Articles tagged with "Nepal"
We have found 335 articles tagged with "Nepal".
Posted on: The Process of Being | 2008-06-10 00:45:42
I'm slowly updating my store on Cafepress.com and I added this image to my series "Cuties" and made very cool posters, 20x13.1 (small) and 35x23.
I took this photo on a day trek up to Sarangkot, outside of Pohkara. I tried to take a candid picture
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-06-07 11:03:12
The transition from jungle to city was surprisingly simple. After a bit of time spent skirting the edges of another student bandh (strike) and a few more hours on the road, and finally another hour or so in Kathmandu's horrendous traffic, we arrived. I
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-05-27 00:20:56
Our trip from Pokhara to Chitwan National Park in the south of Nepal was always going to be a bit of a mission. Even when one is driving on one of the few good roads in the country, the volume of buses and trucks makes for a slow journey. Thankfully w
Posted on: Further Wanderings | 2008-05-22 01:49:23
Whew. Good thing I put in the warning about possibly being incommunicado for a few weeks. Our flight from Sharjah to Kathmandu went smoothly, and the taxi into town from the airport was easy enough to manage as well. And once in Kathmandu, (specifically i
Posted on: The Fanta Pants Diaries | 2008-03-24 20:49:40
Now that I've run out of words, I thought maybe you folks who are still checking the site might be interested in seeing some of the photos I took whilst Bec and I were volunteering at the orphanage in Nepal last year, starting with a couple of black and w
Posted on: The Process of Being | 2008-03-24 17:43:33
Once upon a time, in a far away land, and even further, further away was I, from reality...I heard this song, and instead of freaking me out (as the other songs were doing), it piqued my interest. I heard this synthesized voice, --the kind that kidnapper
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-16 23:59:54
Nepal has come as an unexpected surprise. I knew virtually nothing of this country, its people and culture. I had no intention of staying very ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-14 23:59:47
The final day on TATA Bullet… I’ve begun to feel at one with this bike. All of the difficult little idiosyncrasies have become familiar ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-13 23:59:13
Rolling out of Saruha early again, Kiev and I start towards Tansen, our final destination before returning to Pokhara. A long day of riding ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-12 23:59:30
Another early rise, but this time instead of mounting the motorcycle I find myself climbing on top of an elephant. A very surreal morning spent ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-11 23:59:21
- Bullets Over Nepal -
7am: Groggily wake up, slightly hung-over. Check out of Hotel Grand Holiday and climb onto TATA Bullet, a customized and ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-10 23:59:00
Seven days of life on the trail, packed with many moments of solitude and reflection have lent some educational perceptions and exciting revelations.
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Posted on: The Process of Being | 2007-12-07 17:19:36
More holiday gift ideas!
I just added these to my cafepress.com/modernvibes site as postcards, notecards, magnets, and ceramic tile coasters.
The flags can be seen ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-06 23:59:39
7:30am: Awake and back on the trail. Down and up. More walking, climbing and shock from struggles downhill. The sights are still amazing, ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-05 23:59:35
6:30am: I wake on the uncomfortable bench in the lodge’s common dining room. My blankets have long since fallen to the floor and I ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-04 23:59:00
7:30am: There is still a foot deep snow blanketing the ground. It is absolutely frigid and I lost my insulated cap somewhere on the ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-03 04:32:51
A lazy wakeup is overcast by heavy rain pouring outside the lodge, but it eventually subsides. With the shortest day of the journey ahead ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-02 23:59:25
Another early morning greets us and our group continues the long hike through the mountains, and occasionally back down to the river. My ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-12-01 23:59:00
Awake at 7:30a and back on the trail. It is very rural here. Sometimes intense climbing, other times pleasant walks through small villages ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-30 23:59:55
- Annapurna Sanctuary Trek -
I depart Pokhara in a taxi around 8am, accompanied by a group of four Europeans, an Israeli and ...
Posted on: Barry Backpacks Around the World | 2007-11-29 01:30:46
I spent my last evening in Kathmandu eating dinner at the house of Steve's host family. They were an extended family, as is usual in ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-27 23:59:44
In Pokhara the food is top quality and relatively cheap! A spotless, double sized room with a 24-hour hot shower at Hotel Grand Holiday ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-26 23:59:58
Feeling speed over cratered roads, while ascending gnarly paths up Pokhara's higher peaks. Crescendo at massive vistas of mist shrouded mountains, to ...
Posted on: The Process of Being | 2007-11-26 18:40:44
If you didn't get those souvenirs you wanted when you were last in Nepal, no fear, I took some and made some sweet stuff......
Inexpensive, perfect ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-25 23:59:12
How did I end up here? Coconut cookies and pineapple juice. Partaking in some local herbal consumption. Hawks flying past the shaded seat ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-23 23:59:50
I met a cow tonight. Sure, I've seen a great many of them casually wandering the streets here, but with this one there ...
Posted on: Barry Backpacks Around the World | 2007-11-23 00:03:44
I spent the morning after returning from the embassy finishing the rafting post and then napping and watching TV. I was exhausted. The all night ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-21 21:45:30
One week in the capitol city of Nepal; far too much time to spend there. At first, it seemed like an oasis in my Asian ...
Posted on: Barry Backpacks Around the World | 2007-11-19 02:46:37
The rafting trip began as most journeys of this type do by taking transportation to the river. I arrived at the Ganesh Kayak shop around ...
Posted on: Where in the World is Adam Shane? | 2007-11-16 23:59:02
The first few moments in a new country are always usually filled with exhilaration. Stepping across the China-Nepal friendship bridge was like stepping into ...
