Pål's blogg: 2011

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Asia trip 2012

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Have been spending the last week or so finishing the plan of my next trip, that will take me back to Asia. Some new places and some old places that I revisit. The two big and new places this time will be Nepal and Flores, Indonesia.

Nepal to do the hike from Lukla to Everest Base camp. Hope I will make it, I do know that it will be a challenge, the biggest one I ever have started on when it comes to hiking, in distance and most of all in altitude. Got the idea after I red Katie's (who I travelled with in south America with in 2009) blog about here crazy hiking experiences in the Himalayas this year. the idea about doing a bit of the same started to grow, and sometimes in June this year I booked a trip with Intrepid for the hike. Not doing it solo or un-organized, since the altitude can be dangerous, and if I should get in deep shit, or just in a little bit of shit I want to know that I have someone around that can help me.

http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/106/komodo-national-park

After I have struggled in the mountains for some weeks I want to get to something warmer and more relaxed, which will bring me to Flores, Indonesia. Well, after I have stopped to see friends in Singapore (and ship home my mountain gear), then over to some relaxed days in and around Ubud, Bali. Flores is close to Komodo Island, where the biggest lizard in the world is found - the komodo dragon, and it also have some of the best diving in Indonesia, or some of the best in the world maybe, with good changes to spot Manta rays, and maybe a whale shark as well.

http://divinediving.info/page=site.about/lang=EN

Will finish the trip in Kuala Lumpur, my 3 visit there in 3 years, well, the same goes for Singapore. Both places to meet up with friends from earlier trips in the area. More blog report will come up, after I start the trip, and maybe also some more before I go.

2012 expedition itinerary
Day	Date	Where	Stay	Travel

Tuesday	28	Stavanger	Home
Wednesday	29			Stavanger-London-Bahrain-Kathmandu
Thursday	March 1		Kathmandu Guest House
Friday	2	Kathmandu
Saturday	3	Kathmandu
Sunday	4			Kathmandu-Lukla
Monday	5	Everest bc hike
Tuesday	6	Everest bc hike
Wednesday	7	Everest bc hike
Thursday	8	Everest bc hike
Friday	9	Everest bc hike
Saturday	10	Everest bc hike
Sunday	11	Everest bc hike
Monday	12	Everest bc hike
Tuesday	13	Everest bc hike
Wednesday	14	Everest bc hike
Thursday	15	Everest bc hike
Friday	16			Lukla-Kathmandu
Saturday	17	Kathmandu
Sunday	18	Kathmandu
Monday	19		Couchsurf w Heidi	Kathmandu-Singapore
Tuesday	20	Singapore	Couchsurf w Heidi
Wednesday	21	Singapore	Couchsurf w Heidi
Thursday	22	Singapore	Couchsurf w Heidi
Friday	23	Singapore	Couchsurf w Heidi
Saturday	24		Kunang Kunang Guest House Jalan. Hanoman No. 43 Ubud/Bali/Indonesia	Singapore-Ubud, Bali
Sunday	25	Ubud
Monday	26	Ubud
Tuesday	27	Ubud
Wednesday	28	Ubud
Thursday	29		GOLO HILLTOP HOTEL & RESTAURANT LABUAN BAJO-FLORES-INDONESIA	Ubud, Bali – Labuan Bajo, Flores
Friday	30	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Saturday	31	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Sunday	April 1	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Monday	2	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Tuesday	3	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Wednesday	4	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Thursday	5	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Friday	6	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Saturday	7	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Sunday	8	Labuan Bajo, Flores
Monday	9	Labuan Bajo, Flores/
Tuesday	10	/Denpasar	Amansari Villa Sanur, Bali, Indonesia	Labuan Bajo, Flores – Sanur, Bali
Wednesday	11	Denpasar/
Thursday	12	/ KL	Red Palm. Bukit Bintang KL, Malaysia	Sanur, Bali - Kuala Lumpur
Friday	13	KL
Saturday	14	KL/
Sunday	15	/Stavanger		KL-Amsterdam-Stavanger
Monday	16	Stavanger	Work