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Nepali Girl with amazing eyes close up
This is the first image I am uploading. This little girl suddenly crossed our path when we were on our way to the wonderful Swayambunath temple complex in Kathmandu (mixed Buddhist & Hindu). There...
View ArticleAntarctic Beauty
When climbing the 7 summits you will end up at Terra Incognita, Antarctica to climb Mt Vinson, with 4897m Antarctica’s highpoint. It is the coldest, windiest, driest and highest continent on earth and...
View ArticleThree Nepali kids in the Khumbu Valley
There are 2 main ways to get to the Mount Everest Basecamp. In Tibet you can drive all the way (to 5200m altitude!), in Nepal you will have the pleasure to trek for about a week. After flying to Lukla...
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Buddhist Butterlamps at Swayambunath temple, Kathmandu
The Swayambunath temple complex in Kathmandu, Nepal is quite unique. Not only is it one of the 3 holiest places for Buddhists, but the 2 main religions Hinduism and Buddhism are in total harmony with...
View ArticleHappy Nepali Girl, Kathmandu
Due to the powerstruggle between the Maoists, the government and the puppets of the King in Nepal, the situation was tense on the streets. Strikes were followed by curfews and the Nepali could not go...
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Ama Dablam
There are only 14 mountains higher than 8000m. And more than a hundred higher than 7000m. Sometimes the beauty of mountains lies not in the height, but in more aesthetic qualities. Ama Dablam is ‘only’...
View ArticleMonk at Swayambunath
While it was completely safe and allowed for foreigners to go out on the streets and see the sights during the curfew in Kathmandu, most people stayed indoors, scared after seeing BBC-world & CNN...
View ArticleSea of clouds from Mont Blanc
Mt Blanc is the highest peak of the Alps, on the border of France and Italy (4810m). In fact, some Italian maps show the summit to be in their country :-)It is really busy in the summer, but every time...
View ArticleKathmandu Angels
Nepali are poor. Very poor. That is, they have little money and luxury as we westerners know it. They are rich in ways to socialize and to enjoy themselves and somehow always manage to wear those...
View ArticleTorres del Paine, Chile
When going South for a trip to Antarctica, you should take some extra time and explore this wonderful park. You can do a non-technical trekking from a day hike to a circuit of more than a week. Or you...
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