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Downtown Rice Paddies
Blog: Seat of Our Pants - 15 November 2009
This rice paddy is located smack in the middle of the diplomatic quarters: somewhere in between our favorite grocery store and the Japanese Embassy. It is by no means unique – you see little gardens everywhere around the city; a patch of carrots here and some cilantro and herbs over there. This illustrates the fact that [...]
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Holy Tadapani!
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 13 November 2009
By Monika Terfloth – Part 5 of 10 of the Mother in-law in Nepal and India Series. Day 3 Ghorapani to Tadapani We awake at 4am and in the darkness and head for Poon Hill. Six of us instead of seven this time. In the lead this time is Renuka. Maina has decided to remain at the [...]
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A tricky trip from Rishikesh, India to Pokhara, Nepal
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 12 November 2009
Folks, the one road in Eastern Terai is fine. Other than that, travelling from Rishikesh India to Pokhara Nepal is hellish. Here's a short version of what happened during the 40 hour killer trip.1. I took a vikram (a shared ricksha) from High Bank, Rishikesh to Rishikesh proper. (20 rupees.)
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Row Row Your Boat
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 9 November 2009
by Nick Picture a blue blue lake surrounded by the snow capped Himalaya and on the shore a small town with delicious restaurants, trekking stores by the dozen, Tibetans selling handicrafts, and every kind of accommodation and thats Pokhara. Some tourists whiz through on their way up to the gorgeous Annapurna mountain range but some linger awhile by the lakeside, we were the latter. Due to our visas troubles our time for trekking was cut but this aloud us to lounge around on the lake front and kick back before the stresses ...
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Travel Video – NEPAL GOL-O MA
Blog: GoBackpacking - 7 November 2009
_ Watching this video stirred up my emotions. It’s funny how a simple mouse-click can whip them up so easily. It brought back a lot of memories from my 6 weeks in Nepal last year. Nepal is f*cking awesome. While I was there, I knew I wouldn’t be able to fully appreciate the experience until I was back [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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The Hunt for Shere Kahn – Chitwan
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 4 November 2009
by Nick I was awakened at 6am yesterday to Lianna looking out the window confused asking “Are there elephants grunting out our window?” She wasn’t wearing glasses so I was called upon to verify and sure enough there were some elephants right beside our room. Not long after we grabbed a coffee and were set to board our elephants for both of our first safari. Speaking to a fellow Canadian the day prior our hopes were not set high as he didn’t see any animals on his elephant safari and suggested the ...
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Baby Elephant Love
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 2 November 2009
by Nick After the chaos that is Kathmandu (not to mention the added stresses our visa situation put on us) we were ready to get back to nature and so we were headed for Chitwan National Park. The bus trip south was a bumpy 6 hours but with reclining seats and a stop for some delicious pakoras (Lianna agreed) the trip seemed to go by very quickly. Starring our the window at the scenery helped make the hours pass as well watching the mountains slowly change into farmland but the big Himalayan ...
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Passing Through Kathmandu
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 1 November 2009
by Lianna Kathmandu is a weird place. The tourist centre to Kathmandu is Thamel, which being my first introduction to a place purely existing for tourists, freaked me out a little bit. Though after going through China for a month where everything was very different from home, arriving in Kathmandu and being able to buy my favourite British cookies and chocolates that I can’t even find at home made me very happy. There is everything a tourist could ever want here, including wood fired-oven pizzas, steakhouses, and bakeries. ...
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Trekking with 3 “little” Sisters
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 31 October 2009
It was an amazing, awe-inspiring trek at times and one of the most labourous workouts I have ever experienced. The 5-day Ghorepani – Ghandruk Loop Teahouse Trek had just the right number of days for us novice trekkers but it also was enough to make me salivate for more. Along with the spectacular scenery and the immerse cultural [...]
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Long Term Travel Is No Vacation
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 30 October 2009
by Nick We arrived at the Chinese – Nepalese border with hordes of other tourists and once the Chinese immigration showed up it wasn’t long before we were crossing the no mans land into Nepal. Before we could enter it was neccessary for us to purchase either a two week or 30 day visa on arrival at the chaotic immigration office. After pushing and shoving our way to the front with our forms filled out. The fees were quickly paid and our passports were moved on to another man stamping in the ...
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Holy Ghorapani!
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 29 October 2009
This is part 4 of 10 of the “Mother in-law” series IN Nepal and India. Day 2: Hille to Ghorapani The monsoon rains came again overnight and I awake to the sound of a donkey bells. I look down over the narrow balcony railing to see a train of donkeys, laden with sacks making their way uphill, [...]
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The Kites of Kathmandu (Audio Podcast)
Blog: Trail of Ants - 27 October 2009
Are you viewing this in a reader? Come on over to the site, it’s much more funcational over here. This weeks LISTENup travelcast revisits the Nepali capital of Kathmandu. A city I visited two years ago, and where I penned the original entry of The Kites of Kathmandu. In a continuance of the new audio feature [...]
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Holy Annapurna!
