Nepal

The morning after our 3,000’ climb to Throng La and 5,000’ descent to Muktinath, we wake and do a part check. Mark: sore quads, sore right foot (a lingering metatarsal injury). Me: sore quads, stuffy nose, and working left knee.  With a dose of ibuprofen, we both feel better. It’s the first day of the […]

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  After three nights enjoying relatively posh Manang, we continue our climb toward the pass and head to Yak Kharka (elevation 13,188 feet). “Kharka” means pasture, and true to its name we pass dozens of yaks grazing along the trail. Yaks are big, beautiful animals, and many are adorned with yarn necklaces or earrings. Our suspicion is that […]

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  We are still in Nepal, having finished our trek, relaxed in Pokhara, visited Chitwan National Park, and now we are back in Kathmandu! It will take us a couple posts to catch up, so bear with us tardy writers as we attempt to catch up. Make yourself a cup of tea and settle in… […]

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Namaste from Manang! We are nine days into our 28-day trek, and taking a couple acclimatization days in the town of Manang. We were not expecting to have any Internet access for at least another week, but enterprising Nepalese have realized that foreigners will pay to have access at 12,000 feet! So here goes a […]

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We start our trek on the Annapurna Circuit tomorrow! After a bunch of back and forth emails and interviews with three potential trekking companies, we decided to trek with a socially responsible trekking company called Social Tours. They were recommended by Jodi’s friend Brendan (thanks, Jodi!), so we feel pretty good about choosing them. They […]

  After four restful nights in Bangkok, including a relaxing visit with our friends Daneah and Jeff (who make astoundingly tasty Gin & Tonics and breakfast fritters), we were back at the Bangkok airport. Destination: Kathmandu. Our flight with Thai Airways was uneventful, with two exceptions: 1. We saw Mt. Everest from the plane. It […]

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