Everest Base Camp Trek Day 2: First glimpse of Mount Everest

– Since this post, I’ve been to EBC and other treks in Nepal several times. In fact, I’ve written many guidebooks about all Nepal between then and now! This post is in its original format from my first trek to Everest – I hope you enjoy it. If, however, you are looking for up to date …

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Everest Base Camp Trek Day 1: The trek, the Yak, the boots

– Since this post, I’ve been to EBC and other treks in Nepal several times. In fact, I’ve written many guidebooks about all Nepal between then and now! This post is in its original format from my first trek to Everest – I hope you enjoy it. If, however, you are looking for up to date …

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Everest Base Camp Trek Day 1 The Arrival: Everything you need to know about flying to Lukla

– Since this post, I’ve been to EBC and other treks in Nepal several times. In fact, I’ve written many guidebooks about all Nepal between then and now! This post is in its original format from my first trek to Everest – I hope you enjoy it. If, however, you are looking for up to date …

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Kathmandu Durbar Square at Dawn: part 2 – a morning of light & life

Sunshine brings life to Kathmandu’s Durbar Square Durbar Square exploded into a brilliant warm red beacon of life as the sun finally spread its warmth and light over the surrounding buildings. The air is still cold and unless you are lucky to be standing in the sun’s rays it’s like waiting for a giant swivel …

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Kathmandu Durbar Square at dawn: part 1 – a black & white world

Dawn in Kathmandu still contains the linger of a different night The air is still filled with the night fires that burned throughout the old city. Heat, food and light are scarce during the dark hours of this ancient capital. Smoke still hangs thick in the entrapment of Kathmandu valley. With clenched teeth I throw …

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What is it like to return to a country and travel it again? – Nepal

Expectations of traveling back to Nepal There’s a lot to be said about leaving good memories in the past. Going back to relive them rarely, if ever, measures up. So what should you do when you go back to a country that had just so many of these good memories? For me my guesthouse in Nepal is …

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How to survive arriving into Kathmandu, Nepal for the first time

Entrance Gate to Kathmandu Airport

Arriving into Kathmandu by plane … (Updated for 2019) It seems entering into Nepal is more popular than I thought. I received an email from a Nepali person asking if I could tell them what it was really like to step right off the plane at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and into Nepal. I’m under pressure for time; so I scribbled …

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