After the magical new year celebration in Kathmandu, off to the mountains I went, and to be more precise, Pokhara, a must for all trekkers, sportsmen, walkers, and other nature addicts and those that love strong and exciting sensations.. Pokhara is located approximately 6/7 hours by bus (always with “Mountain Overland“).. This place does not really have any beautiful things to see, but its hippy …
Diwali, or Tihar ; the light festival.. Here I am, back to Katmandu after my dreamy stay in the jungle, to celebrate the light festival.. The locals are quite busy getting ready to celebrate and you can feel the atmosphere has changed in the streets of Thamel or Baktapur, which are even more so crowded and agitated as usual.. To give you an idea of …
To continue the rest of my adventures in Nepal, I didn’t really have any definite plan or itinerary other than a 10 day trek on the Anapurnas or Manaslu road, that I would have really loved to do….But as usual the weather made that decision for me, and the access was closed off during my stay due to heavy snow which had resulted in many …
Every journey takes us back to basics, it is an introspection, an adventure, but also an experience that teaches us so much about ourselves, and others.. We learn to look at the world differently .. to see it through different eyes, and with hindsight on life, and the small problems of daily life that can seen seem so inconsequential. And depending on the destination, and moments …
As promised in my last blog, here is a city guide with some need to know informations in order to enjoy the most of beautiful Cape town which is inbetween the French Riviera, Florida and California.. Or maybe all of it .. Where to stay ? Sea point / Cliffton / Camps Bay .. I always chose the Sea Point district such as falling point, because …
There are so many things to do in this magnificent region, and it is difficult to see everything … Here are several of my favorite walking tracks, places, excursions I tried, tested, and loved .. Table Mountain .. We cannot miss this magnificent view, which is attained by reaching the summit.. but it comes at a price: up at 4am, 3/4 hours of steep climbing, and …
This week I am taking you to Boulders Beach, one of my favorite beaches in South Africa, situated at least one hour by car from Cape town, just next to Simon’s town. This little sheltered beach, hosts a colony of penguins, that we can observe up close as they walk around and swim at liberty… Just so you know, the difference between auks & penguins is …
@ Tia
