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Pokhara Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Pokhara, Nepal
The Annapurna Circuit
... parted ways here. Pokhara It was a bit awkward to be back in civilisation (with regular power cuts, mind you). Pokhara is a lakeside resort offering beautiful views across Phewa lake to Machupuchare (Fishtail) and the southern Annapurna range. We ...
Deep into mass tourism
... the top of the Everest and gave me intessant tips for a future visit in Afghanistan... My life was not that different in Pokhara, except that I managed to avoid the burger place (but not the German bakery) for a local restaurant runned by a nice ...
The Annapurna Circuit
Well, I arrived at my last "new" country to go to. After this its only countries I've been to before while on my three week detoured trip back home. While flying into Kathmandu in the distance above the clouds you could see Mt. Everest. The world's ...
Showers
... and another older boy wanting a look at my lonley planet. Very curious as to why he wanted to read about the history of pokhara i realised that my wallet was underneath it, quickly i picked both my book and wallet up, and mouthed to kelsey why he was so ...
Pokhara
This is an excellent place to finish your trek and just relax whilst still able to appreciate the mountain scenery above. We went out boating on the beautiful lake and I even went paragliding up in the mountains it was fantastic. It was a bit pricy ...
The Annapurna Circuit
... full of IVs at the hospital, he rested at my uncle Rob’s place (bless his heart) and then flew back out to Pokhara to see parts of the other side of the trek! The group reunited!! Many more pics from our unforgettable adventure: ...
Chitwan
Torsdag d. 3April tog vi bussen til Chitwan i det sydlige Nepal. Vi ville egentlig have vaeret afsted foer, men pga.en daarlig kyllingeburger var Kristine noedt til at holde sig i sengen et par dage. Vi skulle med bussen kl. 07. om morgenen og turen var ...
Pokhara - Post-election trouble?
So back in Pokhara on a Monday evening we planned to leave on Thursday after a few days relaxing and enjoying a few nice meals. Our plans were thwarted when we found out that this was the day for the national elections in Nepal, and therefore a ...
in Pokhara
... , peaceful, beside a lake , balmy 26/27 degrees every day kind of place...after Kathmandu we take a great sigh ...Ahhhh! We love Pokhara and realize there is lots for us to do here. We start off by Mo having PIZZA and then walking to the ...
Journey to Machhermo
... and he was a climber.) They also had a helipad for emergency evacuation. The rescue post had been built by Community Action Nepal, a charity founded by mountaineer Doug Scott whose talk I had been to in Wisbech when my son had joined his scout troop ...
Macchermo
Today we are planning on staying put. We are going to spend the day walking the ridge above the rescue post and walking in the valley. Our friends who stayed overnight are heading up to Gokyo today but as Bhimsen is not convinced that my cough is not ...
The Trisuli Centre
... the highway was built this tree was also a major sleeping point for people making the long journey from Kathmandu to Pokhara. The first development was when the government built a 200m hanging bridge across the Trisuli River to serve the small villages ...
Child's Play
... for interviews, reading, writing, and thinking. Everyone I interact with is at least ten years older than me, has been in Nepal far longer than I have, and practices Buddhism as their job. In every way, I feel very young. Just ...
Day 3: Let there be light.....
Get up to s clear day. Like a child at Xmas I jump out of bed and run outside to the crunch of snow. Remind myself of a useless piece of trivia: to recreate the sound of foot on snow (think polar bear and lack of sound man with boom) for wildlife ...
Up, Up, Up, Down, Down, Down
Sinead Day 7 Upper Pisang - Manang (3540m) What a long day, so long that before and after lunch seem like different days as i think back, scenery wise, every wise. Lots more rain last night, which led to stunning views of AP II this morning across ...
Anapurna circuit trek Day 1
I decided to start this travelogue with my trek. I was about to embark on the most physically grueling challenge of my life. Sure, I 've scaled the great wall and done a 5 day trek through the Himalayas but 20 days/high altitude/ and a trek labeled as ...
