Tag: Nepal

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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