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Navadurga Festival
Splat! I felt something burst against my shoulder followed by giggling and the pounding of little footsteps against the pavement. A water balloon had hit me within the first ten minutes of entering Bhaktapur. It was the day of the Navadurga Festival and all the children were running the streets ...
Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
One of my favorite parts of going to Everest Base Camp was the flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and back. I heard about the flight before I had left because the Lukla airport is rated the #1 most extreme airport in the world, but it actually ended up being quite ...
Making it to Everest Base Camp
I am surprised to be writing this, but my favorite part of the trek to Everest Base Camp was not seeing Everest itself. I went on the trek expecting this to be the most monumental part, but there were so many other parts of the trek that I loved equally. ...
River Rafting Expedition
Rafting down the Bhote Kosi River was an adventure to say the least. The Borderlands Company took twelve travelers including Andy, the two trekkers I went to Everest Base Camp with, and me. Out of the four of us, Andy and I were the ones who did not fall off ...
Visa Process in the Kathmandu, Nepal Airport
on Monday, March 28, 2011I got my tourist visa upon arrival in the Kathmandu airport. I accidentally did not bring enough cash with me, which made the process a lot more difficult. Remember all the necessary materials! If you want to make the process even more convenient you can also mail in the visa application to a Nepal Embassy [...]
River Rafting Expedition
on Monday, March 28, 2011Rafting down the Bhote Kosi River was an adventure to say the least. The Borderlands Company took twelve travelers including Andy, the two trekkers I went to Everest Base Camp with, and me. Out of the four of us, Andy and I were the ones who did not fall off the boat during the rapids. [...]
Trekking Tips and Techniques – The Ultimate Descent
on Sunday, March 27, 2011Nepal trekking routes offer an incredible variety of terrain, and invariably there’s a lot of ups and downs, climbing and descending. While many first-time trekkers, and even some veterans, are anxious about climbing the steep hills, all that climbing really requires for the most part is persistence and patience, more stamina and willpower than technique. [...]
Making it to Everest Base Camp
on Thursday, March 24, 2011I am surprised to be writing this, but my favorite part of the trek to Everest Base Camp was not seeing Everest itself. I went on the trek expecting this to be the most monumental part, but there were so many other parts of the trek that I loved equally. First off, just being in [...]
Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
on Thursday, March 24, 2011One of my favorite parts of going to Everest Base Camp was the flight from Kathmandu to Lukla and back. I heard about the flight before I had left because the Lukla airport is rated the #1 most extreme airport in the world, but it actually ended up being quite a pleasant experience. Although the [...]