Travel Day 1055 – Pokhara to Kathmandu, NEPAL It was finally an Active Travel Day again and after spending almost a month in the Pokhara area, I was on the move back to Kathmandu… As I had noticed on my bus ride to Pokhara before, it was off-season and most of the tourist buses were […]
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Mustang Trek Aftermath in Pokhara
Lower Mustang Trek – to Pokhara
Travel Day 1050 – Complete Mustang Trek, NEPAL 19/19 Tatopani via Beni and Baglung to Pokhara (820) Actually today was a better day, but when I woke up in dampness and rain I thought nothing might be different from yesterday… When I was in Tatonani about two weeks ago, it was really hot and sunny, […]
Lower Mustang Trek – to Tatopani
Travel Day 1049 – Complete Mustang Trek, NEPAL 18/19 Kagbeni via Jomsom and Ghasa to Tatopani (1190) When I woke up this morning to the sound of falling rain, I knew immediately that this day would turn out differently that I had initially expected… My idea had been to enjoy an extended breakfast at the […]
Langtang Trek – to Thyangsyap
Travel Day 1018 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 09/15 Kyanjin Gompa to KyanjinRi (4774) and Thyangsyap (3140) It was finally our big day to walk up to the peak of Kyanjin Ri for some fine Himalayan mountain views, but unfortunately all the mountains were hidden behind dense fog when we woke up… Actually we had […]
Langtang Trek – to Kyanjin Gompa
Travel Day 1017 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 08/15 LangtangVillage to Kyanjin Gompa (3870) and Chyadang We were already off to our final stop on the Langtang Trek, Kyanjin Gompa, and from tomorrow on we would be already walking back through the valley, the same way that we had come… For me personally this circumstance […]
Langtang Trek – to Langtang Village
Travel Day 1016 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 07/15 Riverside via Ghodatabela and Chyamki to Langtang (3430) The night in the valley by the loudly running river had been pretty freezing and in the morning instead of sun, there was only chilly dampness… So far we had always very nice sunrises and great views in […]
Langtang Trek – to Riverside Lodge
Travel Day 1015 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 06/15 Khanjim via Sherpagaon and Lama Hotel to Riverside (2770) It was our last morning on the Tamang Heritage Trek and it was our last stay in a traditional Tamang Village, because from now on we would be continuing our walk along the Langtang Valley Trek… So […]
Tamang Heritage Trek – to Khanjim
Travel Day 1014 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 05/15 Timure via Tibet Border and Briddhim to Khanjim (2240) Luckily today my stomach was feeling better again, but instead of heaving breakfast in the morning, we had something better to do anyway: we walked as early as possible to Rasuwagadhi, the border with Tibet… Two years […]
Tamang Heritage Trek – to Timure
Travel Day 1013 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 04/15 Nagthali via Thuman and Dalphedi to Timure (1760) After a terrible night of freezing cold and stomach sickness, paired with a crazy loud thunderstorm outside, we had a little bit of a slow start of the day and we decided to rather take it easy today… […]
Tamang Heritage Trek – to Nagthali
Travel Day 1012 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 03/15 Gonggang via Tatopani and Brimdang to Nagthali (3170) We woke up at 6am again with some nice valley views while the sun was rising behind the mountains and only a fresh Tibetan bread with honey later, we were on the trail again, climbing up higher… As […]
Tamang Heritage Trek – to Gonggang
Travel Day 1011 – Extended Langtang Trek, NEPAL 02/15 Goljung La via Gatlang and Thanbuchet to Gonggang (2230) Our first night of the Tamang Heritage Trek was nice and cozy in the little wood-paneled room and we made sure be up at 6am again to see our first sunrise over the mountain tops… Actually we […]