Monthly Archives: October 2010

Bandhavgarh National Park – Day 2 (This one’s for Finn!)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Andy_Mark

After a 5am wake up we were off to Gohri gate to try our luck in the parks other zone (supposed lesser rated area).  With just the two of us today it would hopefully

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Bandhavgarh National Park – Day 1

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Last week after looking into going to Ranthnabore NP for some tiger spotting the more we looked into it the more complicated and frustrating it was becoming. After 20 minutes looking in the guide and a bit on net we had … Continue reading →

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Varanasi

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Arrival in Varanasi The train pulled into Varanasi station a couple of hours later than scheduled.. not too bad a start for our first Indian train experience! The guide book was full of warnings about the annoying taxi and hotel … Continue reading →

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Getting to India

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Pokhara to Sounali After a day in Pokhara to sort our stuff out it was a 6:30 am start on the tourist bus from Pokhara, with more locals than tourists on board, and less leg room than a Ryanair flight. In … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 11

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Potana to the Bus Stop The last day, and one of the shortest at that. After another interrupted night of sleep –  mainly due to the dude sleeping in the kitchen who was

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Annapurna – Day 10

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Jinhu to Potana Penultimate day on the trek and a long one at that 7 hours in total, but thanks to the groups superior speed we managed to knock it off by 15:30.  Hard work as there were a couple … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 9

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Sinuwa to Jinhu Shortest day today of the lot, with the added bonus of a trip to the hot springs at Jinhu. After a late start and only one killer up hill to Chhomgrong before lunch, we where in Jinhu … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 8

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Annapurna Base Camp to Sinuwa The return journey begins but not before an eventfully evening and early morning, one of the group members condition had worsened over night and have to be moved to a lower attitude at around midnight. … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 7

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Deurali to Annapurna Base Camp The big day has arrived, the last 900 vertical meters to base camp.  We woke to a nice surprise, after days of mist, cloud and rain it had finally cleared –  for now at least. … Continue reading →

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Annapurna – Day 6

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Bamboo to Deurali Climbing day today with the last stop before ABC (Annapurna base Camp). Again it was a bit of a damp start , we are used to putting on damp clothing now to dry it out! A 900m … Continue reading →

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