Category Archives: Nepal

The High Passes of Everest Trek: Namche to Chhukung Days 4 – 7

Table of Contents: Previous Post: The High Passes of Everest Trek: Lukla to Namche Days 1 – 3 Maps, Basic Stats with Elevation Gain, and KML file Day 4: Namche to Tengboche Day 5: Tengboche to Dingboche Day 6: Dingboche … Continue reading

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Pashupatinath: Shiva’s Kathmandu Valley Temple

Table of Contents: Getting To Pashupatinath  From The Thamel District Map and Satellite View of Pashupatinath The Cremation Ghats and The Posing Sadhus Pashupatinath Mandir – For The Hindus Only Mandir View From The Other Side of the River The … Continue reading

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The Kathmandu Valley’s Patan April 2018: Part 1 – Durbar Square

Related Post: The Temples of Lalitpur (Patan) Before & After The Quakes Patan’s Durbar Square suffered significant damage in the April 2015 Gorkha Earthquakes. The post linked above shows what it looked like before and immediately after the earth stopped shaking. … Continue reading

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Bhaktapur After The 2015 Quakes – Part 2: Taumadhi Sq., Potters’ Sq., and Tachapal

Table of Contents: Map of the Bhaktapur Locales visited Taumadhi Tol Potters’ Square Tachapal Tol (Dattatreya Square) My Other Kathmandu Valley Posts Previous Post:  Bhaktapur After The 2015 Quakes – Part 1: Durbar Square Bhaktapur Three Years After The 2015 … Continue reading

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Bhaktapur After The 2015 Quakes – Part 1: Durbar Square

Table of Contents: Bhaktapur Recovery After the 2015 Earthquakes Entrance Fee To See the Sites A Rooftop Café View of Durbar Square On The West Side of The  Square The Ugrachandi and Bhairab Stone Sculptures  Visible Structural Damage And More … Continue reading

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Kathmandu’s Durbar Square After the 2015 Earthquakes – Is It Worth US$10/1000 NRP?

Last revised on November 15, 2022. Kathmandu’s Durbar Square took the biggest hit of all the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Kathmandu Valley in the Gorkha Earthquakes of 2015. It is also the site where, three years later, the … Continue reading

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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 17 – Koto To Tal

Last revised: August 22, 2022. Previous Post: Day 16 – Meta To Koto Day 17 – Koto To Tal time: 7:00 –  2:00 p.m. the high point of the day: Timang (2750) maps: Himalayan Map House Annapurna Circuit Trek Map.  … Continue reading

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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 16 – Meta To Koto

Previous Post: Day 15 – Phu To Meta time: 7:00 – 2:00 p.m. with many rest stops distance: about 14.5 km. the high point of the day: Meta at 3586 m maps: Himalayan Map House Annapurna Circuit Trek Map. Hardcopy maps … Continue reading

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Upper Mustang-Phu Valley Traverse Via Saribung La: Day 15 – Phu To Meta

Previous Post: In And Around The  Village of Phu time: 7:45 – 3:15 with a 30-minute break in Khyang and an hour for lunch in Chyakhu distance: 16 kilometers the high point of the day: Phu 4080 campsite: Meta 3590 … Continue reading

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From Mustang To The Phu Valley Via Saribung La: Days 14 – 15 In And Around Phu

Last revised on January 23, 2024. Table of Contents: The Naar-Phu Valleys &  Annapurna Circuit Contrasted Naar-Phu Entry Requirments Useful Sources of Information Lonely Planet; David Snelgrove’s Himalayan Pilgrimage; Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf’s Bhotia Highlanders of Nar and Phu Approaching Phu … Continue reading

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