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Video: Nepal's Extreme Zip Line
Jun 9th, 2012 at 8:00AM: When High Ground Adventures in Nepal decided they wanted to build a zip line, they knew they wanted it to be long, tall and fast. Their Zipflyer meets that description and then some. Riders reach speeds in excess of 85 miles per hour while dangling high above the desert floor. The two-minute ride covers nearly 6000 feet while dropping almost 2000 feet in the process.
For those of us who won't ...
Pokhara & the Himalayan hippie trail
Mar 7th, 2011 at 12:30PM: Kathmandu may be the first city that comes to mind when you mention Nepal. But when it comes to retracing the infamous 'Hippie Trail' of the 1960s, there is no better place than Pokhara. Little known outside the hard-core travel circuit, Pokhara is Nepal's 3rd largest city, and - more importantly - lies in the shadow of three of the ten tallest mountains in the world.
On Friday, Gadling ...A New Annapurna Circuit?
Apr 18th, 2009 at 8:00AM: We mentioned the Annapurna Circuit a few weeks back, calling it one of the world's classic treks, but also lamenting the fact that a new road, built in the name of progress, was altering the experience forever. What once took the better part of three weeks to traverse, can now be driven in just two days, and the solitude of the Himalayan hike is now gone. While the traditional Annapurna Circuit ...The great American road trip: Montana here we come
Jul 7th, 2008 at 1:30PM: With gas prices fluctuating between $3.95 and $4.09 in Columbus, Ohio, we've embarked on a road trip to Montana, cruise control set at 65 mph.
Right now we're driving into the sunset on I-80 near Fremont, Ohio, home of Rutherford B. Hayes. My laptop is resting across my lap. We're passing yet another white farmhouse with a barn silo. Our goal is to make it to La Quinta Inn in Madison, Wisconsin. ...Hulk Hogan, Osama Bin Laden and a pair of Red Wings
Apr 18th, 2008 at 9:00AM: I heard part of an interview with Morgan Spurlock, the creator of the documentary, "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden" yesterday. The film, which opens today, sounds as if it might be more travelogue with a twist of the Middle East. Spurlock visits places as varied as Morocco, Pakistan, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan and chats with a variety of those countries' citizens along the way in ...
