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Letters from Nepal (4 of 4)

Letters from Nepal (4 of 4)

date: Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 8:44 AM subject: Back from Langtang Hello All, We are back from Langtang National park after an excellent journey into the high mountains. Too many stories to tell here today as I am tired from the nine hour long bus journey riding on the roof of the bus back to KTM. (more...)

Letters from Nepal (3 of 4)

Letters from Nepal (3 of 4)

date: Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM subject: delays and festivals Hi all, Well, we were not able to get out of town as planned yesterday. Ashley got really sick and spent most of the night throwing up so she was not in the mood for an 8-10 hour bus trip on unpaved roads in a hot bus.  Instead we spent another day touring around kathmandu and [...]

Letters from Nepal (2 of 4)

Letters from Nepal (2 of 4)

date: Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 4:59 AM subject: trekking Hey all, Things have been pretty excellent in kathmandu. Been going around seeing the sights and enjoying some of the cool places. Overall it is pretty crazy. The town is just bursting with people. Incredibly dirty. So smoggy I find myself coughing a lot. And so hazy you cant see the [...]

Letters from Nepal (1 of 4)

Letters from Nepal (1 of 4)

date: Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 4:27 AM subject: kathmandu Hello All, Just a quick note to say I am here, safe. Hellish journey. Being in delhi airport is the closest thing I have ever felt to being in prison. Transit lounge with hard floors, plastic chairs, and guards with automatic weapons at each entrance. Had to get escorted out by the [...]