Sam's Travels in Nepal - A Most Exotic and Beautiful Journey

Nepal is landlocked between China and India with a total land area 147,181 square kilometers. It has a population of 25 million. The terrain is mountainous and hilly, although with physical diversity. Three broad physiographic areas run laterally - lowland Terai Region in the south; central lower mountains of the Anapurnas; the Himalayas, with 8,848-meters-high Mount Everest and other peaks forming Mountain Region in north. The vista and majesty of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, and the Himalayas/Anapurna Ranges include 8 of the top 10 mountains in the world --all over 8,000 meters, are rightly both a major tourist attraction and one of the acknowledged Wonders of the World.

Holy Man, Kathmandu, Nepal Fixing the Wagon, Late Afternoon, Chitwan, Nepal Anapurna Mountain Range at Sunrise, Australian Base Camp, Nepal Man Smoking Pipe, Patan City, Nepal

Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world with nearly half of its population living below the poverty line (with, as of 2001, a per capita income of just over US$240). Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for over 80%.

Source: Wikipedia.org

My son Miles and I went on a wonderful 10 day tour in Nepal, using Evergreen Travel of Kathmandu http://www.egtours.com/ in March 2004. It was a great trip!!! Click here to see Evergreen Tour's information on the trip we took.

I returned in December 2006 with my wife and daughter for a short trip sandwiched around a tour in Bhutan (also by Evergreen Travel).

Places Visited:

Bhaktapur (2004 & 2006)
Kathmandu (2004 & 2006)
Patan (2004 & 2006)
Pokhara (2004 & 2006)
Nagarkot (2004)
Royal Chitwin National Park (2004)

Activities:

Anapurna Trekking (2004 & 2006)
Everest Flight (2004)
Trisuli River Rafting (2004)

Miles sent out a long email to his friends about his impressions of the 2004 trip. It is attached. While not 100% factual, it is a humorous account of one man's experience.

◊ How would you like never to buy another spare memory card for your holiday trip?
◊ How would you like never to miss a shot because your memory card is full?
◊ How would you like to upload your pictures while on a shoot and free up your media card without lugging your notebook computer around?

A World of Memory in Your Pocket
"Traveling without my FotoLocket is as inconceivable to me as a world without email or cell phones. I honestly don't know how I ever managed to get by without one." - Sam

◊ Upload photos directly to unit in the field to free up media cards
◊ Doubles as external hard drive – 80 GB capacity
◊ Bundled with Sam’s Toolkit for photographers – essential software with every unit
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This site was last updated 11/29/05