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”
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Travelblog#49: Kathmandu Part 1 – Nepal
8th-10th March, 2015 After five days of closure, Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport opened again, and I was part of the initial stream of passengers from backlogged flights to arrive there. It turned out to be much more than the tiny airport with just a single runway could handle: my flight was diverted to Calcutta, whereContinue reading “Travelblog#49: Kathmandu Part 1 – Nepal”
Travelblog#47: Danum Valley – Borneo
25th February-3rd March, 2015 I returned to Borneo: a place I visited during my last adventure around Asia three years ago. And why? Well, firstly; I discovered that when one flies from the Philippines to Nepal, it actually works out cheaper to go via Kota Kinabalu. There were a few places I wanted to seeContinue reading “Travelblog#47: Danum Valley – Borneo”
Tej Turner 