Category Archives: Nepal

Annapurna – Day 4

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Tadapani to Chhomrong Today started off clearish but the cloud that has been following us again banked up. So by the time we reached Ghurjung for lunch we were already in the clouds, by the time lunch was served it … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 3

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Ghorepani to Tadapani If yesterday was early then today was a shock to the system, up at 4am for a 4:30 excursion straight up hill to Poon Hill (3200m) to view the dawn over the whole Annapurna Range. Sadly the … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 2

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Tikne Dhunga to Ghorepani (2800m) Early start at 6:30 for some porridge and then off by 7:30, pretty much vertically for the first 1.5 hours! Even the sun’s early rays was enough to bring on buckets of sweat in combination … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 1

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Naya Pul to Tikne Dhunga First day of the walk started with drive from Pokhara after breakfast and a quick visit to the barber for a 70p shave (including a tip) for Mark. The drive gave a glimpse of some the mountains we … Continue reading →

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Off to the Mountains

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Andy_Mark

We head off into the Annapurna mountains now back in 10 days or so.

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Bhaktapur

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Andy_Mark

We spent a day and a night in this little city a few miles down the valley from Kathmandu. A medieval city of artisans weavers and potters, so much so that everything including

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The Two Sides to Kathmandu

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Street life and the Garden of Dreams A snapshot of life on the busy, narrow, dusty and noisy streets of Kathmandu. Its pretty much non-stop on the horns day and night, be it a moped, trail bike, rickshaw or

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Kathmandu – Day 1

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Day 1 Mt Everest peered about the clouds before we made our decent into Kathmandu, an amazing introduction to Nepal and

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