This place is about 2 hours hike from Everest Base Camp and the last permanently occupied settlement on towards Mt. Everest, at least on the Nepal side. IMHO, a...
This is a major camp for mountaineers hoping to scale Mt. Everest. I arrived here after 8 days of hiking from Lukla. It’s one of the most amazing places on eart...
This cafe in Namche Bazaar has a very European feel with some cake options that are familiar in Europe. On the day of the visit, there was Black Forest Gateaux,...
This stupa is in the typical Tibetan Buddhism style. It's mostly in white, except for the upper portion which is in gold and painted with the Eyes of Buddha. Th...
I booked with Himalayan Leisure after reading many good reviews on TA and other review websites. From start to finish, the owner was very responsive to question...
The Dae Sung Shakya is a Korean Buddhist temple. The building adheres to the general plan of Korean temple architecture, with the building maintaining symmetry ...
This magnificent Buddhist Monastery was built and funded by the Thai Government, who have spared no expense. The building is constructed of white marble. Archit...
The Myanmar Golden Temple is one of nine monasteries in the East Monastic Zone, which also happens to be the location of Buddhist monasteries of the Theravada t...
This cafe is located inside the Lumbini Historic Park and the only one I saw in the southern half of the park. We got a chocolate milkshake, milk coffee and a l...
The Dharma Swami Maharaja Buddha Vihar is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The interior is much like traditional Tibetan ...
The Zhong Hua Chinese Buddhist Monastery translates as the China Temple is a Buddhist monastery in the Western Monastic Zone of Lumbini Park. It doesn’t look li...
Stayed in Room 107 for 2 nights. I arrived early in the evening thanks to difficulties crossing the Indian Nepal border. No major problems checking in except ...
As the name suggests, this is an eternal flame burning for peace in the world. The flame was inaugurated by Prince Gyanendra of the then royal house of Nepal. Y...
This temple is named after the natural mother of Prince Siddhartha, the soon to be Buddha. The temple sits on the grounds where she gave birth and a marker at t...
The World Peace Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda built by Japanese Buddhists and stands on the north end of the Lumbini Central Canae. The structure is completely wh...
Also known as the Little Buddha Statue. This is a larger than life golden statue of Buddha as a toddler. He is standing upright with his hand held up and index ...
This is an air conditioned and very modern shopping centre/mall. There’s a food court on the second floor which is a very clean area to eat. The food stalls sel...
The interior has a very European look with wood tables, plus seats colour matching and white textured plaster walls. The set up is a mostly European style menu...
Stayed here for one night in room 208. Check-in was very straightforward and didn’t take long with the staff taking care of most of the form while I filled in ...
This monument is apparently the largest monument in the world that is dedicated to a monarch. The monarch being our dear Queen Victoria, the Queen of U.K and Em...