Day 8: Gho to Gumba LumdengLength: 6.97kmElevation: 1120m We started a little later this morning, for no real reason in particular. Due to the thunderstorm the night before, there was no humidity in the sky. Our sightlines of the mountains, and our destination, were incredible. The trail today started with a steep descent to the …
This is a continuation of our 21 day trekking adventure around the Manaslu massif in the Nepali Himalayas. For other entries in this series, please check out the home blog page. Day 5: Chhokang Paro to NileLength: 10:94kmElevation: 520m After a while, the once intimidating distances on maps become shorter and easier to manage. Today …
This is a continuation of our 21 day trekking adventure around the Manaslu massif in the Nepali Himalayas. For other entries in this series, please check out the home blog page. Day 1: Macchakhola to JagatDistance: 17.89kmElevation: 1430m We got up bright and early, and then a few more times after that. The morning in …
The Manaslu massif is located in central northern Nepal. This group of mountains forms a major part of the Himalaya range, and features the eighth highest mountain in the world, the namesake, Manaslu. We have no ambitions for that mountain. But we did have the ambition to walk around the massif. Starting at Macchakhola, along …
Our plane touched down in the Nepali capital early into the night. We were so excited to get going, we completely bypassed the visa-on-arrival application booth. A poor customs agent had to sort us out, and we ended up at the back of the line due to the mishap and had to apply and pay …
Finally. The main reason that we came to India, and the main reason for Goa. This is why our little basement suite was near nothing walkable. Because it was near Rita’s. Day 1: Introductions Our time cooking always started with a casual conversation with Rita’s husband, Sanjay. He scoped us out for what we knew …
Any Keralan will tell you about the Alleppy backwaters if you let them know your headed to their province. We had heard so much about this landscape, but very little about what it was. So we headed back down to the coast to check it out. Our journey from Thekkady was quite a pleasant one. …
No tigers. We went with a hope, but the park office is very quick to dampen expectations. There’s maybe three sightings a year. But there are a lot of other animals to watch out for in the national park! We gave it two shots to look for tigers. We would settle for elephants. Birds are …
Our final Western Ghat mountain town was a wonderful home base for four days. Here we settled into somewhat of a routine. A walk around the town or National Park (See Periyar National Park blog) during the day, and dinner and a show in the evening. Thekkady was nice. Our homestay was up in the …
A long time ago, back when this trip was still an idea, we stumbled upon a small homestay in the middle of Kerala’s Western Ghat mountains. Spice buds! The simple name stuck out to us, and for the next year, we hyped ourselves up for our eventual visit to Spice Buds, the massive acreage of …