19th-22nd October 2018 The Salkantay Trek is an alternative to the – now, not only very busy but exclusively expensive – Inca Trail. You do not pass by as many ruins along this road but you do get to traverse a wonderful variety of landscapes, including glacial mountains, lakes, cloud forests and even jungles, whilstContinue reading “Travelblog SA#22: Salkantay Trek – Peru”
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Traveblog#52: Trekking the Himalayas Part 3 (Helambu Trail) – Nepal
To read the other parts of my trek through the Himalayas click on the following links: Part 1 (Langtang Valley Trail) and Part 2 (Gorsainkunda Trail). 18th-19th March, 2015 Day 8 In the morning my foot was still a little painful but I could walk again, so it seemed that it was luckilyContinue reading “Traveblog#52: Trekking the Himalayas Part 3 (Helambu Trail) – Nepal”
Travelblog#50: Trekking the Himalayas Part 1 (Langtang Valley Trail) – Nepal
11th-14th March, 2015 Day 1 The bus from Kathmandu to the trailhead for the Langtang Valley was slow but the mountainous terrain of rice paddies it gradually rolled its way through were a pleasing sight. It took eight hours, in all, and during the journey I got chatting to a Swiss guy called ChrisContinue reading “Travelblog#50: Trekking the Himalayas Part 1 (Langtang Valley Trail) – Nepal”
Tej Turner 