Published: January 9th 2008
December 19th 2007
December 19th 2007
A Tip For Seasonal Travel: I Wish Someone Had Told Me This Before
You wouldn’t do an Alaskan cruise during winter and you wouldn’t visit the Sahara in summer. These are two well established pieces of assumed knowledge which every one of us has installed somewhere between our earlobes. From this, it should not take a long stretch of hard thought to come to the simple conclusion that... Read Full EntryThere are more photos below
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Finished uni? Too lazy to get a job? Got a passion to see the world? Why not run away and try to cross the world from Bangkok to London without flying!
Starting on January 11, 2007 I set out to do just that with my mate Jeff. Bangkok, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, a six month sojourn in China, Mongolia, Nepal and India have happened already. Who knows where this new year will find me.
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Bird on the Summit
How on Earth this bird managed to fly out of nowhere and land next to us is beyond me.
Looking Down Kalla Pathar
I climbed up that?
We Were Surrounded By Mountains
And I mean surrounded.
Pumori
Possibly the most majestic mountain in the region.
Porter on the Way Down
Check out how big this load is!
Pheriche Sunset
As we came down from Gorak Shep, late in the afternoon as the sun was setting, we both started to feel a bit better. Maybe this view had something to do with it? Photo courtesy of Ben.
Comments
Date: 11th January 2008
Amazing
Stunning photos. Almost makes me want to go in December...
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Amazing
Stunning photos. Almost makes me want to go in December...
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Date: 12th January 2008
Brilliant blog
I was there in November and even then, the temperature plummetted to -17 degrees at night time. It was just insane! Great pictures you have here, reminded me so much of my previous trip.
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Brilliant blog
I was there in November and even then, the temperature plummetted to -17 degrees at night time. It was just insane! Great pictures you have here, reminded me so much of my previous trip.
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Date: 2nd May 2008
looking forward to it
Hey, entertaining blog, man! I'm headed up to EBC in monsoon season and you've really made me excited about it.
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
looking forward to it
Hey, entertaining blog, man! I'm headed up to EBC in monsoon season and you've really made me excited about it.
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Date: 20th September 2008
Amazing pics...
..and a great blog. I've painful memories of going above 5000m but I'd love to try this hike to Base Camp someday. Though perhaps not in December!
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Amazing pics...
..and a great blog. I've painful memories of going above 5000m but I'd love to try this hike to Base Camp someday. Though perhaps not in December!
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Date: 29th June 2009
when?
thanks for your detailed blog.So you it'sbetter to go in september?No musson rain?i want to go in september. and also i read your trip in istanbul.if you're still here i can give you some other advice
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
when?
thanks for your detailed blog.So you it'sbetter to go in september?No musson rain?i want to go in september. and also i read your trip in istanbul.if you're still here i can give you some other advice
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Date: 9th March 2010
guide
Was your guide Rajesh Shrestha?
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
guide
Was your guide Rajesh Shrestha?
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
Date: 30th March 2010
guide
No, he was Rajkumar Basnet. Sorry.
From Blog: Poorly Planned Seasonal Tourism: Winter in Nepal
guide
No, he was Rajkumar Basnet. Sorry.
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Ali
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Great blog and photos!
Hindsight always 20/20 - another true cliché... congratulations on surviving the Himalayas in December!
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