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Asia, Blog, China

Songpan: Daily life

The bus journey to Songpan was a welcome antidote to the drabness of Langmusi.  Climbing to nearly 4,000mthis road, crossing the border between Gansu and Sichuan, passed through some of […]

Asia, Blog, China, Monastery

Langmusi: A True Disappointment

The Lonely Planet Guidebook describes Langmusi as “an Amdo Tibetan village nestled among steep grassy meadows…a delightful place surrounded by countless red and white monastery buildings, flapping prayer flags and […]

Asia, Blog, China, Monastery

Xiahe: A glimpse of Tibet

Arriving by bus in Xiahe (there is no railway between here & Lanzhou) it was immediately apparent that we had crossed some invisible boundary into an altogether different part of […]

Asia, Blog, Nepal

Pokhara: Happy New Year 2070!

Happy New Year!  The end of our trek coincided with the Nepali New Year festivities in Pokhara.  The Nepali calendar is 57 years ahead of the Gregorian one, meaning that […]

Asia, Blog, Hiking, Nepal

Annapurna Circuit: Part 1

Surprisingly, Josi was the one to originally think about completing the Annapurna Circuit.  As John was a seasoned mountain trekker & climber, he was thrilled at sharing his love of […]