May 16, 2009 - Zhangmu

Way before the crack of dawn we all piled on to the bus as Gelu had informed us we needed to get an early start to avoid the numerous construction road blocks present on the only road to the Nepalese border. Finally we arrived at the border town of Zhangmu at 1. ... 30am having travelled a total of 180km in 20 hours.Way before the crack of dawn we all piled on to the bus as Gelu had informed us we needed to get an early start to avoid the numerous construction road blocks present on the only road to the Nepalese border. Finally we arrived at the border town of Zhangmu at 1. ... 30am having travelled a total of 180km in 20 hours....

Feb 4, 2008 - Tashi Dalek from Zhangmu and the Nepal/Tibet border

We woke up with visions of Everest still in our heads, and headed off down the highway to Zhangmu and the Chinese/Nepal border. ... We ended up staying the night in Zhangmu and got up early the next day to start our journey across the border to Nepal and onwards to Kathmandu. ... Talk soon from Nepal.We woke up with visions of Everest still in our heads, and headed off down the highway to Zhangmu and the Chinese/Nepal border. ... We ended up staying the night in Zhangmu and got up early the next day to start our journey across the border to Nepal and onwards to Kathmandu. ... Talk soon from Nepal....

Jun 22, 2007 - Jeep tour days 7 and 8 - To the border

Short one * Tingri * Nepal border crossing Longer one From everest we made it to Tingri last night. To have a shower at the guesthouse meant 2 tibetan ladies had to heat up the water over the fire, then carry the water 50 metres to the shower, lift it up a ladder to the top of the shower block and fill a water resevoir at the top!! Don't get that in Australia!! As we headed to the border town Zhangmu, we stopped to have a look at buddist practise cave. ... Anyway, the cave was closed due to construction and it was funny watching all the tour groups come down the steps and build up a crowd on this narrow path!! After a windy descent to 2500 m (I think) we hit the Nepal border town Zhangmu. ... Pretty dodgy city with a really narrow 2 way rd that gets blocked cause there's no where to park and the streets are filled with cargo trucks.Short one * Tingri * Nepal border crossing Longer one From everest we made it to Tingri last night. To have a shower at the guesthouse meant 2 tibetan ladies had to heat up the water over the fire, then carry the water 50 metres to the shower, lift it up a ladder to the top of the shower block and fill a water resevoir at the top!! Don't get that in Australia!! As we headed to the border town Zhangmu, we stopped to have a look at buddist practise cave. ... Anyway, the cave was closed due to construction and it was funny watching all the tour groups come down the steps and build up a crowd on this narrow path!! After a windy descent to 2500 m (I think) we hit the Nepal border town Zhangmu. ... Pretty dodgy city with a really narrow 2 way rd that gets blocked cause there's no where to park and the streets are filled with cargo trucks....