Going Down

On the hike down from Sandakphu to Sinkhola we enjoyed three things: Clear skies and great views of the snowy mountain tops in the distance. If you take a closer look at the image, you will notice that the mountain tops are sticking out of the clouds. Pretty amazing when...

A snowy hike

I told you yesterday about the trek we did in Darjeeling. When I tell people about it now I say it’s the most beautiful hike we ever did. And although that is still true, we did suffer a bit on the way. On the other hand, it’s the suffering that makes us...

Trekking in Nepal

Our trek in Darjeeling went from Tumling to Sandakphu. A beautiful road that started out hilly with green fields, blue wooden houses and gigantic magnolia trees, but ended in the steepest roads we ever trekked on. For the first night we stayed in Shikar Lodge where an...

The Hills Are Alive

From Agra and Varanasi it’s quite a train ride to the North East, but if you’re looking for a good hiking spot Darjeeling is the place to go. Not only is it surrounded by the world famous tea plantations, beautiful mountain scenery and cute and colorful...