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Well the Olympics are over and the athletes already gone. The locals are a bit melancholic I notice. But the cars and construction will be back and the pollution too. Time to be out. Enough teaching hospitality.
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So I’m back to guiding. Leaving from here in Beijing shortly. Permits should be fine by then to take the train to Lhasa in Tibet by October and then go on by the greatest mountains of the world overland to Nepal.
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Kathmandu is always fascination and a total contrast to the power house Tiger economies. But with its antiquity and quaintness there comes friendliness too. If there is interest I would be happy to do the Everest trek. Wonderful scenery, a chance to get fit meanwhile with pretty much all the amenities these days. If not I will do a variation of the quieter Lang Tang valley trek. That would be in the clearest but quieter season of the year, November.
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December continues to India. I have lived in the subcontinent 6 years and know all the best spots. Keeping out of the big cities for the most part will find unique and indescribable places of the culture, coupled with that of the British empires legacy which are etched into society.
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The west coast of India is a blue sea paradise come January. 2,000 miles of coastline, easy in its best season where every day is guaranteed perfect. And there are so many spots to choose, none overcrowded, with endless seafood and coconut dishes. The blue sea is the perfect temperature to stay hours.
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More of India follows in February depending on the choice of clients. I would like to visit some mid mountain areas myself, but anywhere is fine. There are so many great hidden spots.
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March will see me in Thailand  for a look around. A very easy place to get by, but when someone knows the inside can be even a richer experience.
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April I am already booked to cruise south China. Much more agreeable than the north, and will continue on in China as clients wish.
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I would like to fit in Indonesia later in the year.
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So if any of the above fits your holidays, feel free to give it a try.
My web page is http://loandhi.tripod.com but it adds little more in detail than above.
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The suggested itinerary above fits with ideal climatic times. I know the places and the languages so it is easy for me to find truly unique experiences. See you sometime along the way.  SJ.

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MSN Travel had a piece on todays 10 travel trends you can’t ignore. It mentioned vacations that focus on rental jets, luxury yachts, travel without the kids but also pointed out one unexpected development in the travel world which shows that in spite of the boom of Internet travel sites and many people trying to be their own travel agents using the resources of the Internet, the upper end, luxury travel seeking consumers are returning to the old-fashioned way of planning trips which has to do with using skilled travel planners, the people that truly know. This trend only shows that when it comes to planning your trip wanting more than the usual supermarket of travel offers, click here, click there, ready to purchase endless packages do not meet expectations of the more sophisticated travelers. When it comes to travel to the likes of India, Bhutan, or China, whether esoteric destinations or not, fact it that getting something more rewarding than “It’s Tuesday, Must Be Rome,” the old cliche pegged to the American style of travel, to venture beyond the ordinary can only be achieved with travel on an exclusive FIT tour. FIT tours to China, tailor-made travel in India or trekking, festival or bicycle tours in Bhutan require more than just to look up few references in some kind of brochure or a guidebook. FIT tour, or Foreign Independent Travel tour, is a tailor-made tour where the cooperation between FIT suppliers and the experienced tour operator putting it all together is the key, and that few if any laymen travelers succeed to perfect no matter how hard they try in order to save a few dollars.

Chomolhari trek is a  great eight-day trek to the high pastures of yak-herders and  the memorable Jangothang camp at base of  the imposing Mount Chomolhari (7316 m). This trek packs all the highs of the Himalayas – grand views, high alpine lakes, rich flora of rhododendrons and wild flowers as well as sightings of blue sheep. If you are short on time or may question your stamina, there is 2-day shorter and easier version of the Chomolhari Trek. Returning to Paro across Bonte La Pass via descending into the Soi Yaksa Valley, this route passes through Bhutanese farmland, alpine yak pasturelands as well as crosses high Himalayan passes.

For more see Chomolhari Trek: Trekking to the Base of 7,316m Mt. Chomolhari