Shanker Kathmandu

... Hotel 26th Oct Tour Everest Base Camp depart saturday 1st Nov arrive back to Kathmandu saturday 15th Nov Check into the Shanker Hotel 15th Nov Tour Kathmandu to Delhi (India) depart 22nd Nov arrive Delhi 6th Dec Check into the Hotel Good Palace 6th Dec ...

... bedding change works, and Dianne gets no further bites during the night. Sunday 2nd October     Kathmandu (Pashupatinah, Bodhnath, Monkey temple, Durbar Square) ...

Op vrijdagavond 23 december vertrokken wij met een rechtstreekse vlucht naar Kathmandu (met een tussenlanding in Sharsha, een van de Arabische Emiraten). De eerste nieuwe ervaring was de aanblik van de woestijn tijdens de tussenstop na 6 uur. Daarna ...

... and bid farewell to some friends we had made over the past few days.  They were all catching buses either to Pohkara or Kathmandu, where we were waiting for our flight at 12:30.  We relaxed the rest of the morning on the porch of our bungalow ...

Well here i am Kathmandu ... finally!  After 3 stops - Melbourne - Phuket, Phuket - Bangkok & Bangkok - Kathmandu i arrived for my trekking adventure....  My flight was great as I has 3 seats to myself - the advantages of being short ...

... our mountain flight (a flight over the mountains to see Everest and other major mountains from the top!).  As the light shone over Kathmandu we realized it was very cloudy...not a good sign! We waited as our flight was delayed for 30 minutes and then ...

... and homes to devote their lives to the religion.  From here we went onto Bodhnath, which is the largest Stupa in Kathmandu.  The village around the Stupa is Boudah, which is one of the few places in the world where Tibetan Buddhism continues to ...

... was made quickly, as the airlines were set to join the strike on the 20th thus eliminating this option and confining me to Kathmandu. I definitely had my doubts about whether I was fit enough to trek for so many days, but it seemed like a better and ...

... we saw and the people we have met.  A frustrating part was remembering where we put things in our packs. We land safely in KAthmandu and catch a taxi to pick up our back packs at the Shanker and then onto our new hotel. The drive is crazy as we ...

Today was off to a slow start, thanks to a rough night last night, particularly for Heather.  Upon returning from dinner at Rum Doodle, Heather started to feel ill and spent several hours being sick...from both ends :S...not fun times!  Chris, ...

Well, I had a long journal typed and then lost it!  This may be short. I had a reaction of tingling hands from the diamox!  So today we took 1/2 a pill in the a.m. and p.m. Saturday morning we had the buffet breakfast at the hotel, it was ...

... . The only person at home is Bhimsen's brother - in -law Bhita Kancho. They live in just the one room as housing in Kathmandu is very expensive for the guides and sherpas who work mostly in the hills. While we are there Bhimsen recieves a phone call from ...

... to pick up my trekking pole (as shops are closed tomorrow due to Holi) and met the others at a restaurant called Kathmandu Kitchen.. they serve authentic Nepalese food here (mushroom soup is apparently a Nepalese cuisine!)... also they showed off some ...

... lagen (morgen). Daardoor hebben we een dag langer in Pokara wat ons echt een betere omgeving leek dan het zo vervuilde Kathmandu.  Na het bezoek aan de tuin volgde een bezoek aan een privé school. Daar werden we wederom allerhartelijkst ontvangen ...

... nbsp; For the afternoon we will hang out at the hotel until our drive will take us to the airport at 8pm.  Our flight is scheduled to depart Kathmandu at 11:30pm, and we will begin our long journey home...arriving in Grande Prairie Saturday evening. ...

... . Jenny had changed some money but we were really annoyed. The guy from the tour office had given him the sign. Into Kathmandu and Thamel. I recognised the streets, from my last visit 6 years ago, as we entered and even knew where some restaurants ...

... in about an hour, then have the morning to ourselves before we catch our flight back to Kathmandu around noon.  We have certainly enjoyed our time here but are looking forward to a few days of luxury at the Shanker Hotel in Kathmandu when we get ...