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Back From Gosainkund Winter Trek
I’m back from Nepal. Uploading of videos and pictures have taken a lot of... read more
Will I Ever Make It To Lumbini?
Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha. I failed to make it there because a false... read more
Vietnamese Humour
I wish Vietnam has more honest taxi drivers like this. I’m sure you... read more
Lightning Risks
I’ve mentioned earlier that I hate to trek under wet weather conditions... read more
Beautiful Gosainkund
If you don’t have the time or money for Everest, Gosainkund can be just... read more
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Angry Dogs
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A 35-year-old jogger became the latest victim of a dog attack at the new Punggol Waterway Park, five days after another jogger had been similarly attacked, according to The New Paper. Bank executive Chow Cheok Kai told TNP he was …
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2012 Doomsday Scare
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Police have summoned a 73-year-old man to face charges of causing public harm by publishing a prophecy that one of the country’s largest dams would burst on New Year’s Eve, reports said yesterday. Police in Tak province have given Thongbai …
The Whole Story
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First, read the happy ending. Victims trapped by flash floods at a Malaysian national park have been rescued and they’re in good health http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111220-317285.html Now, read the details, before the rescue. http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111222-317663.html This may sound like an isolated incident, but …
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Don’t Trek Without It
Chinese military shovel gives the Swiss army knife a run for its money.
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Clearing Up
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Yes, the skies are finally clearing up. Looks like it’s going to be a good winter trek.
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Left For Dead
Lincoln Hall (born 1956) is a veteran Australian mountain climber and author. Hall is the author of White Limbo, the story of the first Australian team to climb Mount Everest. While others in the team made it to the top, …
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Clear Skies In Nepal?
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Looks like this year’s clear skies are coming a bit late. Precipitation is zero, but it’s still pretty cloudy around Kathmandu at this moment – something quite unusual for this time of the year. Meanwhile at Namche Bazaar, we’re also …
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Toes For Lunch?
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SAO PAULO – Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a river beach popular with tourists in western Brazil and have bitten at least 15 swimmers, the authorities said on Wednesday. Officials in the city of Caceres in Mato Grosso state …
Freaking Fog On Everest
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Pretty cool, huh? That’s a video of an 18-seater plane landing in Lukla – gateway to the Everest region in Nepal. That was January 2009 – the heart of winter. Only crazy people like me would go in that season. …
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