Postcard Scribbles

Notes from travels far and wide

Tagged: Nepal

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Kathmandu

We initially liked Kathmandu a lot, especially in the tourist district, with merchandise from the shops spilling out onto the pavements – colourful cashmere clothing, pashminas, felt booties, bags of tea, shiny jewellery and...

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Nagarkot

Nagarkot is quiet, and a long bumpy drive from Bhaktapur, and we stayed there for less than 24 hours. So why did we go there? Because it promises a spectacular mountain view, including the...

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Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur is an ancient UNESCO-protected town, about an hours’ drive from Kathmandu. Entering the town felt like going back in time to a simpler way of life. Crafts are made by hand, people are...

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Royal Chitwan National Park

This was our second safari expedition, the first one in Brazil didn’t go well (it was too cold and the animals were hiding), so we were hoping for better fortunes in this National Park...

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Pokhara

Pokhara is a lakeside town situated near the Annapurna range, where we would be trekking. It seemed a quiet town to leave, but morphed into a hub of civilisation upon our return from the...

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Trekking in the Himalayas

Nepal was not on our original travel list, but it is such a short hop away from India, it was too hard to resist. After some research, we decided on a trek in the...