camera and maglite. I suspect it was one... |
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| A place near No Can Do
2002-01-16, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: dan | | After a looong 3 and a half days of travel from Mamallapuram in India : 2 hours bus, 40 hours train (with a bunch of crazy flute-playing tibetans, 2 poles and a south korean), 10 hours bus, sleep at t... |
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 | Nepal ... the conclusion
2001-12-11, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Spent the next few days at the airport at 6am trying to get onto our flight that would take us to see Everest … the easy way! In a cabin, in a chair with a cup of tea. Yes … thankyou very much … non o... |
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 | Cultcha at any price
2001-12-08, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Went into Bhaktapur. Soldiers everywhere and wouldn’t let us in the town. Fortunately a Scottish guy from the British Embassy was thundering around in his Land Rover and so took us in the back way. Th... |
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 | Mobile Sardines
2001-12-07, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Most of the shops shut due to the Maoist strike, we went to nearby Patan. Very similar to Kathmandu, just a little bit less of a building site. Starting to get a bit templed-out again.
Walked back... |
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 | Living Goddess
2001-12-06, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Over the next few days we explored Kathmandu and also met up with Uli and Matthias, some of our friends from Germany who had come to join the tour with us … a strategic error … I was now outnumbered 3... |
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| On the turn
2001-12-02, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Loaded the bags on the roof of the bus, waved goodbye to Pokara and headed off to what ever was left of Kathmandu, what with all the bombs going off ‘n all! Pretty usual maniacal overtaking and sheer ... |
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| Cocktails and videos
2001-12-01, Pokhara, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | The next few days were spent watching videos (in between power cuts), relaxing, reading books and drinking cocktails as we sat by the lake, the Annapurnas at a safe distance reflecting off it’s surfac... |
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| 5800 metres later
2001-11-29, Pokhara, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Yet another bloomin’ awful climb as we went though Bheri Kharka, Bhicuok, Dhampus and Phedi. Hang on … I thought that we were meant to be going downhill!! The landscape started to soften, more like a ... |
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| Bubbles in the Bath
2001-11-28, Tolka (1700 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Wondered down to the hot springs of Jhinu Danda for an early morning dip. We sat there in a little concrete square in lovely bubbling hot water. Completely alone. Just us and the raging white river an... |
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 | Flying Dustbin Men
2001-11-27, Jhinu Danda (1780 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | A murderous day. Andrea’s knees getting worse and the mother of all up hill climbs back up to Chomrong … the benchmark by which all vertical slopes will be now measured here on.
Saw a rubbish area... |
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| Vomit chorus
2001-11-26, Dovan (2505 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | A rough night. Two Israelis in the room next door had marched straight up without pausing to take a brake. At Machhapuchhre they were starting to feel unwell and had headaches. But they pressed ahead.... |
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 | Frozen Bogies
2001-11-25, Annapurna, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | An absolutely freezing night. A double layer of thermals, a thermal hat, socks, a fleece, a sleeping bag and two quilts all tied up so only a tiny hole was left through which to breath. The inside of ... |
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| Warm Strawberry
2001-11-23, Dovan (2505 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Armed with new bamboo sticks cunningly crafted by our guide, yet our progress was pretty slow on the downhill stretches, but (oddly) surprisingly fast on the uphill bits. Stopped for a rest and watche... |
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| Reunification, culture and Everest
2001-12-02, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | We spent more than a week in Kathmandu. It is quite a traveller’s centre and we prepared Matthias and Uli’s arrival. I bought Champagne and flower necklaces, and there we were surprising them at the a... |
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| Ol' Hop along
2001-11-22, Chomrong (2170 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | A tough day as Andrea's knees started to give out and we had a long way to go. We were also in the middle of nowhere with no ambulances and a two day walk to civilisation.
We had a long climp up th... |
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 | Knees up Nepalie style
2001-11-21, Tadapani (2593 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Considerably less bunged up than the day before, we pressed on the steep climb towards Deurali and then followed a ridge. Stopped to watch the eagles flying overhead and the clouds flowing over the pe... |
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 | Stars and satelites
2001-11-20, Ghorepani (2750 metres), Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Up bright and breezy at 5am to walk up in the pitch black to Poon Hill (3193m) to watch the sun rise over the mountains, following the snake of torch lights up the hill. The stars were out and as the ... |
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