Posts Tagged ‘Nepal Treks’

The monks sit and chant at the holy stupa in Boudhanath as the eyes of the Buddha peer down. AS dusk rolls in from the distant Himalayas, I nervously dart into the chaos of vehicles roaring up and down Boudha Tusal, my eyes fixed on the ornately carved stone gateway across the boulevard. Katmandu Dodging a swarm of buzzing mopeds, I duck past a taxi blasting sub-continental pop music and scoot across the path of a truck whose cab is painted with images of the long-haired Shiva and the elephant-headed Ganesh, Nepal’s ubiquitous Hindu gods. Traffic cops shout in Nepali as I jump onto the curb and speed between the two stone snow lions guarding the tall arch. Suddenly, as if I have entered another world, the toxic fog dissipates and gives way to the sweet odor of burning juniper incense. The Nepali pop songs fade, replaced by chanting. “Om mani padme hum,” comes the ancient six-syllable refrain, repeated by groups of Tibetan monks in oxblood robes. “Hail to the jewel in the lotus.” Full story

Namaste! Greetings to anyone who is considering a trip to Nepal, I have just returned from trekking to Everest Base Camp with Nepal Vision trek. Nepal Vision is a friendly, well organized locally owned company. The trekking trip to Everest Base Camp was something that I have dreamed about for many years. I can say that the trip was everything I had dreamed about and so ... Full story