Tag: Hiking the Annapurna CIrcuit
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Nepal (Day 5)
4 November: Bahundanda (1310m) – Chyanje (1400m) From the official figures we have not ascended very much today but these are deceptive. Trails in Nepal are not exactly flat and, as a trekker walks, we must have ascended and descended hundreds of metres. It’s very frustrating when the path leads steeply down but you know…
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Nepal (Day 4)
3 November (Besisahar (790m) – Bahundanda (1310m) The alarm went off at 6.00am but I was already awake. I threw back our wooden windows to let some light in and lo and behold! There were pink-tinged snowy mountains sparkling in the sunrise. Wow!!! Ordered porridge for breakfast in the belief that it would provide the…
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Nepal (Day 3)
2 November (Kathmandu –Besisahar) The alarm rang at 5.00am after very few hours of sleep. Eugene provided an extra alarm call with several long farts. ‘Sorry.’ He leapt out of bed and legged it to the bathroom. He emerged rather soulfully several minutes later. ‘I think I’ve got giardia!’ Since the incubation period for giardia…
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Nepal: Prologue
Prologue In the autumn of 1994, following eight semi-nomadic years teaching for the British Council, I decided to return to the UK and see if I could try a more settled life. I packed up my home in Tunis and found myself back at my parents’ home with a bit of cash saved and a…