India, Nepal and Tibet
In and around Asia
After 5 years of intense university studying (ahem), a field school in India sounded like a fantastic oppurtunity to me. Who could pass up an adventure full of Hindu temples, exotic palaces, Bengal tigers, famous beaches, Bollywood stars, and the amazing Indian cuisine? Not only does my trip take me around India, I have also decided to venture into scaling the world's largest mountains in Nepal and exploring the former home of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, China.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Sabrinas Adventures
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Floating down the Ganges
Well, after 43 hours of traveling, 24 of which were spent on a plane, our field school group finally made it to our final destination, sacred Varanasi... Continue reading » -
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An hour in Singapore
Well, Singapore was a quick stop on my journey to India which was refreshing since I had been on a plane for the last`16 hours! We had just enough... Continue reading »
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A day of Enlightenment
A day trip to the location of Buddha's first sermon after attaining enlightenment was a pleasant break from the craziness of Varanasi. After attainin... Continue reading » -
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City Life at Last!
Our first day in Delhi happened to be India’s day of Independence, January 26th. Because we had arrived the night before, we were unable... Continue reading »
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Elephant safari in Rajaji Park
A weekend excursion took us to Hardwar, Uttaranchal to seek out elephants. A group of us rented a private car to drive the 200 km to the mountainou... Continue reading »
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Agra: Well worth the effort
On our way to Agra, Uttar Pradesh, we stopped at the abandoned hilltop city of Fatehpur Sikri. Arthur Erickson, the architect of Simon Fraser Unive... Continue reading »
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Bombay Baby!
Getting off the plane in Mumbai (Bombay), I immediately felt the intense heat rising from the tarmac. The smell of the ocean was in the breeze as i... Continue reading »
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You Gotta Go to Goa
Well, my field school in India has come to an end and now Heather and I are traveling around India together until I go to Nepal. Leaving Bombay too... Continue reading »
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Udaipur: The City of Sunrise and Octopussy
After 2 night trains and 1 very hot and uncomfortable day train, Heather and I made our way from Goa to Udaipur, Rajasthan. On the train, I was gre... Continue reading »
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Mountain Getaway on Mt. Abu
Our first bus journey took us 7 hours along a bumpy road to Mt.Abu, the only hill station in Rajasthan. It's very popular with Indian tourists espe... Continue reading »
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Camel Safari in the Thar Desert
A bus from Mt.Abu took us to Jodhpur where we waited half the day until our night train to Jaisalmer. In the middle of the night, I could tell that... Continue reading »
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Chandigarh: What's your sector?
Well, I am finally on my own as Heather went back to Bombay to fly home. We parted ways at the train station in Jodhpur as I headed to the Punjab.... Continue reading »
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Happy New Year 2064?
I was in Delhi once again to catch a flight to Kathmandu, Nepal. I was soon reminded of the hectic scramble as rickshaw and taxi drivers surrounded... Continue reading »
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Everest Panorama Trek to Thyangboche
Day 1
Starting elevation: 1300m (Kathmandu)
Ending elevation: 2652m (Phakding)Continue reading »
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White water rafting down Trisuli River
After a bus ride to the rafting put-in point, our Raft Captain, Indra, gave us a short safety briefing before setting off. Beautiful mountain views... Continue reading »
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Jungle Safari in Chitwan National Park
After traveling along the narrow highway from the Trisuli River to the entrance of the Royal Chitwan National Park, we switched over into a jeep to... Continue reading »
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Everest Panorama Resort
It was a narrow winding road up the mountain to reach the Everest Panorama Resort at about 2400m. Chitwan is at around 320m, so it was a nice chang... Continue reading »
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7 Days in Tibet: Lhasa
Day 1
Starting elevation: 1317m (Kathmandu)
Ending elevation: 3680m (Lhasa)
Flying into Lhasa, Tibet from Kathmandu, Nepal was pe... Continue reading »
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7 Days in Tibet: Shigatse
Day 4
Starting elevation: 3680m (Lhasa)
Ending elevation: 3860m (Shigatse)
Driving time: 8hrs
For the next leg of our trip,... Continue reading »
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7 Days in Tibet: Shegar
Day 6
Starting elevation: 3860m (Shigatse)
Ending elevation: 4050m (Shegar)
Driving time: 4hrs
Today we drove along th... Continue reading »
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7 Days in Tibet: Dingri and EBC
Day 7
Starting elevation: 4050m (Shegar)
Ending elevation: 4400m (Dingri)
Driving time: 6hrs
Hiking time: 2hrs
Well,... Continue reading »
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