Trekking in the Himalaya is a great experience. It is challenging. It is exciting. It is peaceful. But there is something that I am sure I won't miss once I will be done with this trekking. It is the Dhal Bhat Talcurry. Dhal Bhat Talcurry is a dish. It is actually three dishes in one. Dhal is a very light lentil soup. Bhat is boiled rice. Talcurry is boiled vegetable with curry. And last, but not least, it is the national dish here in Nepal. And it had a great advantage ... you have free refills of it. Which is just great after an entire day hiking. Here Jake and Lisa, sooo happy to have something warm to eat ...
... and it is just great the first days. Still good the second day. Definitely too much the third day. So after eating the same dish at lunch and dinner for three days, we had enough. At least I had enough. My brain needed some variety and some pasta as well. It is pretty funny because I spoke about this to our guide and I told him that when I am really hungry I need to eat pasta or bread. And he answer that for him it is the same, with the difference that when he is really hungry he needs to eat rice ... :) It made me realize how much our traditions are influencing our taste ... Last, but not least. The only people that were truly happy about eating Dhal Bhat Talcurry everyday for weeks were the English folks that I met. But that is understood. These poor guys have only fish & chips and pudding as national food. And maybe that can explain why they summit first, back in 1953 with Sir. Hillary, Mt. Everest ... :)
... and it is just great the first days. Still good the second day. Definitely too much the third day. So after eating the same dish at lunch and dinner for three days, we had enough. At least I had enough. My brain needed some variety and some pasta as well. It is pretty funny because I spoke about this to our guide and I told him that when I am really hungry I need to eat pasta or bread. And he answer that for him it is the same, with the difference that when he is really hungry he needs to eat rice ... :) It made me realize how much our traditions are influencing our taste ... Last, but not least. The only people that were truly happy about eating Dhal Bhat Talcurry everyday for weeks were the English folks that I met. But that is understood. These poor guys have only fish & chips and pudding as national food. And maybe that can explain why they summit first, back in 1953 with Sir. Hillary, Mt. Everest ... :)
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Mt. EverestMt. NuptseMt. PumoriPotala PalaceTemple in BhutanNepal TrekkingRafting in Nepal
Mt. Everest Mt. Nuptse Mt. Pumori Potala Palace Temple in Bhutan Nepal Trekking Rafting in Nepal
Mt. Everest Mt. Nuptse Mt. Pumori Potala Palace Temple in Bhutan Nepal Trekking Rafting in Nepal
Step into our world. It’s a world of lush green valleys, fertile terraced fields laden with fresh cultivated crops, poring into quiet pine forests of junipers, across glittering glacial lakes... & all this in the backdrops of towering silver grey peaks that speak of a world brimming with adventure... pure adventure... it’s a world that begins with ENCOUNTERS NEPAL.COM... & it never ends there... because it’s a wonderful world!!!
The founding company Encounters Nepal dot com (P) Ltd. is a well known name among travelers to Nepal today. This organization has been formed with over a decade of experience in Himalayan exploration and also covers all aspects of travel within the tourism sector of Nepal. We started with a small group of people with big dreams that we wanted to translate into reality. We have served adventurers from all corners of the globe & we serve them till this day. We have toiled our way up to becoming major operators with a sound reputation in the travel business that crosses over a decade in planning and implementing unique trekking programs and interesting historical tours throughout Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. After studying and researching the whole gamut of tourism in Nepal we decided to establish our own trekking company Encounters Nepal.com with the sole purpose of being more service oriented than commercially inclined in all areas of our operations.
We are a wholly Nepalese-owned company, having been in business for more than a decade. Based in the world’s most famous tourists’ hub of Asia - THAMEL, we specialize in escorted adventure tours to spectacular destinations throughout the Himalaya across 3 countries. Our mission is to share our passion for travel with like-minded people. Read More
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