 | Vancouver to Kathmandu in 50 hours
2009-10-03, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: ldryden | | Well me and Laura finally made it to Nepal. After about a 50 hour trip which involved a cancelled flight and about 15 hours spent in the Delhi airport, we passed out in our guesthouse in Kathmandu.
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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... |
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 | 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... |
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| 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 ... |
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| 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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 | 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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 | 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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 | 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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 | 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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 | 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... |
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 | 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... |
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 | 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... |
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| 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... |
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 | 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 ... |
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 | De-Licing, De-Worming, and Re-Packing
2006-09-01, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Well, things are coming to an end for me here in Nepal. I left my placement and the kids two days ago and have been relaxing since then – sort of; the headline is literal. I didn’t tell my host family... |
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 | Photos, Festivals, and Scabies (Round II)
2006-08-25, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Two weeks and no update . . . well, where to start? Hmm, got scabies for the second time (see photo) but luckily none of the children seemed to pick it up. I’ve got less than a week and I’m feeling re... |
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 | No more scabies (for certain)
2006-08-10, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Yep, I think the head lice shampoo did the trick and it seems that the scabies are gone. The past few days have been pretty busy and exhausting - trips the the clinic and keeping the children entertai... |
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| No more scabies (but new photos!)
2006-08-06, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Yep, the scabies seems to have died down after scrubbing the place up and smearing the children with lice shampoo (which they had to keep on for 12 hours). There's a volunteer party tonight so I'm in ... |
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| Rain and scabies
2006-08-06, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Well, it appears that the younger kids have got scabies . . . and I'm fairly certain I picked it up as well. Luckily I caught it early and VSN is well prepared since scabies is quite common here. I'm ... |
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 | more photos
2006-07-30, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | The internet hasn’t been too helpful here lately (deleting the last journal entry I tried to post), but I’ve managed to get a few more photos up. Most of the photos are from the walks I’ve taken near ... |
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| New Photos!
2006-07-22, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Came in to Thamel for a night and this morning the photos are finally uploading properly. Last night I got to meet up with some other VSN volunteers and a Nepali friend (Sagar, Sunil’s brother – whom ... |
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| Updates
2006-07-19, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | In Thamel for a few hours today for paperwork. Hopefully the photos load this time. We’ve been spending almost everyday shuttling kids to and from the health clinic (about 1 ½ hours by bus each way). ... |
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| No photos
2006-07-14, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Hmm . . . I can't seem to upload photos from this internet shop (even after waiting 30 minutes for them to loud on this 100 mbps connection - at least it only cost me .30 cents US). I'll just wait unt... |
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| Bungmati
2006-07-13, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Geez . . . where to start? I'm finally in my placement; it's near a small town called Bungmati about 20 minutes outside Thamel (a district of Kathmandu). My new host family is great and the food it wo... |
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| Bistachaap
2006-07-08, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Bistaqchaap was beautiful (see attached photos) and my host family was wonderful. Everyone was so friendly and open in the village. Kathmandu is much different, people here only start conversations wi... |
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 | Kathmandu!
2006-06-06, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: saradekker | | Not many westerners have gone to Kathmandu, Nepal in the past couple of years. As we prepared for our travels, we prayed quite a bit about whether or not we should go. Up until one month before we f... |
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| Packing Up
2006-07-02, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | The group is heading out tomorrow for six days in the training village (Bistachaap). It's about 20k from Kathmandu and supposedly rather traditional and also very beautiful – I’ll upload photos when I... |
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| Of course, Of course
2006-07-01, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: tannerscot | | Yes, I got here fine and everything is going wonderfully. I'm actually a bit surprised that I didn't get any emails in very nervous tones inquiring as to my whereabouts (. . . Mom). Kathmandu was rath... |
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 | Don't listen to the news reports...
2006-06-05, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: thewilsons | | Well, hello from Kathmandu, Nepal! Whatever you have heard on the national news, don't believe all of it. It is not as bad as it sounds here. Yes, we see people driving around with communist flags, bu... |
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 | Dysentery in Nepal !!
2006-06-01, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: portersaw | | Hello friends and family -
Sorry it's been a while since we made an update. Also, due to the speed of the internet here, I won't be ale to upload any pictures... too bad, it's beautiful in Nepal.... |
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 | Current issues
2006-04-19, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: adi_afek | | I'm sure you all have heard about the current political unrest here, since it's been in the news but I'll clarify it a bit anyway. For the past 13 days there's been a Banda (strike) in Nepal. No gro... |
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 | When being a (Canadian) tourist helps...
2006-04-15, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: kev_jen | | Well, we finally crossed the border from China (Tibet) into Nepal. After a few heart-felt goodbyes with the Jiggles, we walked through the Chinese customs office, and headed for the Friendship Bridge... |
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| Five things
2006-04-05, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: adi_afek | | Five things I'm excited about:
1) The next round of immunizations getting off the ground
2) Meeting a french monk
3) Taking a field trip with the kids to play soccer
4) Moving into the orphanage... |
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| A week in Thankot
2006-03-21, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: adi_afek | | I've been back in Thamel for a few days after my first week in the orphanage which was... intense. The kids at Himali are incredibly indepedent, even the young ones at 5-years-old awould probably be ... |
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| Bungee Jumping
2006-03-12, Kathmandu, Nepal. By: adi_afek | | Sorry I didn't inform you of this beforehand mom, but yesterday I went bungee jumping! The jump was about 15 kilometers from the tibetan border and was one of the coolest experiences of my life. It's... |
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