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I jumped from that bridge
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74 KGs... time for a diet
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The funky bunch
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Thamel. A free market gone awry
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Olivia and her Tibetan beer
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Unnatural holiday schedule
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Ranger briefing
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Notice that the park is no longer 'royal'
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Chasing the Rhinos - I
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Chasing the Rhinos - II
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Chasing the Rhinos - III
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Chasing the Rhinos - IV
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Bored Rhinos
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Shy spotted deer
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Chauffered by Olivia around Kathmandu
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Chauffered by Olivia around Kathmandu II
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Bhaktapur - I
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Bhaktapur - II
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Bhaktapur - III
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Bhaktapur - IV
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Bhaktapur - V
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Bhaktapur - VI
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Bhaktapur - VII
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Bhaktapur - VIII
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Experiencing the Nepal electricity supply
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Giving way to incoming traffic
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Not used to seeing strange berded Quebeckers
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First sunrise of the trip
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Keeping warm
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Our cook for the night
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With a group of American travellers - Christmas eve
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Drinking local (rice-based) wine for Christmas
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Micro-Hydroelectric generator
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Micro-Hydroelectric generator
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Micro-Hydroelectric generator
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Final stretch to the Annapurna base camp
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Final stretch to the Annapurna base camp 2
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Annapurna base camp
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Annapurna base camp 2
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Annapurna base camp 3
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Annapurna base camp 4
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Annapurna base camp 5
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Annapurna base camp 6
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Annapurna base camp 7
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Water heater
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Annapurna base camp 9
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Dining room heater
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ahhh... much better!
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Sunset at base camp
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An apple pie of some sort... my treat for having made it to basecamp!
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It takes more than 1 hour to go up to the top of the village
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Let's not miss a step
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Well deserved relaxation
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Goods delivery system
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Last sunset of the trek
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Last party
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How difficult can it be?
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I'll be alright, I think...
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I'm a natural...
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Rudra, my porter-guide, and me
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Relaxing on the lake
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Self-portrait
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Gurkha museum
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Gurkhas in South East Asia
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Gurkhas in South East Asia 2
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Gurkhas in South East Asia 3
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Gurkhas in South East Asia 4
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Would I make a credible Gurkha?
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The bat Cave
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Cute little bats
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Before my Indian barber had his way
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After
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Preparing for Paragliding
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Flying with the eagles above Pokhara
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Interesting bridge
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Riding on top of the chicken bus
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Riding on top of the chicken bus 2
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Bandipur - I
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Bandipur - II
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Bandipur - III
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Biggest cave in Nepal
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Big trees
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2 portuguese travellers dancing in the street
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Back to the Pokhara-Bandipur "highway"
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Cosy transport
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I gave this meal a miss
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Sightseeing trip to the Everest. From the sky, it looks like any other mountain :-(
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