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Travel | It’s Not The Destination, It’s The Journey That Matter
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | My Shadows on The Way to Langtang From Kyanjin Gompa | Langtang National Park | Nepal | Himalaya “Life is a Journey, Not a Destination.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson – The more I travel, the more I realise that, it is really not about the destination that matters the most but the journey itself. That’s why I choose to travel as a backpackers and not through any traveling agency, If I’m lost, let be, I like the hassle and I like the troubles doing my very own stuff and I almost fall off the cliff in the darkness on my way back to Potala Hotel…
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Once Upon a Time in The Himalaya | Langtang National Park | Nepal
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Once Upon a Time in The Himalaya | Langtang National Park “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than…
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Trekking In The Nepal Himalaya | Langtang Valley Trek | Documents and Fees
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Nepal Tourism Board | Tourist Service Center | Kathmandu | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Entry Permits (Inside the Passport) | TIMS Card (Trekking Information Management System) I just wanted to share with you some basic information regarding some documents that you must have before you start your trekking in Nepal. All trekker’s are required to obtained Trekking Management Information System TIMS card, you can get it through your trekking agency or just do it yourself like what we do here. If you wanted to it by yourself, just head to Nepal Tourist Service Center at Bhrikuti Mandap in Kathmandu. Better use taxi or…
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Adventure Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time in Himalaya | Langtang National Park | Nepal
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Photograph of Me by Ahmad Shukri | Somewhere in Langtang Valley | Nepal “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” – Ansel Adams – “I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting.” – Harry Callahan – “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed, and is, thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its…
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Postcard From Himalaya | Langtang National Park | Nepal
© 2012 Ahmad Shukri | Photograph of Me Taken by Ahmad Shukri in Langtang National Park | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Langtang National Park | Nepal Himalaya The lighting was so beautiful on that day, even though our journey is still few hours away to reach Potala Hotel in Thangshyap from Kyanjin Gompa, I couldn’t resist to slow down and to “Smell the roses” and off course took some pictures along the way. I called my friend Ahmad Shukri to slow down and took a picture of me and I took a picture of him knowing that we can’t be sure whether we will ever walk this trek…