Yak Yeti

Hello Dear Friends, Thank you for checking into my adventures! Traveling for me is so much more than just a holiday away from work. It is an opportunity to see life with fresh eyes, to be in the moment, and to challenge my current views and beliefs. ...

... taking photos of the mountains on his mobile phone. A strange sight to see in the medieval village. I saw my first yak today. Yak yeti yak yeti yak yeti!!! Hasta was keen to get going so we would get to Braga in time for him to do his laundry, apparently ...

... rubbish. My boots had the Nepali Himalayas written all over them and my head was consumed with thoughts of the elusive yeti. We ended up trekking for 25 days in northern central Nepal combining the Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Sanctuary trail covering ...

... situated on the river bank beneath towering barren mountains, surrounded by velvet green crops swaying back and forth in the wind. It looked like an oasis in the middle of arid terrain. Yak cheese, red wine and relaxation were on the cards, hurray! ...

... team rotations and kept a watchful eye on the wayward Nepali who tried to sidle into every game. Still no sign of the yeti. Early the next morning we were blessed with clear skies and spectacular views of the big peaks - Annapurna 1 (8091m), Annapurna ...

... made our way over the countless bodies of long forgotten warriors and lost Germans whose weary bodies succumbed to the relentless Himalayan Yeti Raids. The endless line of frozen bodies was a forboding sight for us as we slowly climbed the mountains, but ...

... to get a bit winded, and it was especially CPR-requiring while running down a mountain at 18,000 feet. JB and I thought we saw a Yeti and, in hot pursuit, my need for a snack almost sent me choking and tumbling down the face of it. Reaching Gorak Shep ...

This is the second year in a row that I've eaten Christmas dinner at Yak and Yeti's in suburban Denver. There aren't a lot of options open on Dec. 25th. Last year however, I had no idea what Nepalese food was. I must say that this was the tastiest dahl ...

... Monastery. We are up at 3400m now and can all start to feel the effects of the altitiude..but not badly yet! Supposedly there is a Yeti head in a temple enroute so we will check it out tomorrow.Lots of cows also enroute, plus heaps of poo along the path ...

... dinner at Everest Steakhouse where we had a reunion with Maya and Ben. Nice one. 25 days on the trail. Yak Yeti Yak Yeti Yak Yeti!!! The Nepalese mountain treking is a highlight of our journey and the friendly people and spectacular scenery we encountered ...

... (My reputation amongst the group for being the one who buys the dodgiest stuff is now secure)! Also bought T Shirts with 'YAK YETI YAK YETI YAK' on, (with corresponding illustrations of Yaks and Yeti's below)! There is so much good and unique stuff in ...

... our plans here and fly to Hong Kong a week early.  We're going tonight, so we treated ourselves to a night in the Yak & Yeti hotel which is fabulous; nice gardens and a pool to hang out in today and a safe private transfer to the airport tonight. ...

... supper, they called and essentially booted us off of the flight... so instead we've been put in a 5-star hotel (the Yak & Yeti), and will be transferring to Hong Kong via Dhaka, Bangladesh tomorrow morning. We fly a small carrier tomorrow at 2pm ...

... and terraces almost at eye level, with the high mountains in the background. We have upgraded our hotel to the famous Yak & Yeti for our final night in Nepal, and everyone is delighted with their rooms (compared to our previous hotel).   I ...

... BC went all out, throwing a massive DJ party with DJ Bee and DJ Chloe's Husband at the most opulent location in Nepal, the Yak and Yeti Hotel. Tix were 1200 rupees so pretty steep but in the end fully worth it. My party companions were Julia the German, ...

... ! We landed at 8:30am in Kathmandu with a full day ahead of us. The first we did was checking in at the Yak and Yeti and Deana left right away to get an X-ray. It turns out that her hand is broken which explains the incredible pain and the fact ...

... with fantastic view) d = 100r (veg noodle soup @ river resort... good) s = prepaid (trekker bar) d/t = 325r Day 05 a = 100r (yeti inn, dole... basic, dark, western toilet and also hay squat toilet) b = prepaid (trekker bar) l = 140r (veg noodle ...

... with fruit trees. We wandered around town in search of a guest house for the evening.  We stumbled across “Hotel Yeti”, which looked brand new and boasted a German bakery!  We thought we had found the perfect place and walked into ...