Category: Nepal

Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 4. Pokhara – Sarangot view point

Sarangot viewpointDoing nothing we decided to start from a short ride up to Sarangot view point. The morning was quite nice, and we hoped for some views of Annapurna (7937) and Fish Tale (Machhapuchhare (6997). We got the lovely view, but before that we have to ride up the quite rough road. Thanks to early start we’ve avoided traffic on the way up, but got it on the way down. Sarangot is popular with paragliding companies, so dozens of minivans and jeeps carrying tourists and gear climb up the hill every couple minutes, brr. However our bike passed a second test drive this time on the dirt steep road. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 4. Pokhara – Sarangot view point

Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 3. Bandipur – Pokhara

Bandipur view pointIn the morning the weather was better, so we walked once again to the view point. The sky was still foggy, but Dhaulagiri (8167), Machhapuchhare (6997), Langtang Lirung (7246) Manaslu (8162) and Ganesh Himal (7406) were out there.

After a quick lunch, around 8 am, we got on our bike and drove back down to the main highway, from where there was around 60 km left to Pokhara. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 3. Bandipur – Pokhara

Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 2. Kathmandu – Bandipur

dusty KathmanduToday is Fools Day, and people say that fools are lucky. Asking for all the luck we can get, even agreed to be a bit crazy people, early morning on the 1st of April we have started to drive narrow streets of Thamel, out of the city towards main highway to Pokhara. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 2. Kathmandu – Bandipur

Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 1. Test drive

riding in KathmanduDriving around Kathmandu is a lot of fun. It’s not a kind of thing that would please you everyday. Commuting to work like this would be really awful. But for us, travelers who enjoy Asia, its lifestyle and bikes, especially Indian Royal Enfield, this was a great experience. Continue reading Project 88. Motorbike trip in Nepal. Day 1. Test drive