Pokhara Hotel Nirvana

... war und leider war auch der Kofferraum nicht wasserdicht und somit war Maite's Tasche drecknass und auch ihre Sachen. Uebernachtet haben wir im Hotel Nirvana und sind auch zeitig in's Bett denn losgehen tut es um 7.30 in der Frueh.. ab in die Berge, ich ...

... (5/11/10): The next morning, we enjoyed the luxury of being able to sleep in and eat breakfast at the hotel. We had a table amidst Nirvana's lush, flower-filled garden and were even able to get French press coffee-what a treat after drinking Nescafe all ...

... , but it was still nice to have so many options and such comfort after our trekking experience. We checked into an actual hotel, “Hotel Nirvana”, at a cost of only $8 a night.  After 19 days on the trail, it seemed extremely luxurious to ...

... the border. the driving was crazy and we saw 3 accidents on the way. luckily we were ok. we arrived in Pokhara at around 6pm, arrived at our hotel and thought we were in heaven! lovely place, really friendly staff and no more buses! We stayed in lakeside ...

... 35 or so), and he threw in two throw pillow covers.  I can't touch an ugly crappy bed covering at the Macy’s for under $100! Pokhara is as hazy as Kathmandu, but not as polluted.  It is also dry, and dusty, but near the lake it’s not ...

... side of the town area.  They led the horses up a hill where there was a pretty lookout.  Of course, Pokhara is known for it’s gorgeous Himalayan mountain views with snow capped mountains reflected in it’s amazingly beautiful ...

... without dancing too so I busted a few "American style" dance moves which they all loved and immediately mimicked. After retreating in Pokhara I'll make my way back to Kathmandu to finish out my volunteer program before moving on to other parts of Nepal. ...

... rented a paddle boat and had a nice day on the lake.  I was planning of leaving for my trek on Wednesday to do the Pokhara-Jomsom trek.  I was a little worried as I had no one to trek with.  I was considering getting a guide, but out of ...

... depuis Bandipur. Par contre, au loin se dessine les sommets de l'Annapurna. Tous aux aguets, nous guettons les cimes enneigées. Pokhara. Le point de départ du trek. 6 jours en montagnes, avec des paysages Himalayens. Repos ce soir. Souper Népalais et ...

... the complex visa process (the kind of people you meet at the Indian embassy, you won't believe it!) and then went to Pokhara. That's another touristy place in Western Nepal, prettily located by a lake and with wonderful mountain views. In the dry ...

... last time and, hopping onto a hired scooter, i followed the paved road to a small village that overlooks the broad pokhara valley.  up there, busloads of chinese tourists came to watch the sunrise illuminate the high annapurna range, especially the ...

... came into being when a Japanese man who had witnessed Hiroshima wanted to spread the word of peace by building a hundred peace pagodas. Pokhara's is the 71st and almost failed to get built as a year after the foundation stone was laid all that had been ...

... than pretending to be their as traffic raced by in a frenzy of beeping horns and screeching brakes. Maybe I'll master the art of reaching Nirvana by this time next year, but I doubt it. Still, you must try these things at least once, just once in this ...

Over the Thorong La Pass (5416 m) into the Last Forbidden Kingdom, Mustang ...

... to our hotel by Sunil. The traffic was much quieter being a non-work day...and we've eased back into the ways of the city. Hotel Nirvana isn't exactly heavenly - rather tired and brown. The power has just come on (you only get 8 hours at day in KTM at ...

... spent eating dinner and singing songs around the campfire at our hotel, we decided to leave our friends to go trekking. Trekking: Pokhara - Annapurnas So, off we headed to Pokhara and the Annapurnas where we did a lovely 4 day trek (we wanted to ...

... 6 hrs to get to Pokhara a distance of 230km along a road that wound up and out of the Kathmandu Valley into the Pokhara Valley. Quite spectacular with sheer slopes that at times dropped 100's of metres to the valley floor. Apparently it is not uncommon ...

... Thangka paintings (minutely detailed and colourful depictions of the Buddhist wheel of life, representing reincarnation and eventual nirvana), wooden face masks, all manner of ornaments and brassware and fabric and carpet stores. There are restaurants in ...