Goodbye Smog, Hello Mountains
... . So providing no one gets any beef (unlikely in a Hindu country) and calls a strike overnight I am on the 7.30 local bus to Pokhara. It is only about 120 miles but can take anywhere up to 8 hours, if I'm really lucky I get to ride on the roof ...
The Final Warm Up Trek to Ghorepani
... downhill walking! The good thing about such a long day was that next morning it was a short haul to Nayapul to catch the bus back to Pokhara and a nice hot shower. I feel I have done all I can to prepare for “The Big One” and I think I am in ...
Annapurna Bound
... of the bus where we were given Dal Bhaat (a Nepalese staple) and took pics with him and his family before coming back to Pokhara. Mike's Entry Here we are 2 weeks into India and Mo is still waiting for me to write my blog. I think it's tested ...
Moonlit mountains and eagles
Sinead: Day 6 Chame - Upper Pisang (3,500m) Opened our saloon-style doors this morning just after 6am, when Damian woke me to see the montains outside and there before me was Lamjung Himal (6993m), blindingly white in the morning sunshine, it felt ...
A breath of fresh air
... to see the lake and the mountains. Very chilled. No horns or dogs barking. You need the dirt and hussle of Kathmandu to appreciate Pokhara. Otherwise it would just be another quiet lil town. But its cheap and an excellent place to hole up for a few days. ...
Day 3: Kathmandu to Besisahar and @ Besisahar
... is female Yak and that we will have Nak cheese on the trek and also have Yak meat ;) ! Also now there are roads from pokhara to jomson...so if required we can always take a vehicle from jomsom...(hmm..not going to do that)..Dawa keeps on chewing tobacco ...
White water here I come....yippy
Its Thursday morning, I have my ipod on and we have the most fantastic drive to get from Chitwan to Pokhara,the scenery is amazing, what else could you wish for on a Thursday morning (certainly not missing my desk!!!) As we arrive in Poke (that seems to ...
A series of minor heart attacks
... 5 am we woke up, gathered our things, and got a taxi to the main bus stand to get the 7 hrs bus ride to Pokhara with our new guide for the next 8days. The bus ride was long and winding, carved into the edge of the mountains and at ...
Pokhara
After 11 days of Pasta, Potatoes and Cheese it was time to hit the Pokhara steakhouse. Where without a doubt we ate one of the best steaks weŽd ever had a chops around. Thick (5cm) juicy and cooked to perfection (medium-rare, leaning more towards rare) ...
K2
... in Nepal is astounding. The bus rides expose you to amazing mountains! We stop for breaks cause it takes 6 hours to get to Pokhara from Kath. It looks exactly like the scenery from the new King Kong movie. Misty mountains, deep gorges. The river we ...
Continued Exhaustion on Pisang
As we began our ascent, we walked on a steep ridge. To the left was snow that descended a couple of thousand feet, and to the right was a rock face descending likewise very steeply. At the time we didn't recognize our situation as it was ...
Descending into India
... I got talking to a few westerns including an American couple who were studying in Delhi and returning back after a week’s trekking in Pokhara and a Danish guy and Ozzie girl who were touring India for a few months. As we neared the end of the ...
Happy happy, joy joy!
... dat men droomt, draait men het hoofd naar rechts om daar de reflectie van de zon te zien in het prachtige Phewa Tal (Pokhara's meer) waarboven een arend rondcirkelt. Mocht men by any chance ook dat beu zijn draait men het hoofd gewoon de andere kant op ...
Bus et sommeil
... Bref, on l'aime pas mal. La route a été beaaaaaaucoup moins pire qu'on pensait. La route entre Kathmandu et Pokhara a pris 8h, incluant 2 pauses repas/pipi, une pause pour acheter des concombres (?) une autre pour ... Aucune raison et une ...