From The Top of The World

Ghandruk is a town and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal.It is a beautiful village in Annapurna region provides a good introduction into trekking whilst also providing some wonderful close up views of both the sacred mountain.The journey from Pokhara to Ghandruk was exhausting as the roads were dusty and the most of the journey was offroad. After almost 3 hours of bumpy and crazy taxi ride,we reached Ghandruk Bus Stop. Our cab dai told us that we still need to hike for more than 1 hour to reach our guest house. The walking part was fun and less tiring than expected.
The best part about traveling is that it gives you plenty of time to reflect upon yourself. In between working full time jobs and handling my social life, I felt lost and vacant. As cliche it may sound, but traveling is a great catalyst for some deep thinking. Well, traveling can be stressful on its own way, but travel stress if more of a positive stress unlike anxiety caused by work or our day to day life.While climbing uphill to Ghandruk, we met people from different walks of life. The only thing that was common between all of us was the urge and excitement to reach our destination.We saw large number ‘kachhads’ – the only mode of transportation in the village and it was a beautiful sight to see. Eventually, after climbing steep uphill for around 1 and half hour, we reached our guest house and breathed a sigh of relief.