Blogs from Uleri, Nepal, Asia
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My beautiful fiancee has finally arrived! To celebrate I had a hair cut and shave which was an interesting experience, it included a face massage and honking my nose. Also, the communal sponge to wipe my face smelt a bit odd! We began our trek to Ulleri and were followed by manky mountain dogs along the way. This first day was particularly hard as the ascent was pretty steep. We found a tea house to stay the night in and enjoyed pooing into a pit. We entertained ourselves by watching the farmers outside our window go about their daily routines. We coined this show "Farmville". The next day we trekked to Ghorepani which was freezing cold! About -15deg at night. As we arrived early we walked up to the Poon Hill view point. We saw glimpses ... read more
And we're back to writing by candlelight with no electricty, phones or cars. In fact the only form of transportation besides your own two feet are someone else's feet and a donkey. What do I mean by someone else's feet? I mean someone else literally carrying you in a chair that's attached to their head - which I saw today. Today was my first day ever trekking - we walked 30km (15 miles) through the mountains over rocks mostly with the last 3 kilometers being straight (and I mean that literally) uphill. I'm fairly exhausted now but I managed to carry my own bag the whole time. I'd spent time yesterday buying the proper socks and shoes as well as setting up a guide - don't worry I'm not here by myself. He was a bit ... read more
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