A foot print left. https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:13:08 GMT World Nomads Adventures I have chosen these photos from a recent trip to Nepal, october 2011 where we hiked to base camp Everest and Mt Kala Patar. This trip although only planned the month before we left was truly one of the greatest travel experiences I have had. The scenery and landscape on offer and the people of Nepal are all something that will stay with you. Over the past 6 years i have been lucky enough to travel to many countries, places i had never herd and culture foreign to what I knew. I have met unbelievable people along the way, visiting them in their homes and seeing through others eyes ways to live. With photography there is no bigger reward for me than the joy people get from looking at photos, what nature has to offer. The opportunity to be mentored by Jason on behalf of National Geographic in South Africa would be a dream come true. Photo 1. Dubar Square, Kathmandu also know as Basantapur Durbar Square. We found a small "roof top" restaurant and dined on fried rice and the famous Everest Beer. It was hypnotic watch the calm of the bikes weaving through the people selling their fresh veg and lentils. Within minutes after this photo, the square was deserted as after 9pm, the city just sleeps. Photo 2. Lukla Airport. Gateway to the Himalaya's. Lukla Airport, it was built in the 60's - 70's as a gesture of gratitude from Sir Edmond Hillary to the people of the region. Known as the worlds most extreme airport it has a pitch of 12 degrees and is 460m in length. Photo 3. In the lower altitudes you walk to constant sound of water rush down from the melting glaciers high in the Himalaya. Photo 4. The once solid glacier which leads us towards Everest Base Camp is littered with holes, wound like melts which have only started to appear in the last decade. Photo 5. We reach Kala Patar, 5545m at 7 am. Prayer flags wave in the breeze with the top of the world looking down apon them. https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/photos/31741/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Travel Worldwide reece2010 https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/photos/31741/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/photos/31741/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2011-entry Tue, 8 Nov 2011 00:08:00 GMT 0 As I was walking around the rusty iron clad houses near the Port of Muscat, i found myself lost in the backstreets. The mounds of granite rocks trying to reclaim the houses provided the best vantage point to check out my location. On the top of this one mound there were two Omani kids flying their Kites with a back drop of cement houses loaded with sat dishes looking towards the silver sky. By this time it was 4pm, the departure time for our bus to Salalah, southern Oman. I walked back to the Station to find the bus warmed and ready to go. Jumping on i settled in for the 14 hours trip with most passengers set for Yeman. Ending up here wasn't planned. I had set off from Australia with 10 mates 6 months previously to ski the slopes of Merrible in France. After not spending a good day in the sun i though the Middle East would answer this problem. By now 6 of the 10 mates where back in the Aussie sun, three were still working in London and i was on a plane to Dubai. Dubai... well, it is the perfect stopover destination. On the afternoon of day three i was sitting on a bus destined for Oman. When morning broke we had arrived in Salalah, the sky was grey, due to a sandstorm that had drifted from Saudi Arabia. Walking around town I met a local banana farmer at his stall, who by sign language had offered to show us around. We went to the fishing village of Mughsail that afternoon. With the backdrop of white wash tombs, we walked along the beach to see the catches of the day, oysters the main catch. The taste was pure salt, grit to taste. After hours of fishermen showing their catch we set for home. Numerous camels lined the beaches on sunset. This really was surreal part of the world with natural beauty I never expected. Two days later i was destined for Yeman in the boot of Ahmeds taxi, a journey to remember. https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/photos/25658/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Travel Worldwide reece2010 https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/photos/25658/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/reece2010/photos/25658/Worldwide/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:16:36 GMT 0