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Deck tickets are easy to come by, cabins do fill up, but some crew members rent out their rooms so if you ask around once on the boat you...

Don't know, we came back to Shivalaya after dark and no one said anything. But I imagine it would be even harder to push a conservation...

Rob and rbc you both are correct about safety in the off-seasons. I would simply add that trekking in Nepal outside of the high season...

ouch....funny you mention that Garrett, cause that damage is nothing compared to the butchering my bike experienced at the hands of some...

This thing is awful. There is a sign and a little office, but the rate of 2000 rupees (which, incidentally, is higher than the entrance...

I'm not much of a gear expert but my Surly LHT is essentially unrideable after 8800km. Consider that the India monsoon is a treat to bike...

In December 2011 I travelled Myitkyina to Katha by train and then Katha to Mandalay by boat. Apparently it is impossible to travel by land...

I travelled in this region in December 2011. I flew to Myitkyina only to find that there were no Myitkyina to Bhamo boats. Took an 8-hour...

We hiked the Three Passes Trek counter-clockwise in fall 2011, with the hike in and out from Shivalaya. Everyone says to call ahead to...

Thanks for the advice guys....

I just arrived in KTM and am gearing up for what sounds like an incredible walk: Jiri to Lukla and then Everest Base Camp and the Three...

I posted a bit about my findings at the Mahendranagar crossing on another thread:...

Alright so I just crossed from India to Nepal via the Mehendranagar crossing (on bicycle). I didn't have a lot of information to go on,...

as a followup to my post, we are now in Islamabad after two great weeks on the KKH. The Pakistani people are awesome, all smiles and...

I have been travelling through Ganzi without problems (albeit on a bicycle)....