Posted in Nepal on Oct 31st, 2007
Tues, Oct 23–Dust covers every pore of my body and backpack when we step off the bus at Syabrubesi, Nepal. Ten-and-a-half hours to travel 170 km (that’s 17 km/hr or a lovely 10 miles/hour) over a dust-ridden, one-lane, 4-WD road.
We are the lucky ones–we have seats. People cram the aisles, children wiggle on [...]
Posted in Nepal on Oct 23rd, 2007
Amid the nauseating twists and turns of the bus ride from Pokhara to Kathmandu, I cleverly used my eight hours to narrow down my first meal upon returning home in eight months. One and all are open to cooking for me…I will not stop you.
For starters, I would like a big, cleanly washed spinach [...]
Posted in Nepal on Oct 22nd, 2007
From Everest to Annapurna, we traded yaks for donkeys, alpine for sub-tropical forests, waterfalls for WATERFALLS, and snowstorms for leeches. Mark in particular was on full alert as he continually scoured his body for those blood-sucking foes.
Two-thirds of all trekkers visit the Annapurna region each year (Lonely Planet 2001)–60,000 on the Annapurna Circuit alone–more [...]
Posted in Nepal on Oct 4th, 2007
“So remember that time when we were trapped in a snowstorm for three days in the Himalayas?” We’ve always wanted this line as a conversation starter, and now we have it! Dang it.
We passed three days stuck in a lodge at 15,583 feet while some freak, early snowstorm continued non-stop outside. Warming our [...]
RSS