The day before yesterday we commenced our trek from Chulung to Chhokang Paro was easy going we hiked passed several mani walls left side and clockwise being the Buddhist traditional way. The Tsum Valley trail was shaded making it wet in places as it dropped steeply to the river, a short break and cup of tea were much appreciated as [….]
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We woke to roosters and running water, jingling bells of donkeys carrying loads up and down the mountain. It was a steady hike with many ascents and descents, leading you through stunning bamboo and pine forests. I am inspired by our fellow Korean travelers both 79 and 80 years old. On our first day in the Tsum Valley, we trekked [….]
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After spending 2 fabulous nights at our guides home in the remote village of Darje. His family were so beautiful and made us feel so welcome. The next day we began our trek to Manaslu and Tsum Valley. The day started early leaving Machakhola around 730am. We walked a steady climb to our next destination crossing several expansion bridges including [….]
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We are now on our 4th day of travel down the coast of Norway on the Hurtigruten. If it is your first trip to Norway It is a great introductory as you are seeing spectacular scenery, rugged cliffs, and spectacular fjords on the remote west coast. The Hurtigruten boat operates daily and is a passenger and car ferry holding approximately [….]
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This morning we departed the Emerald Sky and bid farewell to our fellow travellers. Amsterdam is best enjoyed on foot walking along countless canals. We visited the Rijksmuseum which has one of the worlds largest art collections, strolled through the beautiful tree lined streets with unusual specialty shops. We wandered through the markets of the Museum Quarter near our hotel [….]
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Although our trip started with problems in the end it has been in our favour. After changing ships in Nuremberg our Evergreen ship and an APT ship are the only 2 ships cruising to Amsterdam, all other river boats are still stranded in Nuremberg. The dock accident has been to our advantage less river boats means less tourists in each [….]
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Budapest is Eastern Budapest is Europe’s Eastern liveliest and most cosmopolitan city. Today we enjoyed an active guided hike to Buda Hill and Buda Castle, city sights which included the Hungarian Parliament House and the chain bridge linking Buda and Pest. There were only 9 out of 168 passengers who joined on the active component, we hiked over 10,000 [….]
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After resting for 1 day at Gokyo we were ready to tackle the last pass the Renjo La but the afternoon and night bought heavy snowfall causing us to deviate and return via the Gokyo Valley. On our descent near the first lake, I was walking 1 meter in front of Angus and suddenly he was struck to the ground, [….]
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Five days ago we landed ? Lukla Nepal the most dangerous airport in the world, thankfully we were blessed with perfect conditions. Myself and my Group are on our way to tackle the High Passes of Everest trekking a less travelled, challenging and strenuous route. We will cross the best adventure passes during the trek Khangma-La Pass (5535m) Chola-La pass [….]
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Hi Lyn we had such a fun day today laughing as soon as we got on the Elephants, dancing around the Amber fort, our guide Jaswant is so fantastic & good with us, he started of ok but is wonderful. He has taken many photos of us and provided us with amazing and interesting information. We have shared many jokies [….]
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Sadly our trip to Southern India has come to an end. This trip would not be possible without the great company of 9 wonderful women who shared lots of laughs, our fabulous guides who gave us an interesting and sometimes colourful insight of their state, and our safe driver Manarge and helper Rajesh who safely and skilfully negotiated the manic [….]
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Our small group of 9 women and myself have enjoyed 2 relaxing days cruising on the backwaters of Kerala on a luxury houseboat. We had 3 houseboats and 11 staff who too care of us and treated us as Royalty The food was delicious all organic and infused with aromatic spices, taste freshwater fish and fresh fruit. One of our [….]
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