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Everest & Gokyo
Back From Base Camp; Why the Everest Region is the Definitive Trek in Nepal
The Long hard Slog: Jiri to Lukla
Everest Trek Part 1: Flights, Acclimatization, and Namche Bazaar
Everest Trek Part 2: The Gokyo Lakes
Everest Trek Part 3: Crossing the Ngozumpa Glacier
Everest Trek Part 4: To Base Camp & Back Again

Langtang, Gosainkund & Helumbu
Monsoon Trekking: Langtang
Monsoon Trekking: Gosainkund
Monsoon Trekking: Helumbu
Day Trips from Kyanjin Gompa; Langshisha Kharka & Tsergo Ri


Annapurna
Annapurna Circuit in 7 Days (Part 1)
Annapurna Circuit in 7 Days (Part 2)
Annapurna Circuit in 7 Days (Part 3)
Annapurna Circuit in 7 days (Part 4)

Tamang Heritage Trail
Tamang Heritage Trail: Part I
Tamang Heritage Trail: Part II

General Trekking Information
Monsoon Trekking
Getting a TIMS Card as an Individual Trekker
Buying Gear in Kathmandu
Packing for a Tea House Trek in the Himalaya
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The one time salsa master of Kathmandu has moved on. I'm always looking to meet new and interesting people and experience something out of the ordinary. I love good food and cooking, trekking in far flung places, drinking and designing well made cocktails and occasionally a good costume party. Tie this all together with a deep interest in Stoic, Buddhist and Pyrrhic philosophy and you have the ironic enigma that is me.
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Seven Most Popular Posts This Month

  • The Big Monsoon Lie
    "A long habit of not thinking   a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcr...
  • Packing for a Tea House Trek in the Himalaya
     Recently a reader asked me how I possibly got my pack down to 8.5 KG (just under 20 pounds) including water and I realized that I have neve...
  • Missing Trekker in Langtang & a Warning About Trekking There
    UPDATE - No sooner did I post this than I found news that the young girls body has been found. My heart goes out to her family. I really h...
  • Thinking of Aubrey
    Back in May I heard through some friends about an American girl who had apparently gone missing up in the Langtang area (You can see my orig...
  • Crossing the Finish Line
    The title might be a bit off, as in many ways it's more akin to just getting out of the starting blocks, but the long marathon to open a...
  • Mr Smith in Kathmandu Two Years On
    Sunday marks the two year anniversary of my arrival in Nepal, and what a two years it has been! If you had told me then that in two years I ...
  • Day Trips from Kyanjin Gompa; Langshisha Kharka & Tsergo Ri
    I've already described the basic trek up to Kyanjin Gompa in the Langtang valley in this post  so I'm not going to discuss it again ...

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My Kathmandu Restaurant Picks

  • Brian's Grill House- Authentic American Style Restaurant & Bar
  • Imago Dei- Wifi, Good Food & Art
  • The famous & historic 1905 Restaurant
  • Roadhouse Cafe - Good Pizza & Tzatziki
  • The Irish Pub - Yes, Guinness IS on Tap
  • Fire & Ice - Real Pizza in Nepal!!
  • Thamel House - Newari food in Thamel
  • Wunjala Muskva - Newari & Russian Cusine

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  • Dyane Lynch: Dyane Going Solo
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