Kathmandu, Nepal We’re back at the Yanki Hotel for a couple of days. Since we didn’t have time to hike to Mount Everest, we decided to take a sunrise flight along the edge of the mountain range to see it in person. It was breathtaking. Being in the Himalayas has felt like a religious pilgrimage. …
Dunche, Nepal 9 days of Bliss on the Langtang trek. The Langtang trek is described by many sources as accessible by taxi. Tecnically, that may be true, but I do not recommend it. I wish someone had warned us. The road becomes a rough dirt road, which is basically just a “flat” surface carved many …
Kathmandu, Nepal Can’t get enough of the Himalyan treking! Two days to regroup for the next trek – staying at Yanki Hotel…
Pokhara, Nepal We’ve completed our 3 week trek in the Annapurna conservation area – safe, sound, healthy and a tad sore! Currently in Pokhara at the Suprina Hotel to chill for a couple of days. We had a couple of days of recovery in Pokhara before heading back to Kathmandu. Pokhara was a good half-way …
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal We hired an experienced gent named Krishna – a porter/guide from Asahi Treks and Expeditions – to help with translation and to carry our main pack. The peak altitude on the Annapurna Circuit trek is at 5416m which we expect will present some very good challenges… It’s a very well travelled …
Kathmandu, Nepal Stayed at the Nirvana Garden Hotel, and then moved to the more affordable Hotel Yanki. Once again, I’m discovering how perception is highly dependant on expectations and recent points of reference. Coming from Delhi, we found the Kathmandu air to be refreshingly clean (perhaps we lucked out with some freak weather phenomenon), traffic …
Blue skies, pleasant streets, is this Kathmandu? Read More »