Month: May 2023

Day 1 Woke up early (4:30) to do the all infamous ballon ride (220euros) Time have flown quite fast for 45min and we landed safely on a truck bed With a brief rest at the house to get my coffee and breakfast, we started our last journey in Cappadocia which was to hike up to… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 25

Intro Turkey! It is exotic. It is the link between Asia and Europe and yet its people consider themselves more or less Mideastern. Turkey is vibrant. Turkey is everything – the instagram pictures and youtube videos you watch, the disaster and its politics. Of course, its all notorious scams (or yes, it’s a 3-pager and… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 25

This week was a lazy week to plan for my European trip. Day 1 We have decided to take the jeep down to end our trekking early. I had lunch at a local village (300NRP for a buff Dal Bhat). Absolutely the best) and unfortunately due to the time rush, I didn’t get time to… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 23

Day 1 We got up just at around sunrise to ensure we could reach to our destination around midday – highest chance to avoid any potential bad weather We were about to teach Manang, a village that’s situated at around 3,500m and where we’d stay for 2 nights to acclimatize to the elevation before we… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 22

This week marks the starting of my Annapurna Circuit trek (click on the link to see the rough trail) for a total of Length 136.7 mi Elevation gain 60,456 ft with highest crossing at 5,416 m Day 1 Booked my 15day trekking with the help with my hostel for $415 ($431 with the credit card fees)… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 21