Blogs from Annapurna, Nepal, Asia - page 6

Dopo l’epica e gloriosa giornata di ieri mi sveglio con i muscoli delle gambe completamente induriti e il ginocchio sinistro un po’ gonfio e dolorante. Ma negli occhi ho ancora tutte le meraviglio di ieri. Ci svegliamo per colazione verso le 7; la colazione , finalmente, me la posso fare come piace a me, perché oggi non sarà una dura giornata di cammino. Niente uova sode o altre cagate all’aglio, solo toast, burro e marmellata (pare che la Bhutanese Druk sia l’unica marmellata del Nepal). Usciamo, per strada poche persone, ma qualche ora più tardi saranno molte di più per il gran finale del trofeo ippico. La strada è in discesa. Usciamo da Muktinak e dopo aver attraversato qualche campo, pascolo, villaggio dove i contadini stanno raccogliendo l’orzo, il percorso inizia a costeggiare dall’alto le gole ... read more

It rained all night and the mountains were completely hidden at dawn. The room was hot and damp and, with the prospect of Mozzi bites, it was a choice to be bitten or be boiling, so I opted for the latter. Tom was feeling better this morning but wasn't eating much. Bob had a rough night with his tummy and wasn't in any state to do more walking. After a discussion, we asked our guide to call for a jeep so that they could go back to the hotel and rest for the day. As we waited for the jeep driver to have his cup of tea, it's Nepali time after all, we spotted this sign painted on the side of someone's house. After waving them off, we climbed a further 1,600ft to Australia Camp where ... read more

We have three rooms and they were very basic and scruffy which is to be expected given the remoteness and poverty in the village. Bob and Tom shared, Hat and Cas and Ed and I. As I took the toiletry bag to the ladies room, they opened the door and quickly summoned me in for help. 'There's a leech', they cried! Cas had found it when she popped off her sock. After the leech was thrown outside, Cas asked me to check her all over for any other leeches. There was an almighty shriek, 'oh my god, it's a leech on my wrist'. It turned out to be the loose end of her black leather watch strap! Hat and I rolled around laughing and Cas quickly saw the funny side. We set out alarms for 5.00, ... read more

So I touched down in what would be the final country of my trip in the early afternoon of Saturday 12th December. I'd booked 2 nights at Hostel Alobar1000 (12-Bed mixed dorm for a whopping 3€/night) including the 8€ airport pickup service. However, on exiting the airport I was unable to find the hostel driver and instead was forced to bargain with one of the locals to take me there. Still, worked out well since I got it for less than what the hostel was charging! About 20 minutes later I was at the hostel and it was a great little place - perfectly located, nice vibe & a great rooftop bar/restaurant serving surprisingly good grub. My schedule in Nepal was optimistic to say the least - a had a total of 11 days (including the ... read more

De kippen waren niet zo geinteresseerd als de hond. Als mascotte hebben we van Lilian de "Lucky Mountain Buddha" gekregen, ten minste zo noemen de Nepalezen hem. De Amerikanen noemde hem "The Golden Startrooper", fronzend omdat hij van goud is. Buddha of Startrooper, wat je geloof ook mag zijn, hierbij de foto's. Der Hund fand ihn spannender als die Huehner. Die Nepalesen nennen ihn "Lucky Mountain Buddha", die Amerikaner "The Golden Startrooper" und wundern sich darueber dass er golden ist. Wie er auch heisst, es hat schon viel erlebt, unser Maskottchen von Lilian.... read more