Blogs from Nepal, Asia - page 422

DÍA 210. 22 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2005. POKHARA, NEPAL: UNA SITUACIÓN DELICADA Para ningún país es sencillo tener un vecino excesivamente grande. México, que no es ninguna miniatura, lo sabe muy bien por compartir más de tres mil kilómetros de frontera con la mayor potencia de la historia. Pero Nepal lo tiene mucho más difícil: no sólo es una adelgazada salchichita de Viena frente un gordo enorme, sino que son dos mastodontes gigantescos y voraces que la tienen aplastada entre sus panzas hacen lo posible para alcanzarla y engullirla. Comparada con Nepal, India es mucho mayor: 30 veces en superficie y 50 en población. Y China lo es más aún. El paisito de la cordillera de los Himalaya está atrapado entre ambas. Su diplomacia es de contención y trata de poner a una potencia contra otra ... read more

Ok.. Il semble que mes dernieres aventures "mystico-spirituelles" a Goa vous aient laisse plutot... perplexe... alors me voici de retour avec des aventures + "materielles" !!! Petits soucis de sante, donc, mais ne vous inquietez pas : 3 fois rien... 2 trucs pas "si" graves... +++ Le premier, c'est que j'ai chope une angine et un GROS rhume. J'ai soigne l'angine avec du the au gingembre, mais le gros rhume me suit depuis, avec 3 paquets de mouchoirs par jour, et de gros mollards de la taille d'un jaune d'oeuf que j'expulse sporadiquement tous les 1/4 d'heure sur la chaussee, au a defaut dans un autre mouchoir. Mais ici, au Nepal, je semble loin d'etre le seul a etre frappe par la malediction "venue du froid"... +++ Le deuxieme, plus "heavy", c'est une diarrhee aux airs ... read more

The annapurna base camp (ABC) situated at an altitude of 4130m surrounded by famous and beautiful mountains and has consistently been much cherished dream for many adventurers and exotic lands to spend their vaccation ,that will renew their soul and invigorate their lives . This is indeed Shangrila ,God's own paradise. Through tiny villages ,deep dark forests and waterfalls, trekking in the Annapurna region is a wonderful adventure and enriching experience. One can observe social customs,local rules,habits and ways of living of Gurung people inhabited in this region .Stone houses with blue tin roofs and kind hearted Gurung people of tiny villages are profound lovers of nature and are warm inviting. ... read more

Hello everyone! This is Tim and Leslie blog time! (the other entries were from the girls--great job, eh?) Since our first glimpse of Mt Everest out the airplane window we've been enchanted. We're in Pokhara on slower computers so unfortunately photos will have to wait. First of all it's been really great to have our adopted daughter, Rebecca, along---she's easy going with a great sense of humor (and not afraid to "try" new foods--you'd be proud Gary and Elaine!) --which every traveller needs in a 3rd world. We can't brag enough about her photographic skills--watch for more (a future journalist for sure) After negotiating, haggling and promising our next born, we secured a guide and 2 porters at a reasonable rate ---we're all healthy (knock on wood and stay away from the fish balls--another story for ... read more

Our second day in Kathmandu was action packed and exciting. We woke up this early this morning, not a hard thing because we are still slightly used to our time zone, and hired a taxi to take us to the Lalitpur Boarding School. The ride was its typical chaotic craziness that always leaves you exhausted. We would post some pictures of the streets, but there is no way we could ever capture the action. Once at the school, we got a tour then began our session with the students aged 12-13. They were so ready and excited to learn, it was very refreshing. We taught them songs and in return we got a very intesting dance class. The traditional Nepalese music blared from an ancient cassette player while we struggled with the foriegn steps. But ... read more