Nepal

Snowed in at Dingboche, Nepal

I started my trek from Tengboche, Nepal early on a chilly Himalayan morning. Visiting the monks at the monastery the day before had given me an even greater respect for this amazing place and its people. I had been awoken early by the ringing of the monk's gongs, which made me want to get up [...]

By |2024-07-05T09:33:39+10:00August 10th, 2011|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|11 Comments

Trekking to a Buddhist Monastery in Tengboche, Nepal

After spending a day in Namche Bazaar to acclimatize to the altitude, I was ready to continue my trek to Mount Everest. During my acclimatization day I had climbed up to a viewpoint above the village, where I got unobstructed views up the valley to Mount Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal. In the [...]

By |2024-07-04T21:32:52+10:00August 4th, 2011|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|9 Comments

Following the Dudh Kosi River to Namche Bazaar

After my scariest and most spectacular flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal, I was ready to begin the 100km trek to Mount Everest Base Camp and back. Despite the chaotic events getting to Lukla, my flight still gave me an early morning arrival. The first day of the trek would only be a short half [...]

By |2024-07-04T22:29:45+10:00July 27th, 2011|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|15 Comments

My scariest and most spectacular flight: Kathmandu to Lukla

The start of my trek to Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal began with a 4am wakeup call in my hotel in Kathmandu. In my half comatose state I managed to pack my bags and head down stairs to check out and catch a taxi to the airport. The streets of Kathmandu in the early [...]

By |2024-07-04T22:20:28+10:00June 9th, 2011|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|11 Comments

Kathmandu – First impressions of Nepal

In November 2009, I set out on my dream of trekking the Himalayas in Nepal. Like most travelers, my journey to Nepal started with a flight to Kathmandu. The flight from Brisbane, Australia took around 16 hours including a 4 hour lay over in Singapore. As I can hardly ever get any sleep on planes, I arrived [...]

By |2024-07-04T22:11:47+10:00May 26th, 2011|Asia, Destinations, Nepal|6 Comments
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