Thurs, Sept 26 By 2:00 we left for Lhasa. Once again, the scenic drive was fantastic. Today we drove much of the way downstream along a river. At some points it was wide, and at other times, it was just the road and the river at the bottom of a massive canyon. Also interesting, is …
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Mar 18
Second Largest “City” of Tibet (Destination: Shigatse)
Wed, Sept 25, 2013 I felt great after waking up this morning – I think if I can keep the dust and pollution away, I will stay healthy. We wanted to leave the hotel by 8:00 so we could set off for Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet Autonomous Region. Shortly after leaving New …
Mar 18
Everest, But Not Base Camp (Destination: New Tingri, Tibet)
Tues, Sept 24 There wasn’t alot of sleep last night. Most of us started taking Diamox tablets that help alleviate the high altitude. Plus, the guides keep iterating how much liquids we should be taking in, so we heard alot of tents unzipping through the night. Despite the lack of sleep, I felt much better …
Mar 18
Success! We are in China! (Destination: Zhangmu, Tibet)
Sunday, Sept 22 We had our last breakfast at The Last Resort and set off a little after 8:00 for the border with hopes of entering China. First, we waited a couple hours on the Nepali side because we hadn’t gotten clearance from the China side yet. The Nepalis cheerfully stamped us out of Nepal …
Mar 18
The Last Resort Nepal
The Last Resort Nepal is a great adventure base close to the Nepal Tibet Border. Not only can you do adventure activities like bungee jumping, canyoning, and white water rafting, it’s possible to do some quiet hikes up the various hills around to explore. Here are all the great things to do at the Last …
Mar 16
Cloudy with a Chance of Mountains (Destination: Bhaktapur & Nagarkot, Nepal)
Tuesday, Sept 10 Another early morning, as I am unable to sleep a whole night. I feel bad for my roommate as I’ve been coughing due to the high dust/pollution content in the air. To visit some other sites further out in the Kathmandu Valley, a few of us are going out to a nearby …
Mar 16
In Ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-kathmandu (Destination: Kathmandu, Nepal)
Saturday, Sept 7 I boarded my Dragon Air flight at 7pm. I was lucky to see downtown HK city lights as we flew away. Somehow we managed to gain 2 hours and 15 minutes of time zone change between HK and Nepal. Nepal must be on the weirdest time zone adjustment – I’ve seen 1/2 …
Mar 16
Long Layover in Hong Kong
I only got about 3 hours sleep on my 13 hour flight from Vancouver, but I did manage to watch Hangover 3, Iron Man 3, Admission, and a fascinating documentary called “Eat, Fast, and Live Longer.” I was lucky to have a window seat and an empty seat next to me on a very full …
Mar 12
Red Sea (Destination: Aqaba)
After days in the desert, we made our way by taxi from Wadi Rum to Aqaba for some pampering. I had redeemed 20,000 Hilton points to stay in the 5-star DoubleTree Hotel for two nights. The location was great – right in the center of the city. We experienced a first at this hotel – …
Mar 12
Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp (Sand, Sand and more Sand)
After 2 days in Petra, we caught the bus to Wadi Rum. This bus is great – cheap and it picked us up at our hotel. We had booked a full day and night jeep tour of Wadi Rum with Bedouin Directions. We had been told that a couple were arriving the same day and …
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