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Trekking in Nepal #15: Sunday 5th November – Nepal
Dragnag – Cho La pass (5420m) – Dzonghla (4850m)
Trekking in Nepal #13: Friday 3rd November – Nepal
Side trip to: Gokyo Ri (5340m). Gyazumpa – The Six Lakes
Trekking in Nepal #14: Saturday 4th November – Nepal
Side trip to Gokyo Ri. Gokyo – Ngozumpa glacier – Dragnag (4700m)
Trekking in Nepal #11: Wednesday 1st November – Nepal
Machermo – Panka (4465m) – Gokyo (4750m)
Trekking in Nepal #12: Thursday 2nd November – Nepal
Side trip to: Donag / The Fourth Lake (4870m) Ngozumpa / The Fifth Lake (4990m). Scoundrels View
Trekking in Nepal #9: Monday 30th October – Nepal
Dole – Luza (4360m) – Machermo (4410m)
Trekking in Nepal #10: Monday 30th October – Nepal
Acclimatisation day: Machermo Ri
Trekking in Nepal #7: Saturday 28th October – Nepal
Namche Bazaar – Shyangboche (3900m) – Khumjung (3790m). Side trip to Kunde (3840m)
Trekking in Nepal #8: Sunday 29th October – Nepal
Khumjung – Mong (3973m) – Dole (4040m)
Trekking in Nepal #6: Friday 27th October – Nepal
Acclimatisation day: Thame (3800m)
Trekking in Nepal #4: Wednesday 25th October – Nepal
Fly into Lukla. Lukla (2850m) – Phakding (2640m) – Monjo (2815m)
Trekking in Nepal #5: Thursday 26th October – Nepal
Monjo – Jorsale – Namche Bazaar (3450m)
Trekking in Nepal #3: Tuesday 24th October – Nepal
Exploring Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath and Kathmandu.
Trekking in Nepal #1: Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd October – Nepal
Overbooked flights and lost luggage. Not the best start.
Trekking in Nepal #2: Monday 23rd October – Nepal
A visit to the Immigration Office, luggage found and Kathmandu awaits.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Tortuga Travels: Week Two: Sucre, Bolivia
Jenn finds her Spanish lacking trying to explain Halloween. She also discovers the joys of Bolivian line dancing.
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.
Rafting the Amazon #6: Whirlpools – Peru
Strong winds push the raft into a large whirlpool that was inescapable until the winds died down.