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Trekking in Nepal #15: Sunday 5th November – Nepal

Dragnag – Cho La pass (5420m) – Dzonghla (4850m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #13: Friday 3rd November – Nepal

Side trip to: Gokyo Ri (5340m). Gyazumpa – The Six Lakes

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #14: Saturday 4th November – Nepal

Side trip to Gokyo Ri. Gokyo – Ngozumpa glacier – Dragnag (4700m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #11: Wednesday 1st November – Nepal

Machermo – Panka (4465m) – Gokyo (4750m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #12: Thursday 2nd November – Nepal

Side trip to: Donag / The Fourth Lake (4870m) Ngozumpa / The Fifth Lake (4990m). Scoundrels View

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #9: Monday 30th October – Nepal

Dole – Luza (4360m) – Machermo (4410m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #10: Monday 30th October – Nepal

Acclimatisation day: Machermo Ri

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #7: Saturday 28th October – Nepal

Namche Bazaar – Shyangboche (3900m) – Khumjung (3790m). Side trip to Kunde (3840m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #8: Sunday 29th October – Nepal

Khumjung – Mong (3973m) – Dole (4040m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #6: Friday 27th October – Nepal

Acclimatisation day: Thame (3800m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #4: Wednesday 25th October – Nepal

Fly into Lukla. Lukla (2850m) – Phakding (2640m) – Monjo (2815m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #5: Thursday 26th October – Nepal

Monjo – Jorsale – Namche Bazaar (3450m)

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #3: Tuesday 24th October – Nepal

Exploring Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath and Kathmandu.

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #1: Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd October – Nepal

Overbooked flights and lost luggage. Not the best start.

Ian Reynolds

Trekking in Nepal #2: Monday 23rd October – Nepal

A visit to the Immigration Office, luggage found and Kathmandu awaits.

Ian Reynolds

Tortuga Travels: Week Six: Uyuni to La Paz, Bolivia

Jenn takes a tour of the Uyuni Salar, Bolivia’s “outback”, before meeting up with Carrie again for the train and bus ride to La Paz.

Jennifer Bildersee

Tortuga Travels: Week Seven: La Fin, Bolivia

After a (relatively) quick trip to Lake Titicaca, Jenn reflects on her time in Bolivia: it doesn’t make sense, it takes longer than it needs to, but everyone is friendly and it all turns out okay.

Jennifer Bildersee

Tortuga Travels: Week Four: Sucre, Bolivia

Sunday mornings in Bolivia mean mass and markets. Jenn and Carrie head to Tarabuco, where they prefer to worship the almighty dollar.

Jennifer Bildersee

Tortuga Travels: Week Five: Potosi, Bolivia

Potosi is the antithesis of Sucre. The major attraction is the old silver mine, Cerro Rico, where Bolivians still work in very dangerous conditions for pitiful wages.

Jennifer Bildersee

Tortuga Travels: Week Three: Sucre, Bolivia

Jenn and Carrie have found a good rhythm in Sucre: A leisurely breakfast, practicing guitar, drawing, Spanish lessons and watching tourists who seem to have lost their sense of volume and personal spa

Jennifer Bildersee

Tortuga Travels: Week One: La Paz to Sucre, Bolivia

La Paz is a city of beauty, a city of activity, but most of all a city of karaoke bars and photocopierias. If you think that’s weird, try catching a bus.

Jennifer Bildersee

Tortuga Travels: Week Two: Sucre, Bolivia

Jenn finds her Spanish lacking trying to explain Halloween. She also discovers the joys of Bolivian line dancing.

Jennifer Bildersee

Rafting the Amazon #9: The Final Stretch – Peru

The last morning on the raft in Contamana and a fire sale to get rid of everything.

Charles Brennick

Rafting the Amazon #6: Whirlpools – Peru

Strong winds push the raft into a large whirlpool that was inescapable until the winds died down.

Charles Brennick