 | 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... |
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| 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 an... |
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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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 | ABC and MBC
2003-03-30, Pokhara, Nepal. By: supafitch | | Our trekking days are over in Nepal. We just finished a trek in the Annapurna region of Nepal which is further west from the Khumbu region where we first went trekking. The Annapurna trek was at a lo... |
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 | pokhara
2001-11-11, pokhara, Nepal. By: lomotravel | | a day bus with a broken seat which kept falling down on this moaning isreali was the extent of our trip. the nature was supreme..the roads winding and good, the bridges we crossed a bit scary, the sto... |
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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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 | Puking Tick
2001-11-17, Pokhara, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Slept like the dead ... due to a rafting exhaustion and beer consumption combination.
Collected our hiking gear ready for the next day. Also had to pop into the doctor due to an unfortunate swellin... |
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| Something for the Weekend Sir?
2001-11-13, Pokhara, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | A few days were spent looking around for a guides to take us up into the mountains, and also shopping for hiking equipment. A bit of time sitting next to the lake overlooked by the mountains. Emergenc... |
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| Suspended hoteliers
2001-11-11, Pokhara, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | Waved ta taaa to Chitwan and shoe-horned ourselves into the tourist bus to Pokhara. We climbed hugging the root of the bluey-greeney-opaquey glacial river as it weaved through the mountains. Then we h... |
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| White Water Rafting
2001-11-14, Pokhara, Nepal. By: nsuffield | | After Chitwan we took a bus to Pokhara. The bus ride was along some spectacular mountain rivers and we could see the Himalayas through the bus windows.
Pokhara is a nice place situated at a lake su... |
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 | SICK
2001-09-14, Pokhara, Nepal. By: cpeely | | I feel completely sick and devestated by the tradgedy that is happening at home. It's easy to forget it all here, but when you pass a TV you are quickly reminded of how fast things are moving back ho... |
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| Tomorrow we have to walk..
2001-09-13, Pokhara, Nepal. By: cpeely | | Yes, it's true, our days of eating competions and trying to repack our bags into the smallest space have ended. Our 17 porters, cooks, guides, etc will join us tomorwwo, shoulder our burdens (essenti... |
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