by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 3, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
Each morning we walk along Lake Phewa in Pokhara, perhaps the only place we found in Asia, since Mongolia, where you can walk and almost be alone. Only once did we get mobbed, by a large group of tourists from India. “Let me take photo!” We don’t understand at first....
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 29, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
Wake up at around 10,000 feet and begin a steep climb. I don’t understand. We’re not at the top of this trail? Turns out that we climb an adjacent “hill” that is about even with Poon Hill. This is the highest altitude that we shall trek for the next few days. Two...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 28, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
We walk among the free roaming chickens and water buffalo, where our trek begins in the village of Nayapul. Kumar, our guide, explains how we will walk for four hours, have lunch, and then climb straight up about 3600 steps. No problem. We are hiking in the Himalayas,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Aug 22, 2013 | Asia, Nepal
Our plane stops on the runway in Kathmandu, while water pours from the sky and over the windows as if we are in a submarine. Already, we love Nepal. After three tries at visa applications in the airport, the immigration staff laugh with us. How often does that happen?...
