Naya Gaon . Hotel Dhulikhel

... me suis propose de sauter en premier. Ils m'attachent donc un harnais autour de la taille, l'elastique devant moi. On doit tenir l'elastique afin d'avoir un meilleur equilibre. Je m'avance sur le ponton de saut, et apres une raillerie sur les francais de Miguel, ecoute le compte a rebours de l'instructeur, 3, 2, 1 et la je saute, les pieds en avant, et c'est parti pour une chute de 120 m, puis une course en arc de cercle de 250 m a 150 km/h, le swing le plus haut du monde. Trop bon ...

... Square.
Nous depechons de visiter la ville avant la tombee de la nuit, magnifique ensemble de temples et palais, certains vieux de 700 ans, certains de 1300, et la ville est entierement de style medieval. Murs en briques rouges, fenetres en bois cisele d'une finesse impressionnante. Voyons le quartier des potiers, y achete un masque de Ganesh et deux porte encens, et vois enfin la vraie vie du Nepal a laquelle je m'attendais. Tout est digne d'une carte postale avec tous les ...

... on a rough road. Chitwan is 5-6 from Kathmandu on a bus. All transportation to the lodges inside the park will be provided.
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Established in 1976, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is 175 square kilometers of wildlife refuge and wetlands habitat. It is located in Eastern Nepal and can be accessed from the Mehendra Highway. The reserve is also home to the water buffalo (called arna), deer, nilgai, mugger ...

... a life of their own and like spraying water all over our room!!! my roomies bags have been soaked several times!!! Ahh we do love taps!!!!!
But we still enjoy waking up to views i thought only Photoshop could make and doing our best to make a difference in Nepal with time flying at a mad rate!!!!
Thats all for this week, keep you posted next tuesday as usual, feel free to leave feedback and hope you are enjoying reading this as much as i am loving Nepal!!!!!

... place we take what we call the “silent drive”.
This is the drive from the airport to our hotel where we stare
outside the windows the entire time soaking in the new sights,
smells, and sounds. On this drive we notice that the landscape for
the most part is brown and dry but the women in their brightly
colored saris make up for the drab scenery. Electric jolts of red,
orange, yellow, and blue – the women provide the hues ...

... and fatherly advice from the old bungee master Kaitsu. I had gone the jump through in my mind many times before I got to the place, a suspension bridge over a canyon at the height of 160 metres over the Bhote Kosi river below. The bridge was located at the Last Resort activity centre near the Tibetan border up the same road we had only some days earlier driven the other way (this time it took only 3 hours). I was maybe expecting to face some ...

... my day has been pretty dull. I was on my way to explore Durbhar Square when it began raining. The sky looked pretty threatening so I retreated to my Hotel room and have remained here ever since as it keeps raining on and off. Still at least the temperature has dropped a few degrees and the air feels fresher. I even ordered the Dal Baat here that was lovely, probably because I went for the veggie option. I also ordered chapatti and pickle to go with it and decided it is the ...

... your problem, but he wants your money, too. you should have come to me."
welcome to the resourceful psyche of the nepali people. if i had asked him to, the manager would have paid for my visa and put it on the hotel bill. i never would have thought of that.
after a few drinks in the hotel bar (and yes, i am drinking. no big deal), and another bar we were led to (and then abandoned at) by some drunk australians, we called it a night.
leaving ...

... the truck off. It's hard to say goodbye to some of the best friends I've ever had.

I was pleased to hear that they got through the Tibetan border no problem, so they will now be somewhere in the Himalayas probably relishing the cool weather and getting used to the altitude. I am wandering aimlessly around Kathmandu, alone for the first time in three and a half months. What do you do when you've spent 24 hours a day with people, and suddenly find yourselves without them?

... itīs very, very dangerous... where is the road? maybe here?" Die Anspannung schlug meinerseits in hysterisches Gegiggel um und Elkes Hand musste herhalten. Wir haben es geschafft. Der LKW vor uns hing ueberm Abhang, aber auch er hat es geschafft. Die Uebernachtung mit klitzekleiner Geburtstagsfeier im Schimmelzimmer haben wir dann auch ueberstanden. Dann kam Nepal!!! Ach ne, doch nicht, erstmal mussten wir noch mal wieder in einen Minibus und ...