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Explore, Dream, Discover | Langtang National Park | Nepal
© 2012 Ahmad Shukri | A Photograph of Me Taken by Ahmad Shukri, Enjoying The Magnificent View of Himalaya “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”. – Mark Twain – By now you should already know why we took more than eight to ten hours of trekking time to get from one point over another, when normally all it takes is four to five hours from one post to another. We stop a lot,…
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Nepal | Portrait of Tamang | Tamang Heritage Trail | Langtang National Park
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | The Tamang | Langtang National Park | Nepal © 2012 Ahmad Shukri | Me and Tamang Women | Langtang © 2012 MHilmi | Me and Tamang Women | Langtang National Park | Nepal The Tamangs (Devnagari: तामाङ; tāmāng) also called “Tamags” are indigenous inhabitants of the Himalayan regions of Nepal. They form one of the major Tibeto-Burman speaking communities and trace their ancestry from Tibet. They have their own distinct culture, language and religion. Through the centuries, due to foreign invasions, they moved to other parts of South Asia. Today, they inhabit practically the entire mountainous regions of Nepal and also adjoining regions of India,…
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Travel Photography | Nepal | Sunrise Over Annapurna Range | View From Sarangkot
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Sunrise From Sarangkot | Pokhara | Nepal Sarangkot is the most popular tourist destination from where the tourist can enjoy the great view of the Pokhara Valley and the magnificent view of the Annapurna Range. Sarangkot is only 5 km from Lake Side, Pokhara. Sarangkot is the highest view point for a sunrise and it is just 1592m high. Sarangkot is 5 degrees cooler than Pokhara. Sarangkot can be reached easily by 45 minutes by a car ride to the top from Pokhara and then 45 minutes hike up to the main view point. Many tourists come to Sarangkot for sunrise view and go back…
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Nepal | Langtang National Park | Strangers No More
© 2012 Photograph of Me Taken by Ahmad Shukri | Langtang Valley National Park | Nepal “We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel
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Travel Photography | From Kathmandu to Syabrubesi
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | At 6:30 a.m, Getting Ready for The Adventure | Thamel | Kathmandu | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | A Quick Stop at Dhunche | Langtang National Park © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Taking a Break at Hanging Bridge | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Bus Arrived at Syabrubesi | Langtang National Park | Himalaya At 6 a.m on November 12 the phone rings, someone called and said that, the car is ready, he is actually our driver that will take us to Syabrubesi. Actually the night befire I’ve made an arrangement with Annapurna Guest House Manager, Mr. Manjit Tapa that we need a…