October 27, 2003
Traffic Jams and Toilets (Two Weeks around Nepal)
The secret of stress-free bus travel in Nepal is: Don't Look Down! We were travelling on a public bus along the main road out of Kathmandu. Looking straight out of the window I could see the forested hill on the...Read this update
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October 24, 2003
Trekking the Helambu Circuit
"Jiam jiam" was the second Nepali phrase that I learned. The first was the all-important "Namaste" which literally means something like "I salute the god in you", and is used as a general greeting. "Jiam jiam" means "Let's go", or...Read this update
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October 05, 2003
Kathmandu
"Kathmandu? Well, it's just a shit-hole really isn't it?" This, at least, was the opinion of one British trekker whom I met just after breakfast on my first morning in the city. For someone who came here for the mountains,...Read this update
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September 30, 2003
Departure
Last Friday, I said goodbye to friends over several beers in a Dutch-themed pub in Chinatown in central London. Tomorrow, I fly from London to Kathmandu. My excitement is growing as the departure date draws near, but somehow it still...Read this update
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