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Published: December 24th 2010
Do you have chocolates?" "Where are you from?"
It must have been a non-school day as many kids greeted me along the "trail" while trekking Sarangkot's hillside. Pressed for time due to delays caused by the bandh or strike on my way to Pokhara, I opted to just take a day trek after watching the sun kiss Annapurna. The trail is actually the road that cuts through about five villages. Quaint hous...
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D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
The roads of Nepal need lots of work
Having been in Nepal recently we were shocked at the poor condition of the roads. We are not new to travel. We have a friend who has lived there for 30 years and he says the infrastructure is crumbling. Years of graft has stolen the money needed to repair the roads. We read an article where the Minister of Roads and transportation was interviewed to say that the roads are dangerous and hazardous...no kidding. He promised to have ALL of them fixed in one month. Ha! Not gonna happen in ten years. We enjoyed the beauty of Pokhara but an hour out of town Dave fell, hurt his back and broke some ribs. This prevented us from going on our two hikes. We had to improvise.