Annapurna Circuit Days 8-11

I wake up to a loud Thud as Joe bangs against the wall that our rooms share. “Get your ass up” I hear him yell. We leave Manang after some much needed R&R and also some time to acclimatize. The village is much bigger so it takes us sometime to get out [...]

Annapurna Circuit Day 7

Sitting at 3,519meters the city of Manang is one of the largest villages that we visit. NGOs  have setup various accommodating features such as two movie theaters (more on that later), fresh water stations, and free AMS informational seminars. The accommodations are much better here as well as the food served at [...]

Annapurna Circuit Days 4 – 6

The terrain changes quite fast and soon we are seeing more and more snow capped peaks. The trails have now become steeper and that once lush green has now been replaced. There are still trees and vegetation but they become scarcer and scarcer. Most of the trees now are conifers [...]

Annapurna Circuit Days 1 -3

The Annapurna Circuit officially starts with the initial checkpoint where Nepalese trekking officials check our permits and we sign in so the Nepalese know to rescue us if we fail to checkin for an extended period of time. The weather is hot so shorts and tshirts are more than adequate. Without [...]

Christine and I meet up with Joe and Nate who are both traveling from Dubai. They both just left Dubai like me so we’ve got much to talk about. Its funny to hear that other travelers get the same experience when visiting Dubai and we all have a good laugh at how weird and [...]

The Annapurna Circuit is one of the main reason for coming to Nepal. This is a world famous trek that draws hikers from all across the globe. I first heard about it in India. I ran across several groups of people that had done it, exclaiming that it was one of the best things they’ve [...]

Kathmandu feels like India and in fact some of the Nepalese look very much like Indians. The food here is pretty closely related to the Indian food that we had in the north. There is a lack of quality meat and vegetables and that is quickly noticed within our first few dinning selections. This country [...]

From the tiny window of the Royal Nepalese Airlines flight I see a floating cloud in the distance. I squint to make out the details and come to realize that it is not a cloud at all. Instead it is the white snow capped peaks of the Himalayas. I shift in my seat with excitement [...]