How do I even start writing about the best seventeen days of my life?
I think I'll start with a few general, introductory remark posts about the trek and then move to diary-style posts. It may well take me a while to complete the write-up because there is just so much to say and so many photos to sort, but if the experience of reading about it is even a tiny fraction as good as the experience of actually doing the trek, it will be worth waiting.
Of all the possible adventures to be had on my gap year, the only thing I knew for absolutely sure before I left on my travels is that I wanted to go trekking in Nepal (hence all the fuss about my hiking boots.) I did a little research before I left England but, since I knew I was staying with a guy who owned a trekking company, I decided to wait until I got there to fix anything up. Once I got to Nepal, there was no question that I would organise it through him.
I think I'll start with a few general, introductory remark posts about the trek and then move to diary-style posts. It may well take me a while to complete the write-up because there is just so much to say and so many photos to sort, but if the experience of reading about it is even a tiny fraction as good as the experience of actually doing the trek, it will be worth waiting.
Of all the possible adventures to be had on my gap year, the only thing I knew for absolutely sure before I left on my travels is that I wanted to go trekking in Nepal (hence all the fuss about my hiking boots.) I did a little research before I left England but, since I knew I was staying with a guy who owned a trekking company, I decided to wait until I got there to fix anything up. Once I got to Nepal, there was no question that I would organise it through him.
Given the myriad of trekking possibilities in Nepal, the first big question was where to go. I knew that I wanted to do a serious trek, at least two weeks. Of the popular treks, that left me with two options, Everest Base Camp or the Annapurna Circuit. Other than the obvious appeal of seeing Mount Everest, it was the latter of those that took my fancy since, of all the treks in Nepal, it is the Annapurna Circuit Trek (ACT) that offers the greatest diversity both in terms of scenery and the ethnic groups whose villages we'd be passing through along the way. I suppose I could have done a more off-the-beaten path trek, but that would have involved camping and been a much bigger logistical hassle, as well as costlier. The ACT is widely regarded as not just the best trek in Nepal, but one of the best in the world. Who was I to pass that up?
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