Nepal on foot: mornings in tea houses, afternoons on stone steps, and the slow gain of altitude. The day reports below are chronological field notes — useful if you are planning a similar line, and readable if you are not.

Annapurna
Annapurna
Trekking diary from the Annapurna region — daily posts from the trail with altitude, tea houses, and the rhythm of walking in the Himalaya.
Stages on this trail
Coordinates from each stage’s frontmatter.
Stages
Annapurna Trail: Day 2Annapurna trek day 2 — awkward sleep in a tea house, a lighter camera kit, and a muted sunrise before easier miles and river crossings.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 1After about an hour of bouncing along the roads, once we’d managed to make it out of Kathmandu, we got our first proper glance at the Himalayas. They are, in a word, breathtaking.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 3Annapurna trek day 3 — a rough climb after a lens-cleaning disaster in the porter bag.
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Annapurna Trail: Day 4Annapurna trek day 4 — another early start for sunrise, picking a terrace spot as the group wakes up.
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