Photo of the Week: Buddha at Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu, Nepal
This photo was taken at the Monkey Temple in Kathmandu, one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites, having existed for the last 1500 years. In every direction…
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Trekking Nepal – Ghandruk to Tolka – Day 6
I won’t bore you with tales of pain. Suffice it to say, that despite the day of rest, my thigh and calf muscles feel like they’ve been tenderized with a mallet. Now, moving on… Leaving Ghandruk we descend…
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Trekking Nepal – Tadapani to Ghandruk – Days 4 & 5
I can barely walk. So that’s good. My legs no longer articulate. I walk like the aboniable snowman moving side to side with the grace of a linebacker. It’s super…
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Trekking Nepal – Ghorepani to Tadapani – Day 3
After climbing Poon Hill, and over breakfast, I ask Kaji if it might be possible to stay another night in Ghorepani. Every muscle hurts. He assures me we can stay. No…
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Trekking Nepal – Poon Hill at Sunrise – Day 3
The day starts at 4:30 am. I meet Kaji in a dark hallway. We leave the guesthouse out the back door and immediately start climbing. Stairs. Soon, our trail merges with another and a hundred people…
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Trekking Nepal – Poon Hill Trek, Ulleri to Ghorepani – Day 2
Today may technically have been easier than yesterday but due to my trembling, fatigued, veal-like muscles, it was another difficult walk. Perhaps I am not a trekker. We left…
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Trekking Nepal – Poon Hill Trek, Nayapul to Ulleri – Day 1
There’s probably something to be said for researching in advance. Or buying a guidebook. Both things I never do. What’s the benefit…
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From Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal
I awake early to meet Kaji. We have a flight to catch at 7 a.m. A taxi takes us through Kathmandu to the airport. At 6 a.m., the city is awake. Women sweep the streets, people carry impossibly large bundles on their backs to…
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Photo of the Week: Poon Hill, Nepal
I awoke at 4 a.m. to see the sun rise from Poon Hill in the foothills of the Himalayas. Poon Hill’s summit is at 3210 meters (10,531 feet). Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in…
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The Journey to Kathmandu, Nepal and First Impressions
It was a long journey from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to Kathmandu, Nepal. It was a five-minute cab ride to the Zimbabwe/Zambia border. There, I visited…
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GUIDES TO FREEDOM
