Everest base camp, day 4: Acclimatization day at Namche Bazaar
October 2014 Namche Bazaar is the main town in Everest area. It is set in a natural amphitheater over looking Kongde Ri. Due to significant altitude gain, it is recommended that one stays for a day in Namche Bazaar for … Continued
Everest base camp, day 3: Phakding to Namche Bazaar
October 2014 It was a difficult night at Phakding. For some reason I had headache and that prevented me from having a good sleep. At 8400 feet, there was very little chance of Altitude sickness. But still it did not … Continued
Everest base camp, day 2: Lukla to Phakding
October 2014 Our flight to Lukla was scheduled at 9:30AM. We were at the airport well ahead of time. There were efforts to renovate the domestic terminal which at present looked like an old bus stand. Kathmandu domestic terminal The … Continued
Everest base camp, day 1: To Kathmandu
October 2014 Before I start let me tell you that this travelogue will not give full account of the trek to Everest Base Camp. The simple reason is that I could not complete it. It was my second attempt to … Continued
A visit to a plantation waterfall
30 August 2014 Few years ago I had to return back halfway without seeing this waterfall due to paucity of time. I was back again after several years. This time I was with my wife, daughter, my brother and my … Continued
When there was no “falls” in Jogfalls
August 2014 I have seen Jogfalls in its different forms and shape. Be it when the all of its four branches merged to a single block of water or when there was hardly any water trickling from it. Once I … Continued
Spiti diary: Chandratal Lake
14 August 2014 The weather which was good so far in our travel went bad. It was cloudy and ready to rain at any time. Rains in Himalayas are bad these days and we did not like it. Chandratal Lake … Continued
Spiti diary: Sopona lake
13th August 2013 Sopona Lake was not in our list of “things to do” in Spiti. In fact, I hadn’t even heard of its name till then!! I happen to see a water body of significant size in google maps and was … Continued
Spiti diary: Dhankar Lake
12th August 2014 At Tabo, two Israeli girls joined us. They were heading to Dhankar and somehow they came to know that our destination and they decided to hitchhike. Road towards Dhankar A detour from Kaza-Tabo road takes to Dhankar village. … Continued
Spiti diary: Tabo
12th August 2014 A word (Om mani padme hum) was written on top of hill which was clearly seen from our Kaza hotel. I was wondering how one could reach there and paint!! Our first place of visit in Spiti … Continued