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The Himalayan Yaks; A Photo Story
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 9 April 2010
No day on our Mount Everest Base Camp Adventure would have been complete without having to spend at least 2 or 3 times dodging the infamous Yak trains that ply the trails through the Himalayas. My last photo story, The Sherpas of Mt Everest, looked at the human heroes this week we pay tribute to our woolly friends who carry supplies to all of the small towns that dot the landscape of this great mountain range.
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Everest Base Camp Adventure – Part 3
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 8 April 2010
Ah the acclimatization day. Most high altitude treks have at least one and the Everest Base Camp trek is no exception. I don't know of many acclimatization days that offer such a spectacular view as this day on the Everest Trek. Our hike starts at 8:30 am and we are going up to the Everest View point from Namche Bazar. We are about to see Mount Everest for the first time. It is not as easy of a day as we thought it would be.
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Everest Base Camp Adventure – Part 2
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 7 April 2010
Day 2 is not an easy day on the Everest Base Camp trek. We covered a lot of terrain. Almost 10 km with an elevation gain of 800 metres. Hiking over hills and valleys, we experienced some thrilling moments crossing several suspension bridges dangling over deep gorges. If you have a fear of heights, this may not be your favorite moment, but the bridges are well made and in excellent condition.
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Visa Required
Blog: Ottsworld - 6 April 2010
Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 21 Visa Required Even though I didn’t start traveling internationality until I was 30 years old, I’ve done a lot of traveling; some people may even consider me an ‘expert’. I’m not real sure if I deserve the ‘expert’ title, but there are certainly a few things I’ve learned about international travel. You [...]
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Everest Base Camp Adventure – Day 1
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 5 April 2010
The Everest Base Camp Trek is a tea house trek. Nowhere else on earth will you find trekking like this. Every hundred metres or so there is a hotel, restaurant or cluster of buildings making up a small village. You can stop for lunch, buy supplies and have some tea or spend the night. That is not to say that things are easy though. All supplies, food and equipment need to be carried in by foot. They live in harsh conditions. Porters carry heavy loads on their backs, children and women carry loads also.
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Snapshot Sunday, The Planet D vs. Everest Base Camp
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 4 April 2010
It is part way through our Everest Base Camp Trek and we are feeling good! The Himalaya's are incredibly beautiful as we are surrounded by astounding panoramic views of the highest peaks in the world. Today, snapshot Sunday is all about us!
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The Sherpa’s of Mt. Everest; A Photo Story
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 2 April 2010
Everyone who has ever heard of Mt. Everest has heard of Tenzing Norgay. The famous Sherpa who was the first, along side Sir Edmund Hillary, to summit the worlds tallest peak.
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Photo of the Week – Nepal
Blog: Ottsworld - 2 April 2010
Piggy Back – Lamjung District Nepal I spent a few weeks volunteering in the remote mountain village of Puma in 2008; an experience that was truly eye opening. While teaching English in the small village of 40 homes I came to know many of the kids well. This boy wasn’t old enough for school yet, [...]
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Everest Base Camp Adventure – The Arrival
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 31 March 2010
Everest, the mother of all mountains. In our own small way we are following in the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. As we fly on our tiny plane through the Himalaya's from Kathmandu to Lukla in Nepal, we can't help but feel a little giddie. Legends have had to take this exact flight enroute to summiting Mount Everest during their expeditions.
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Packing List for Everest Base Camp Trek
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 30 March 2010
This is it boys and girls. We are fulfilling a goal that we have had for many years. We are going to Everest Base Camp. It is a little daunting to know that we will be trekking over suspension bridges, climbing along high ridges and spending several days at 5000 meters. But the most daunting task that lays ahead is what to pack for a 15 day excursion up to Base Camp. Here is what we are bringing with us.
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Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
Blog: Ottsworld - 30 March 2010
Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 20 Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round The clutch and part of the transmission area lying on the ground next to the bus. I hear the sounds of a wrench taking more of the vital organs of the bus apart. This is going to be a long trip back [...]
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Pashupatinath Lord Shiva Temple Complex, Kathmandu, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 25 March 2010
Pashupatinath ghats on the bank of Bagmati river
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Adinath Lokeshwar Temple and Ancient Chobhar Village, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 25 March 2010
Chobhar village is located six kilometers south west from Kathmandu. The temple is revered by both Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims. Adinath Lokeshwar Mandir was built in 15th century. In this village, in 8th century Indian Buddhist nun Gelongma Palmo (Bhikshuni Srimati) started to practice Nyung Ne ritual.
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Bhaktapur UNESCO heritage town, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 25 March 2010
Water buffalos taking bath in the pond in Bhaktapur city.
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Patan (Lalitpur) Durbar Square and old city, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 25 March 2010
Patan Durbar Square
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Buddhist Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 25 March 2010
Golden Temple (Hiranya Varna Mahavihara) built in XII century by Vaskar Deva Varma. Rich ornamented temple doors
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Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 25 March 2010
Swayambhunath, Swayambhu or Monkey Temple is very important uphill temple in the West of Kathmandu valley. Swayambhunath Stupa with Buddha eyes and prayer flags.
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Coming Down to Reality
Blog: Ottsworld - 23 March 2010
Tiger Balm Tales vol. 19 Coming Down to Reality Down Dooby Doo Down Down, Comma comma Down Dooby Doo Down Down, Comma comma Down Dooby Doo Down Down Leaving Annapurna is Haaarrrrdddd…. tooooooooo…. dooooo… I couldn’t get this tune out of my head. Probably because… There was nowhere to go now but down. Our downward path first led us through the ‘enchanted’ Rotadendrum [...]
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Kathmandu, Nepal
Blog: Away We Go! - 22 March 2010
When we first landed in Kathmandu, we were surprised by the order and relative cleanliness of the streets.
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Two young nuns at Kopen Nunnery
Blog: Tibetan Portraits - 22 March 2010
While visiting Kopen Nunnery, I saw a few young girls playing and stopped to talk to them. The girls were confused that I could speak Tibetan, but looked like a foreigner. They asked me if I was Tibetan, and when I said no, they asked if my parents were Tibetan. I’ve run into these questions [...]
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Tashi Palkhiel Tibetan Refugee Settlement near Pokhara, Nepal
Blog: Sherab's Photography - 21 March 2010
Tibetan flag on the Tibetan refugee settlement wall with barbed wires and snow caped Himalayan mountain in background
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Going Up…AGAIN
Blog: Ottsworld - 16 March 2010
Tiger Balm Tales Vol 18 Going Up…AGAIN We had been on the trail now for 18 days. We no longer had that rookie look in our eyes. We were no longer surprised by cold showers, the same menu, donkeys squeezing by us on the trail. We were old timers. We had 4 days on [...]
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On the roof of the world: solo adventures in Nepal
Blog: 501 Places - 12 March 2010
The latest guest post on 501 Places is written by Kathryn Bullock, a travel industry entrepreneur who has just returned from a solo trip to Nepal. Kathryn shares with us a glimpse of her 6 day Himalayan trek and gives some valuable insights into her experiences of visiting Nepal as a solo female [...]On the roof of the world: solo adventures in Nepal is a post from: 501 Places
