Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar is the largest town we will see on our trek. Nestled in a horseshoe shaped hillside at 3400 metres, it has most of ... Read More
The Trek Begins
At two o’clock in the morning, 30 hours after arriving in Kathmandu, we were on a bus speeding (literally) towards an airport at Ramechhap. The four ... Read More
Nepal 2019
Nepal 2019Last year’s trek in the Annapurna region was such a great experience that I have returned for another trek. This year we are three. ... Read More
Final Day of Walking or Cycling
Gordon: Today was our 55th and final day of walking or cycling. We have covered a little over 1300 kms, as measured by the English ... Read More
Coffee with Seraphim
Gordon: Our host José’s face lit up when we told him we were planning to do the Norte Pequeno hike. “I wrote a book and ... Read More
Faial’s Caldera
Gordon: Like all of the islands in the Azores, Faial is of volcanic origin. The island is dominated by one large volcano which is referred ... Read More
Return to Kathmandu
On our final, twenty-fourth, day of trekking we walked for three hours, mostly on the road. As we descended towards the highway the temperature rose ... Read More
The Walk Out
Yesterday we got up before dawn to watch the sunrise at ABC. The moon and Venus were bright, and we could see small groups of ... Read More
Annapurna Base Camp
It was a pretty three hour walk, with 900 metres of climbing, to reach the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). We crossed stretches of old snow ... Read More
Sinuwa to Deurali
It was a pleasant climb through a mature hardwood and bamboo forest today. We are in a narrow valley leading into the Annapurna sanctuary, so ... Read More