Lotus Position in a Backpacker’s Town
Pokhara is an odd place to feel saltwater stinging your senses. About 2,900 feet above sea level and a thousand miles from the nearest ocean, it’s a city of 200,000 smack in the middle of Nepal. It has a busy downtown strip where, for years, trekkers and thrifty backpackers have come, many to pick up supplies before heading out on the Annapurna Range.
But these days, it’s the silence up in the hills that is calling. About a dozen back-to-basics yoga retreats have opened in and around Pokhara in recent years — transforming this once-partying hub into what might be Nepal’s top yoga destination.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/travel/30next.html?_r=0
Read MoreBut these days, it’s the silence up in the hills that is calling. About a dozen back-to-basics yoga retreats have opened in and around Pokhara in recent years — transforming this once-partying hub into what might be Nepal’s top yoga destination.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/travel/30next.html?_r=0
