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View of Lukla Runway  
   

View of Lukla Runway

Having landed at Lukla, the trek starts as we walk past the end of the runway. Wow, that is an incedible runway !
Everest Base Camp, Nepal

April 1st 2020
I always said "Why go to Everest Base Camp if you were not going to climb the mountain ?" I had previoulsy visited Nepal in the late 1970's when I had completed the Overland or Hippie Trail from the UK to Nepal on public transport, going through such places as Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India and finishing in Nepal. I had seen the incredible scenery of the Himalayas, having driven from Pokhara t ... read more
Asia » Nepal » Gorak Shep

Nepalese Flag In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more
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