Don’t bring too much! When packing, I make a pile then eliminate, and I always discard any packaging at home rather than carrying trash into areas where it could pose a problem. I also consider the locals and what they need in their remote high-altitude world where weather and environment are challenging. My pack always […]
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You have itchy feet and crave adventure travel. How long has it been since you were on your last adventure? Ah, yes, that trip you took nearly two years ago with one of those tour companies. They keep mailing you their catalogues. They profess intimate experience with the locals, unspoiled trails, few or no other
Get away from the supermarket of travel! Read More »
The main trekking season in the Nepal Himalayas is beginning now. October to early December is the main season for trekking in the Sherpa Solu – Khumbu region, the Annapurnas, Langtang Himal, Himalchuli and Manaslu as well as Kanchenjunga. While springtime, May to early June, is an ideal time for ascending Mt. Everest and some
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As tropics account for a significant portion of annual tourist travel destinations, malaria, dengue and other mosquito born diseases have always been on top of the list of tourist alerts as to what preventive measures one should take up before and after arrival at destination. But considering that there is another disease that statistics show
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FIT tours or foreign independent travel has increased in recent years as more people realized it has its benefits over group travel. Why travel in a group of strangers some of whose personality may be on a collision course with yours when you can experience the destination on your own or in a company of
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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. So I’m back to guiding. Leaving from here in Beijing shortly. Permits should be fine by then to
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What is the best time to travel to Bhutan? While many guidebooks will recommend making your reservations for the fall or spring months, more and more “in the know” Bhutanese travelers prefer to travel during the wet summer or the cold winter months. These exotic vacationers reason that during the off season, fewer western tourists
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