Nepal Part 3 – First Bucket Shower

Day 5 – September 22 This was a long one. As usual, woke up at 6am. Had breakfast, then packed. When paying the bill for dinner, breakfast and accommodations, we noticed they wanted to charge us for the electricity as well ($1, outrageous!), but then they dropped the claim fast. At 7:45 we started walking. Passed the villages of Jagat (1300 m), Chamche (1370 m) and finally Tal (1700 m), Continue…

Nepal Part 2 – Into the Mountains

Day 3 – September 20 Woke up at 6, quickly packed everything and set off for the bus station. We had tickets in a tourist bus. The difference between a tourist bus and a local bus, besides the price, is the fact that you have a reserved seat and a little more space. Tourist buses are visibly marked as such – with big bold letters on the front and the Continue…

Nepal Part 1 – Arrival

Day 0 – September 17 Otopeni Airport. Needed half an hour to drop off our checked in luggage. It only consisted of a pair of trekking poles. Being too small, we had to take them to the oversize luggage point (yes, oversize for undersize), where somebody picked them up and personally took them to the aircraft. 4 hour flight to Doha with Qatar Airways. Bought the plane tickets back in Continue…