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18 - 25 | Male | In the World | Just Travelling

Join me as I travel solo around the world! In advance of the trip, I will share my experiences planning, strategies for saving, hopes and fears. Once underway, I will post messages and photos from the glaciers of New Zealand, beaches of Thailand, Himalaya

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Himalayan Sunrise And Buddhist Monasteries

18 - 25 | Male | In the World | Just Travelling |

Posted: Jun. 01, 2008 by: from the blog: GoBackpacking - Round the World

Tiger Hill is a thirty minute jeep ride south of Darjeeling, at a higher altitude of about 2,600 meters. It is a popular place to watch the sun rise over the Indian Himalaya, and specifically, Mt. Kanchenjunga. As it was the p... [read more]

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The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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Posted: May. 31, 2008 by: from the blog: GoBackpacking - Round the World

The day after visiting the zoo I set my sights on a joyride on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. I was up at 5:30am, out of bed by 7am, queued for a train ticket at the rail station around 7:30am, and enjoying breakfast at the p... [read more]

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Regular Updates To Resume Soon!

18 - 25 | Male | In the World | Just Travelling |

Posted: May. 29, 2008 by: from the blog: GoBackpacking - Round the World

Good news…I’m alive and well in the sweltering heat of India.  Since leaving Darjeeling, and a great little internet cafe with lightning fast broadband, I’ve been left adrift from quality internet connections... [read more]

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Mt. Kanchenjunga, A Tea Plantation, And The Snow Leopard

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Posted: May. 22, 2008 by: from the blog: GoBackpacking - Round the World

At 8,586 meters, Mt. Kanchenjunga is the world’s third highest mountain, and only 10-20 meters behind K2 in Pakistan for second place. Spending additional time in the shadow of the Himalaya was a big reason for my decisio... [read more]

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