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Why this trek?
I’m going to start my blog by posting about my third trek in Nepal. I chose to blog about it because it was a major adventure for me, I’ve never been at this altitude (4550m), much less hiked to a place that high up, alone!
I chose to do this trek because it was one of the areas most affected by the huge earthquakes of 2015 (spend your money where it is most needed). I started from Dhunche because it was the nearest village to Kathmandu, which meant less hours riding the crazy budget buses. Also, some Nepali friends, that I met on my first days in Nepal, recommended this trek to me as it was more remote and much more peaceful, with more Hindu and Buddhist devotees than foreigners. I should say that I did this at low season so I’ll be complaining a lot about the cold! 😛 Continue reading