Nepal, land of natural beauty

By Daniel

It is a bit of a surreal feeling posting this blog while in Tanzania getting ready for safari adventures. It already feels like ages ago  that I was in Nepal and did a 13 day trek over the Annapurna Circuit and Tilicho Lake but it was only two weeks back that I was walking through the beautiful Himalayas. Definitely one of the toughest things I did in my life but it was all worth it. The waking up early, the walking up to 7 hours a day, dragging my backpack and camera gear with me and venturing to higher altitudes than I have ever been. I witnessed beautiful and constantly changing landscapes, visited small villages on (almost) unreachable places, met friendly locals and made a friend in my Nepalese guide, Sagar.

Below you will find a selection of photos of my time in Nepal. I hope you enjoy them and let me know what you think..!

 

Flying over the Himalayas

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Kids playing with the doves in Kathmandu

Faces of Kathmandu

Starting our trip by car

People celebrating the results of local elections

Day one of hiking

Sagar, my guide

A lot of walking..

Beautiful view in Upper Pisang on the Annapurna 2 mountain

Local faces

You’ll find Buddhist signs everywhere

Good luck before our climb

Monastery in Upper Pisang

Faces of the Himalayas

Beautiful landscapes

She sold the best apple pie I have ever tasted

Sagar leading the way

Tibetan prayer flags blow good luck in the wind

The way to Tilicho Lake

I made a new friend somewhere in a high village

And we played some hide and seek

Smile!

More good luck before our climb!

Local girls walking to school in Manang

Manang

Farmers around Manang village

Beautiful landscapes and changing all the time

Sagar enjoying the view

Towards Tilicho base camp

Made it to Tilicho lake at 4800 meters

And more walking

Me enjoying the view

Locals venturing to high altitudes to find the Caterpillar Fungus, a valuable Mushroom

The lucky ones go by horse

High Camp before the Thorong-La pass

Walking over the pass

We made it!

Local Cowboys

Sagar climbing to higher altitudes for the best view!

And more beautiful landscapes

Made another friend 🙂

In the local bus

The last part of the trip at Tatopani was beautiful and green

Local lady doing her hair

Local kids playing games on the street

Making more friends

And another friend

Beautiful Pokorah Lake

Nice crowd at Pokorah lake

Back in Kathmandu

Streets of Kathmandu

Streets of Kathmandu

These kids wanted to play

Beautiful faces of Kathmandu

Chilling on the street

The sun setting over the streets

Street scenes of Kathmandu

 

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