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Short trekking destination: Dhampus

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Nepal, blessed with nature is mostly known for trekking and mountaineering. Along with it, the country is best known for the Birth place of Buddha and Mt. Everest the highest mountain on earth. Trekking is the gentle walk through the trails of jungle in which Annapurna Base Camp and Everest Base Camp are the two names of the trekking trails that comes in mind of every trekker. Trekking requires physical and mental fitness along with the plenty of leisure days. Some enthusiast might have fulfilled those two conditions but not the third one. So for those, Dhampus trek is the best trekking destination in get lost in the lap of the nature with the superb view of magnificent of majestic Himalayas. Dhampus (1650m) is a 3 hours of walk from Phedi tilling where the surface transportation reaches from the Pokhara city. The city is the gateway for the trekkers going towards Annapurna Region.  You will get a chance to dive into the rural life of Nepal along with the magnificent views of

Festival of colors: Holi

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In this 20th century every one of us is running after building our career and status. During this time we forget to live our life and meet our belongings. So, the festival Holi comes on the month of Falgun bringing all those happiness we kept aside during the run towards our career by bringing all our families and friends together. It is called as “ Festival of colors” but moreover, it is the “ Festival of Love” in which all those barriers between people are broken and live the moments with a care free mind. It somehow makes a person fresh of their daily schedules. It not only colors the people from outside but also from inside putting a soul in your life. The festival is celebrated in the Hindu continent from the ancient time and is followed by the new generations. It is celebrated as the farewell to all those bad habits as Holika got burnt and a revival of new energy and good habits for coming years. On this festival, peoples use colors, water gun, balloons while you will also s

The Superhuman mountaineers: Sherpas

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Who are Sherpas? Sherpas are the Tibetan ethnic group living in the high altitudes of the Himalayas for generations.  The term Sherpa or Sherwa is derived from the Sherpa language itself with the reference of their origin in northeastern Nepal . Sherpas are found to be lived in the eastern and the northern portion of Nepal. The language they speak is mixed Eastern Tibetan (Khamba) and Lhasa dialogue which also belongs to the southern part of the Tibeto-Burman languages. They are mostly known for their extreme mountaineering skills and for hospitality during your arrival. Actually, Sherpas are the indigenous group who migrated from Tibet approximately 600 years ago through Nangpa La pass from Kham region. They firstly settled in Solukhumbu District then migrated to different places getting divided into different clans: Minyagpa, Thami, Sertawa, and Chawa. The reason to get migrated was the conflict that rose in Mahayana Buddhism in 13th and 14th centuries, traveling through U a

Paragliding in Nepal

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