A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
October 2014 We had NCell signal on mobile till Namche Bazaar. But at Debuche it was only Nepal telecom that worked though the call quality was very bad. Debuche to Dengboche elevation map Subbu felt that he was unnecessarily carrying … Continued
October 2014 It would be one more gruelling day for us. The elevation plot below shows that the net altitude gain between Namche Bazaar and Debuche was about 1,100 feet but for that we had to lose 3068 feet and climb back 4149 … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
8 September 2013 Hills near Bengaluru are mostly dry and rocky. Bilikal Rangaswamy Betta is an exception where the ‘feel’ of forest can be felt. Two paths that lead to the top of the hill are quite different in … Continued