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 20 October 2009
Written by Monika Terfloth. This is part 3 of 10 of the “Mother in-law” series IN Nepal and India. We arrived back from our trek yesterday afternoon. What an stunning 5 days, I hardly know where to begin. It may take a few trips down to this internet cafe to write each of several chapters. Day one – [...]
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Holy Bandipur
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 20 October 2009
Written by Monika Terfloth. This is part 2 of 10 of the “Mother in-law” series IN Nepal and India. We left Kathmandu yesterday at the crack of dawn and headed for Pokhara by hired car. Pokhara is the take-off point for our trek which starts tomorrow. The words flashing through my mind as we drove included the [...]
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Water treks
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 17 October 2009
Oh if I had more time…I would be going on multi-week treks through the river valleys of Nepal. Rapidrunner Expeditions (www.rapidrunnerexpeditions.com) - found their pamphlet left on our dinner table in Pokhara. Paddle Nepal (www.paddlenepal.com) A multi-adventure company that also offers canyoning, kayaking as well as white water rafting. They even have a Kayak school. The company is owned [...]
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7pm, in front of KGH
Blog: Leave Me Here - 16 October 2009
Kathmandu Guest House is a polished-come-chaotic type of place, smack bang in the middle of Thamel, it’s the landmark that everyone knows. Its glory days as hub of backpacker accommodation are well over, senior citizens and Intrepid Tour groups now seem to dominate, but if you can score one of the handful of $8 rooms available, [...]
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Namaste!
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 10 October 2009
Written by Monika Terfloth. This is part 1 of 10 of the “Mother in-law” series IN Nepal and India. Holy Bagmati where do I start? Perhaps with the tail of the category 8 Typhoon Koppu that pushed us into Hong Kong two days ago? A rocky but memorable introduction to Southeast Asia. Since we had a 12 [...]
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Kali Gandaki
Blog: Leave Me Here - 9 October 2009
“The Kali Gandaki River runs through the deepest valley in the world, between the towering Himalayan giants of Dhaulagiri (8167m) and Annapurna (8092m)..This is one of Nepal’s best wild whitewater rivers.” And so it was. 2 Nights and 3 Days of whitewater rapids and camping. The River – photos stolen from the net Bedrooms My Bedroom No one went hungry Sitting [...]
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Friday Flashback: Crossing Nepal’s Eastern Border
Blog: GoBackpacking - 2 October 2009
Crossing international borders over land can be full of headaches, from filling out paperwork to bureaucratic delays, insidious money changers and scams galore. After convincing myself to finally leave Nepal, I clearly had the desire for more adventure because instead of making the trip from Kathmandu to Darjeeling, India with new friends, I decided [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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7 (nights) in Tibet.
Blog: Leave Me Here - 2 October 2009
In the travel world, to get where you want to go, sometimes tours are the only option. There are places that simply don’t allow solo travel, Saudi Arabia is one of those places, Bhutan is one of those places, Tibet is one of those places. Ours is a group of 20, its also the last group that [...]
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Yak & Yeti
Blog: Leave Me Here - 1 October 2009
Kathmandu is a long way from the beach, the showers in most guest houses are mis-directed needles of water, and solid blue sky’s show no sign of rain any time soon. The only real way to get wet is the local swimming pool. But there isn’t one. We make our way to the other side of town, out [...]
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Men weren’t meant to ride…
Blog: the reX-Files.ca - 28 September 2009
with clouds between their knees… - from Superman (It’s Not Easy), Five for Fighting. One of the most truly amazing, sublime experiences. On our last day in Pokhara, I decided to find out what it would feel like to be Superman. I went with Sarangkot Paragliding since Blue Sky Paragliding didn’t have any spots available for that day. [...]
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Friday Flashback – Boudhanath Stupa
Blog: GoBackpacking - 25 September 2009
Since rioting Tibetans and the iron-fist of the Chinese government meant I’d miss the chance to visit Tibet, I was soaking up as much of the culture as possible in Nepal. Nowhere was it more alive than around the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Boudhanath Stupa, the 5th World Heritage Site I visited in the Kathmandu [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Travel Video – Kathmandu Street Scene
Blog: GoBackpacking - 19 September 2009
_________ In keeping with this week’s Friday Flashback, I’m presenting a 32-second, 360-degree view of a typical street in the older part of Kathmandu. It was sensory overload. Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier) Related posts:Friday Flashback – The Bus From Kathmandu To PokharaFriday Flashback – World Heritage Sites In Kathmandu ValleyTravel Video – 76-Second [...]Buy trave
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Friday Flashback – World Heritage Sites In Kathmandu Valley
Blog: GoBackpacking - 18 September 2009
At the rate I’m going with flashbacks, I’ll be stuck in Nepal forever, but truth be told, the little Himalayan country holds a special place in my heart. Here are the posts I wrote after visits to 4 of the 7 World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley: Kathmandu’s Durbar Square (cool architecture) Touring Swayambhunath Stupa (aka the [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
