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Recently we returned from a four-day trek with a friend in the Annapurna Himalayan range. Boasting spectacular scenery, rugged terrain and extremely welcoming locals, I've never visited another place on earth like Annapurna.

Helping us get the most out of our trek was our friendly and knowledgeable guide Sanjib Adhikari, a specialist trekking guide and expedition organizer based...

From Tibet I drove into the Central Region of Nepal to spend another two months exploring different cities.

One of the first places I encountered was Bhaktapur not too far from Kathmandu and reached by driving down south the Araniko Highway and the Arniko Highway

From Bhaktapur I visited Kathmandu and Patan the two main surrounding cities to its west.

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The Annapurna base camp trek in Nepal is considered of of the most challenging trekking circuits in the world but also one of the most rewarding ones as the view at the peak of the Himalaya Range is something you can't compare to anything else.

This April I went for the challengin with two of my best mates and eventhough we had read a lot about the Annapurna trek we had never been...

The Annapurna circuit trek is one of the world's most famous hiking trails and one of the many reasons travellers come to Nepal. The thing you definitely need when you want to do this hike is a decent Annapurna circuit trek map.

To the use of other travellers who are planning a trip through this amazing part of Nepal I made some pictures of our Annapurna circuit trek map, although in peaces which can be of help.

The sizes of the map peaces differ but every map has a starting and finishing point covering the place of departure with a blue flag and the city or town of arrival with...

The Swayambhunath Stupa and its surrounding monastery is an important sacred site in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

The Swayambhunath Stupa is also referred to as the Monkey Temple named after all the playful creatures running around the steps leading to the top of the monastery.

The steps of this sacred hill will lead you all the way up to the golden stupa of the the temple but will offer great panorama's on the way as well.

Several Buddist altars and statues make for a perfect picture break and a way to meet some locals as this is not just a popular touristic...