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Chai at Pakhding

It Doesn’t Taste As My Starbucks Cup of Chai!

Written by SeenThat on November 23, 2009

  • Correct water administration is essential for the success of the trek. The issue is complex: tap water and shiny faucets would not be seen along the trek. Part of the topic is related to the...
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Bridge Over White Waters

Over the Void

Written by SeenThat on November 23, 2009

  • On Suspension Bridges and YaksThey looked fragile. Most of them turned out being solid steel structures; besides, there was no other choice but moving ahead and upwards. At first I would let porters cross and...
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Female Porters

Altitude Trekking

Written by SeenThat on November 14, 2009

  • On a Slow Death and How to Cheat ItThere isn’t a sadder way of spoiling the perfect vacation than climbing beyond the altitude limit where the body can get suitable amounts of oxygen from the...
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Porters Getting Ready

Walking Like a Nepali

Written by SeenThat on November 14, 2009

  • "Did you just walk?" was the strange question one of the early readers of this journal did. There is more to a trek than walking, yet that action is at the very heart of the...
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Jiri

5. Kalla Pattar and the Everest Base Camp

Written by SeenThat on September 7, 2007

  • Day 16: from Dingboche (4350m) to Lobuche (4940m)I left early and shortly after saw below me the village of Periche, sitting next to a teeth-shaped ridge; walking quickly along the oddly beautiful and sharp ridge...
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Jiri

4. Namche Bazaar and Tengboche

Written by SeenThat on September 7, 2007

  • Day 12: from Phakding (2640m) to Namche Bazaar (3450m)Early in the morning, I crossed two long hanging bridges over the Dudh Kosi. The second and longer one took two minutes and ten seconds while walking...
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Jiri

3. Turning North Towards the Everest

Written by SeenThat on September 6, 2007

  • Day 6: from Sete (2575m) to Junbesi (2700m)Eager to finally cross the Lamjura Pass (3530m), the biggest obstacle on the eastwards part of the trek, I left early. After a long, wet way up and...
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Jiri

2. Jiri to Sete

Written by SeenThat on September 5, 2007

  • Day 2: from Jiri (1935m) to Shivalaya (1800m)The first walking day was one of the hardest since I was adjusting my equipment. Looking at the exit point and arrival points altitudes, the way did not...
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Jiri

1. Reaching Jiri

Written by SeenThat on September 5, 2007

  • The DiscoveryWhile checking out used bookstores in Bangkok, I found an old guide of Nepal; through it I was exposed to the idea of trekking on the Himalayas. It looked as the perfect escape adventure;...
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The Stupa

Getting Fit: A Day Walk to Sarangkot

Written by SeenThat on November 14, 2005

  • Pokhara Valley is Nepal’s second major tourist destination after Kathmandu. A peaceful valley set in the center of the country, Pokhara combines a warm, subtropical climate with amazing mountain views. The mountains rise more than 7,200m...
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