Sunday, 16 Mar 2008 | Views [1468] | Comments [9]
2-27-08: DAYS 15 & 16 (Morning) Lobuche (4930m) to Gorak Shep (5140m) Well, it turns out that Diamox makes peeing as frequent and necessary as breathing. Diamox is a medicine that alleviates AMS symptoms by divulging the body of fluids, ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, mt everest, planes trains & automobiles
Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Views [1637] | Comments [4]
2-20-08: DAYS 8 & 9 Bupsa to Chublung, Chublung to Namche Bazar Well, we are on our way to Namche, and we are going to make it there in 2 days instead of the 4 that Tika had planned. We sat down with him the other night and told ... Read more >
Tags: altitude sickness, firing people, mountains
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Views [1744] | Comments [5]
We are basking in the Thai sun at the moment, preparing to embark deep into the ocean on a scuba diving trip. But for now, we need to tell you about travelling the other direction... If any of you have seen the episode of The Simpsons where Homer ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 | Views [1172] | Comments [2]
Well, people, collect your bet money- we are alive and well back in Kathmandu and still have most of our fingers and toes. And did we mention we are now paying 25 rupees per hour for internet!? Wow! This will still be a quick post as we have a lot of ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 | Views [1250] | Comments [5]
Or 11286 feet, for those of you still using that antiquated customary system. We are in Namche Bazar, just a stone's throw away from the world's tallest... internet cafes. That is why they charge $10 an hour and also why this post will be very short.... Read more >
Tags: Snow
Monday, 11 Feb 2008 | Views [1371] | Comments [2]
So we
have busted out of the ashram, and er...well India too, but that is for a later
blog.
Before
travelling to Rishikesh, we spent about 24 hours in Delhi. We had to pick up our tickets for travelling
to Kathmandu in person at ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
