Tag Archive 'lakes'

Everest/Gokyo, Nepal: The Sweet Smell of Burning Yak Dung

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 [...]

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Hangzhou, China: Teacups of Temptations…

Posted in China on Sep 10th, 2007

For two months, CCTV9 (China’s English National TV station) has broadcast a series of promotions touting “Hangzhou…the most beautiful city in China!” Seeing as how everything here is “the most” something, we had our doubts. But upon seeing “West Lake,” we both concurred…while we have seen some phenomenally wonderful places in this country, [...]

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Chengdu and Jiuzhaigou, China: Pandas to Panoramas

Posted in China on Aug 4th, 2007

Mon, July 30: Chengdu
We visited the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base this morning, just in time to watch the cubs wrestle and play chase for their food. We watched adult pandas munch on their bamboo breakfast. And then we visited the nursery, where we saw a five-day-old baby panda, hairless, eyes unopened, and no bigger [...]

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