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/ Day 2 was quite challenging. We 1st descended about 300m for lunch, then ascended about 900m to reach Namche. The 900m ascent took about 3 hours of continuous upward trek either on rocky steps […]

/ Check out this beautiful Dhudh Kosi River behind me. 1st 2 days of trekking is mainly along the valley where this river runs. Really love the colour of this river. Perhaps the result of […]

/ Children who live at this part of the Himalayan Mountain Range go to school from Sunday to Friday. Sunday is their 1st day of the week. They have to walk 1.5 hr to school […]

/ May have slightly underestimated the temperature for this trip. Currently at the 1st campsite (Tok-Tok-2862m) and the temperature dropped from 12.4 degree to 5.2 degree at night indoor. Wasn’t expecting a single digit at […]

/ Remember the 21W solar panel that I bought? Only 0.6kg, foldable and waterproof. Fit nicely on my tactical bag. Today it has been deployed on my back. Every unit of kWh counts. All the […]

/ One of world’s most dangerous airport runway. A very short one but inclined so it helped in taking off and landing. Blessed with good weather and windless so I don’t feel any danger at […]

/ After 4 hours of car ride later, I arrived at the airport of Mantali, probably the smallest airport I will ever see. Soon, I will be on the smallest passenger airplane I will ever […]

/ On the plane ride to Nepal, for the 1st time I witnessed a mountain range protruding above a thick carpet of white clouds while the evening sun cast a golden glow on them. Simply […]

/ I arrived at the airport 10 hours before the departure time to do something I have never done before – to stay a night at “The Haven” pay-per-use lounge at Terminal 3 (Landside). As […]