Mad busy day taking taxis all over Kathmandu trying to locate the numerous things I still needed to buy – there is no such thing as a department store here… Got stuck in a typical local traffic jam in the rain – not so much a jam as about 5 cars heading in one direction, […]
Entries from March 30th, 2009
Namaste Kathmandu!
March 30th, 2009 8 Comments
Finally arrived in Kathmandu yesterday morning, via Doha. Same as ever – noisy, crazy drivers, constant honking of horns. Although very different to the city I arrived in for my Cho Oyu expedition in late August 2004 – then the streets were eerily empty as the country was under Martial Law – just soldiers and […]
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And he’s off!
March 28th, 2009 2 Comments
So after an increasingly frantic week of lost mittens, broken hardware, Customs regulations, and all the madness that accompanies an expedition like this (including about 6 hours of sleep between us), Valerio has finally charged out the door and off to Heathrow. Late, as usual! I’m exhausted… more (much more!) later.
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