emydura
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Warning - if you have a slow connection speed you might want to give this thread a miss as there are a few photos.
Not sure if anyone is interested ( I think Jean is) but here are a few photos from my recent 3 week trek in Western Nepal. I took lots of photos so it was hard limiting it down to a few. This was just 1/3 of the trek, so I have many other photos that are as nice as these (as well as quite different) so I can post those as well if anyone is keen.
Western Nepal is extremely remote and rugged and sees few tourists, especially when compared to other more famous Nepalese trekking regions such as Everest and Annapurna. It is also an extremely poor area, hence facilities are limited and sparse. Most people who trek in this region go with organised groups, sleeping in tents away from the villages. However, I went with a few Nepalese friends and we stayed in the villages itself. This meant it was a lot cheaper plus we got to interact much more closely with the local people which was very rewarding.
The trek was tough with many high passes. As the villages were often few and far between, most of the days were long and many times we were walking in the dark. As a result I was often frustrated with the photographic opportunities as we were always in a rush. Anyway some of these are still quite nice. I hope you enjoy them.
David
We don't have decidous forests in Australia so I was just awestruck by these oak forests.
Typical 5 star accomodation.
Not sure if anyone is interested ( I think Jean is) but here are a few photos from my recent 3 week trek in Western Nepal. I took lots of photos so it was hard limiting it down to a few. This was just 1/3 of the trek, so I have many other photos that are as nice as these (as well as quite different) so I can post those as well if anyone is keen.
Western Nepal is extremely remote and rugged and sees few tourists, especially when compared to other more famous Nepalese trekking regions such as Everest and Annapurna. It is also an extremely poor area, hence facilities are limited and sparse. Most people who trek in this region go with organised groups, sleeping in tents away from the villages. However, I went with a few Nepalese friends and we stayed in the villages itself. This meant it was a lot cheaper plus we got to interact much more closely with the local people which was very rewarding.
The trek was tough with many high passes. As the villages were often few and far between, most of the days were long and many times we were walking in the dark. As a result I was often frustrated with the photographic opportunities as we were always in a rush. Anyway some of these are still quite nice. I hope you enjoy them.
David
We don't have decidous forests in Australia so I was just awestruck by these oak forests.
Typical 5 star accomodation.
