ENGLISH VERSION – CYMRAEG ISOD It was warm in Fiji, but upon arriving in New Zealand we discovered that things were going to be slightly colder for our next leg of the trip! “The whole town smells of rotting eggs” “…roedden ni ar ein ffordd i lawr y mynydd cyn i ni sylweddoli ein bod ni wedi bod Read More »
One of my very favourite places in Costa Rica is Tortuguero National Park, a maze of canals and jungle on the Caribbean Sea Coast. Dubbed by some as ‘the Amazon of Costa Rica’, the only means of transport in the park is by boat along the canals or by very small plane. To get to Read More »
30/10 導遊 Dev、挑伕 KB 和 Teresa 昨天從 Kathmandu 飛抵 Pokhara 和我們會合。 一行五人在 Green Park Hotel 吃過早餐後，便乘車出發去我們 Jomsom Trek 的起步點 Naya Pul (~1100m)。 剛起步就碰到從昆明來的三姐弟，後來又碰到台灣來的兩位女仕。我們中、港、台的同胞一起住在Tirkhedhunga（1540m）的Dipak Lodge，晚上召開兩岸三地會議。 31/10 早上海峽兩岸的同胞先走，香港同胞遲了出發，有點不合群現象。縱然首兩小時都是陡峭的上山路，但香港同胞由於訓練有素，很快追上了海峽兩岸，經過一輪叮噹馬頭，終於節節領先，勝出多個馬位，首先到達 Ghorapani/Deurali (3194m），住宿Tukuche View Lodge。 那裏雖然氣溫很低，但風景優美，房間可以看見日落中的雪山，最難忘的還是沖那熱騰騰的熱水涼。 1/11 早上四點起來摸黑上 Poon Hill (3210m) 看日出，可是雲太多，看不見“日照金山”的景象，反而是日出後圍繞雪山的雲彩消耗了我們不少膠捲。在 Poon Hill 海峽兩岸三地的同胞又凝聚在一起，理所當然來個中、港、台大合照。 遊人陸續散去以後，我留下素描，兩個以色列年輕人正在吸食大蔴，還給我試了幾口。 我感覺和抽煙沒什麼分別, 只是咳了幾聲, 不太習慣。 下山吃過早餐後，我們離開Ghorapani，走了不久，來到一間旅舘餐廳，被這裏遍地的鮮花和翠綠的草地吸引，背景還有迷人的大雪山。我們在這裏休息、唱歌和飲可樂，消磨了一段美好時光。 在Sikha午飯後，又經過三個半小時的下山路才到達 Tatopani (1190m)，屈指一算我們原來這天共下降了兩千多米。來到 Tatopani 的 Trekkers Lodge 時，兩條腿都酸軟發抖了。 2/11 Tatopani Read More »
Namaste! 這是我們沿途講得最多的說話，即尼泊爾的“Hello”！ 由於天氣不好，我們呆等了半天也沒飛機 ，要回加德滿都多住一天。 第二天又等了四個小時，總算沒有白等 ，我們坐上了小型飛機，到達珠峰大本營(EBC )之旅的首站 – Lukla 。 這次旅程總共十四天，行程大概如下： Lukla – Phading – Namche – Sasana – Tengboche – Dingboche – Nagartsang Peak – Dingboche – Lobuche – Gorak Shep – EBC – Gorak Shep – Kala Patthar – Gorak Shep – Lobuche – Tengboche – Namche – Thamo/Thame – Namche – Lukla Read More »
Torres del paine national park. the name is not far from the experience.. we started on sunday with a catamarang crossing of lake Pehoe, this sounds pleasant however we were not keen to get off it as there were gale force winds and driving rain…who’s idea was this.. We sat next to a guy on the Read More »
Oops, I don’t remember too much! We went here as the starting point for a 5 day trek through Parque Nacional Torres del Paine (read the review for more details). Puerto Natales is a small town on a lake overrun by tourists seeking to do the big trek. We stayed at a hostel the first Read More »
Another early start. We departed Kangding at 6.30 am, heading for Hailuogou Glacier Park via Luding. Luding Bridge At Hailuogou “the land is trembling and the valley is buzzing”. Mao’s secret hideout revealed in Moxi! Luding lays claim to hosting what some regard as the most glorious moment of the Long March. The bridge, built Read More »
So, deterred from snowboarding slightly by the lack of snow and pricey lift passes (they’re getting a little cheaper as the Kiwi dollar slides but still, more expensive than Whistler for a resort with 2 lifts? what?) we decided to set about seeing some of the sights the south island of NZ had to offer. Read More »
