At first sight it looks like the local tip, but as you walk further out onto the bridge, a small river of slow-moving murky water becomes visible. Rubbish and scraps completely cover the banks and ground near the river and continues into the river itself. Pigs of various sizes and colours wade through the sea of putrid smelling muck, [...]
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It was us kids’ first time rafting. I didn’t really know what to expect but I was pretty sure it would be a lot of fun, not knowing that I was going to get sick halfway through. Zoe looked so small in her huge helmet and fat, foam, lifevest. We were all on one raft, [...]
It was dark and the air was chilly as we gathered together outside the door of our hotel. We wore almost all the clothes we had with us; thermals, travel trousers, 2 t-shirts, 2 long sleeve shirts, fleece coat, rain coat, boots, beanie and gloves. Using only the light from our headtorches and following one of our porters we [...]
The weather is clear, as it should be! From Pokhara, we hiked a couple of km up a hill, about 350m up, above the town, to a large Buddhist pagoda/stupa from where we enjoyed magnificent across the lake and city of Pokhara to the Annapurna Range. Then down a steep path to the lake, and [...]
Images from Pokhara
Posted: 18 November, 2011 in 2011: Nepal, 2011: Pokhara, by TASHI, Photo GallerySome pics from Pokhara, central Nepal…
Images from Kathmandu
Posted: 17 November, 2011 in 2011: Kathmandu, 2011: Nepal, by TASHI, Photo GalleryImages from Kathmandu…
After spending 8 hours on a bus we finally pulled into a ‘bus station’ which was probably some sort of football field covered in bus and tourists and hawkers. Touts crowded around us promising that their hotel was good and that they will give us a good price. Eventually we talked to a man whose [...]
Sounds, Sights and Smells of Kathmandu
Posted: 14 November, 2011 in 2011: Kathmandu, 2011: Nepal, by TASHISo many different things to hear, see and smell, just walking out the front door of the hotel. Rickshaws whistling and rattling along; cars blasting horns; the smell of popcorn; orange flowers on the steps of a temple; monks; hundreds of motorbikes; bicycles swerving to get around cars and people; Justin Bieber’s CD in a [...]
Barely made it to Nepal today, bad weather caused our flight to be delayed, and then once we finally departed from Singapore, we were warned that if the weather in Kathmandu didn’t clear up a bit, we may have to turn the plane around and flight back to Calcutta, India, to wait for the weather [...]
Singapore Airport is huge! It took 2 skyrails and multiple escalators to get to the right terminal and gate. There is a garden in the middle of the room with heaps of colourful orchids and ponds with massive fish in them. On the second floor is a free cinema and gaming area, and free internet. The [...]
