Influencing Instagrammers Take Breath-stealing Photos of Nepal Posted on 1st , September No Comments The Great Himalaya Trails (GHT) team invited influencing Instagrammers from US, Japan and Nepal to start their #MyGHT campaign. The objective is to send the message that there are so many places in Nepal unaffected by the earthquake and to attract travelers. The Instagrammers have taken spectacular photos. Look and enjoy some of their photos […]
7 Spectacular GoPro Everest Photos Posted on 30th , August No Comments When GoPro cameras, frequently used for adventures, meet Everest, the world’s highest mountains, amazing photos are born.
Faces of Nepal Posted on 28th , August No Comments This short moving documentary shows the beauty of Nepali people. It was directed, edited and filmed in 2013 by Jeremy Snell, a photographer, cinematographer, filmmaker and world traveler. In the Vimeo description of the video, he writes: The beauty of the Nepali people shown through an array of video portraits. These type of portraits involve […]
Nepal’s Dolma Ri, One of the World’s Best Hiking Summits Posted on 27th , August No Comments National Geographic, the world-renown magazine for geography, cartography and exploration, has come out with “World’s Best Hikes: Summit Hikes”. The list includes 10 of their “favorite peaks based on both the walk up and the larger history of the place”. And one of the peaks is Dolma Ri which is best for aspiring Himalayan mountaineers. […]
Why to Travel by Air Posted on 17th , April No Comments Travelling by air is safer than travelling by road. The former is fast, smooth, and reliable, while the latter is slow, unreliable, and lengthy. You can distinguish the former from the latter even by closing your eyes. You also know that this is as easy as peeling a banana – very easy thing that you […]
Movies That Inspire Us to Travel Posted on 6th , March 2 Comments Of all the sayings about life in Nepali, one of them has fascinated me very much. And if I translate it into English, it will sound something like this “Life is made of different colors.” To me, these colors are the aspects of life. Aspects are high and low, successful and unsuccessful, sadness and happiness, […]
5 Exercises To Prepare You For Trekking The Himalayas Posted on 1st , March No Comments There is nothing more satisfying than trekking to the Himalayas and seeing how far you’ve come. This mountain range is very demanding, however, and it should be approached with careful preparations. As with every exercise program, you should consult with your doctor before attempting a physically rigorous activity. That being said, here are five exercises […]
Nepali Foods You Must Eat Posted on 13th , February No Comments One should eat to live because thousands of recipes are cooked in 196 countries of the world. The number of foods is more than the number of countries. From the figures, it is clear that we can outlive neither food nor countries in terms of age or years. But we can eat these number of […]
How a Journey to Annapurna Base Camp Unfolds? Posted on 4th , February No Comments To reach the starting point of Annapurna Base Camp Trek, you have to drive to Nayapul, but first you have to board a tourist bus that will take you from Kathmandu to Pokhara. Other modes of transportation to reach Pokhara are private vehicle, local bus, and domestic airline. Pirthivi Highway connects Kathmandu with Pokhara, and […]
How a Journey from Lukla to Everest Base Camp Unfolds? Posted on 2nd , February No Comments Prior to Everest Base Camp Trek you enjoy thirty – five minutes mountain flight from Kathmandu to Lukla. Within this time, you will ascend from an altitude of 1,345 m to 2,800 m. Kathmandu is from where you will fly, and Lukla is where you will land. And it is from Lukla that you will […]
Where is Nepal? Posted on 29th , January No Comments Are you wondering where is Nepal? In terms of countries, Nepal lies between China and India. In terms of shape, it is roughly rectangular. In terms of geographical lines, Nepal lies at latitudes between 26 degrees and 31 degrees North and longitude 80 degrees and 89 degrees East. The area of Nepal is 147,181 km2 […]
Bollywood and Hollywood Movies That Were Filmed in Nepal Posted on 21st , January No Comments Nepal has a great potential for being a superb location for film shooting. It has snowy and high mountains, moon-like dry highlands, national parks rich with various species of birds and animals, alien and fascinating cultures, beautiful and ancient architectures, fast-flowing rivers and mesmerizing and remote lakes. It’s a paradise for trekking, mountaineering, mountain biking […]
