http://pickmyadventure.com Tell me where to go!! Tue, 18 May 2010 01:46:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello everyone! I know it's been a while, but I'm here to write that new adventures are ahead. I am heading to Argentina for the winter and would love to hear what adventures you think should be on my agenda. I'm in your hands! Write a comment, let me know ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=21 Ladies and gentlemen, I have re-emerged! Some of you may have been wondering if I had been involved in a bad paragliding experience, or a bus crash on the terrifying roads of Nepal, or straight up fell in love with Ramu and his nails and became a Maoist supporter living ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=19 Which means in Nepali, "How are you?" It took me about a week to learn that one. Other phrases I learned on my two week Annapurna Circuit Trek: Big potato There is a waterfall Small river See you again when I return I am in pain Water please I am full thank you You could pretty much call me fluent. The ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=16 Two things I fear I am not. But oh well, I'm reminded of the time my friend Bridget and I hiked up Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and decided to do so on somewhat of a whim. As she and I looked around at all the trekkers decked out in their aluminum walking ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=15 I am so glad to be in Kathmandu. The 18 hour bus ride from the Indian border was definitely the most nerve-wracking bus ride I've ever been on. I prayed to God, Allah, Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus- pretty much anyone I could think of, that I would arrive in Kathmandu ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=14 Nothing ever goes the way it's planned when traveling. You just have to go with it, let go of your expectations, and then just accept all of the what I like to call, 'Huh? Whaa? I just..wait..? What the..?' thoughts. And it usually turns out to be a pretty ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=13 Well here I am in Pelling, a small town in western Sikkim with only one internet place that only works sometimes. Man, that's when you really know that you're out there-there's only dial-up internet. I'm about to head out on a five day trek with some other travelers I met. ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=12 Yesterday was epic. It was Holi, the Hindu celebration of the beginning of spring. People celebrate it by throwing powdered color on each other, dancing in the street, and just all around letting loose and having fun. Holi isn't as big of a holiday in Sikkim as it is in other parts of India, ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=10 Okay guys! This post is just a quick one to decide where I should go next in Sikkim. I am currently in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim. I have a few options. The northern area of Sikkim, in Yumthang Valley, has recently been opened for tourism and there is a group of four ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=11 Darjeeling is absolutely magnificent. (Just for geography sake, Darjeeling is in eastern India in the Himalayas, about two hours from the border of Nepal.) I cannot tell you guys how much I love it here. The fresh mountain air, the hills, the crazy fog, all of it. But the best part, ... http://pickmyadventure.com/?p=9