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day 2: <disappointment> Kathmandu-Lukla-Phakding
day 2 was supposed to begin with a short 30 minutes flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, the starting point of the Everest Base Camp Trek....
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day 1: <expectations> Singapore-Kathmandu
<photo: Everest Base Camp trek route> over the next 20 days, I will be trekking to the Everest Base Camp and climbing Imja Tse. day 1:...
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where is your base camp?
<photo: my first view of Mount Everest in the distance as seen from plane taking off from Paro Airport, Bhutan> it's known as Sagarmāthā...