Dec '0707
During our 28-day trek we met quite some people without guide, saying that “they didn’t need one” and “could do this on their own” or “they would rather save the money”. Which is fine of course, because hiring a guide is of course costing some money, as you are employing somebody to provide you a […]
Dec '0705
Beep-beep-beep, beep-beep-beep!!! 3h30 in the morning, our alarm clock rings. Quickly we sit up because today is THE great day: we are going to go to the highest point of our trek: Thorong-La Pass at 5416 m. altitude. All around us we hear people rumbling around while we quickly (believe us: this cold makes you […]
Dec '0704
The first week of trekking in the highest mountains in the world. Our first impressions of the Nepali mountain lifestyle, of eating Dal Bhat (the only food they seem to eat) and learning Nepali from our guide, Narayan, and our porter. Yes we were too lazy to carry our stuff ourselves!
Nov '0703
We have been in Kathmandu for about one week now, so it is about time to share some impressions and feelings. Compared to Chinese cities, Kathmandu definitely resembles more to any other Asiatic city than we have seen before (well at least that is what we think, because of course we never have visited Asia […]
Nov '0701
China hasn’t been our favorite country so far, which is partially due to the fact that we had bad weather in the north and the fact that we couldn’t get into Tibet even though we tried so hard. But it’s not very fair to judge it so easily, as China definitely has some “worth seeing” […]
Oct '0719
Some people complained that we hadn’t been very courageous as far as our food choices are concerned. It is true that China is probably one of the countries with the most “exotic” food possibilities going from very spartian cuisine in the north, very spicy in the west until eating cat, rats and bugs glued to […]
Oct '0712
Beijing, September 17th: After standing in a long, long waiting-line at the PSB (Police Security Bureau, the place where visa extensions are issued) we get to hear that our visa cannot be extended now. Period (no real reason given, as will turn out to be the “standard” in China). The only information we get is: “You […]
Oct '0703
Now that we have been in China for a little while, we can maybe speak a little bit about the Chinese, because they are actually quite different from the people we met in Russia and China. Whereas the Russians were still very European and the Mongolians “Mongolian” (we don’t really know how to describe them […]
