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Tsum Valley Trek Prep: Packed
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A drink and nibbles to pass the time at LHR
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Clouds on the approach to Kathmandu
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Clouds on the approach to Kathmandu
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Our room at the Marshyangdi Hotel in Thamel
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Leaving Kathmandu
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Morning light as we leave the Kathmandu Valley
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Rice terraces alongside the Prithvi Highway
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The long road to Arughat ...
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... with a glimpse of the mountains
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Arughat Bamboo Cottage
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Arughat Bamboo Cottage - a hairy boar or a surprised hedgehog?
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Veg thali for lunch at the Arughat Bamboo Cottage
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Loading up our bus at Arughat Bazaar
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Unloading our bus at Soti Khola
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Gecko, Soti Khola
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Four new prototype Nisamax LED solar lights - Anthony's new designs for testing on the trek
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Our tents, Manaslu Community Lodge, Soti Khola
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Our first fab Dal Baht dinner from our cook Krishna, Soti Khola
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The road from Kathmandu to Arughat
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Jesus Travels bus sticker, Soti Khola
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Flowers, Soti Khola
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Footbridge, leaving Soti Khola
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Signpost at Armala
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Waterfalls, between Soti Khola and Lapubesi
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Steps cut into the rockface between Soti Khola and Lapubesi
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Buddy, one of our porters, races past Val and Hazel between Soti Khola and Lapubesi
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Portered chickens, Val, Hazel and Anthony, between Soti Khola and Lapubesi
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Val follows the chicken coop backpacks, between Soti Khola and Lapubesi
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A pensive Val has a coffee break at the lovely Hotel Laxmi, Lapubesi
