October 16th, 2019 We got up early after not sleeping and hit the road for Lumbini. We tried to eat breakfast at the hotel but that didn’t really work out. I ordered “cheese toast” because I thought that sounded pretty straight forward but I was wrong. What came out was untoasted white bread with some…
Stops
Day 251 – Pokhara to Tansen, Nepal
October 15th, 2019 Today we got to sleep in again before we packed our stuff for the motorbike trip (little did we know this would be our last good sleep until we returned back to Pokhara). The guy dropped off the bike at 10am but then changed the price we had agreed on the day…
Day 250 – Pokhara, Nepal
October 14th, 2019 Today we slept in as we were finally someplace comfortable enough to do so. We took today to chill out and rest from the trek. Last night we went back to the restaurant that had the amazing dal makhani dish and I had an apple cider to celebrate being done with the…
Days 236-249 – 14 Days Trekking the Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
September 30th – October 13th, 2019 Over these 14 days we hiked 106 miles on the Annapurna Circuit including a two-day side trek to Tilicho Lake (the biggest, highest mountain lake in the world!). We crossed over Thorong La Pass which was the highest we have ever been at 17,776 feet. Very few of the…
Days 234-235 – Pokhara, Nepal
September 28th-29th, 2019 We packed up our stuff and took the early 6am bus out of Kathmandu to Pokhara. The distance is only 120 miles between the two places, but it took us over 10 hours on the bus. It seems there is one road that winds around the mountains and I had never seen…
Day 233 – Kathmandu, Nepal
September 27th, 2019 Today when we woke up, we heard some American voices outside on the rooftop patio of our hotel. They were going through all their gear and we could tell from their conversation they were getting ready to do something big. I went outside to check it out and they had an incredible…
Day 232 – Kathmandu, Nepal
September 26th, 2019 Today we got up early (not sleeping well in the terrible room) and went down for the free breakfast. It was surprisingly decent. The hotel receptionist cooked us scrambled eggs, toast and a cup of coffee. The owner or manager of the place sat down and talked to us during breakfast. His…
Day 231- Travel to Kathmandu, Nepal
September 25th, 2019 Our day started at 4am when we checked out of our hostel and got a Grab to the Chiang Mai airport. Our first flight was to Bangkok where we landed in the domestic airport and took a free shuttle across town to the international airport for our flight to Nepal. We had…
Reflections of the Past Three Months
I can’t believe we have spent three months in Southeast Asia! WOW. Our time here has been a bit surreal. I feel like we have learned, experienced, tasted, sweated, and adventured so much. We have done things I had never dreamed of, or even knew about. We missed things I thought for sure would have…
Day 230 – Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand
September 24th, 2019 Today is our last full day in Thailand and this part of Asia! We go to Nepal tomorrow, home to some of the world’s tallest mountains. As it turns out today we decided to prepare for this by visiting Thailand’s highest peak. Our friend Tiara found a free yoga class in the…