The links’ page
Nepal, India, Thailand
This page introduces some of my friends and some places I like to go or to stay.
Please have a look to their website.
Links in Nepal
The Kathmandu trekking guides’ company
La compagnie des guides de Katmandou
It is the only one Nepali trekking agency to offer the services of a French certified trekking guide. Michel is living at Kathmandu all year round. The staff is English and French speaking. Office in Thamel.
Email: info@lacompagniedesguidesdekatmandou.com
www.lacompagniedesguidesdekatmandou.com
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Hotel Blue Diamond, Kathmandu
For years Eric Lon is used to stay at this quiet hotel located in Thamel, Jyatha. It is close by the Kathmandu trekking guides’ company.
Doing morning yoga on the 5 th floor terrace, looking at the snow capped peaks of the Langtang range is nice.
Phone: 42 26 907, 42 22 270
www.hotelbluediamond.com.np
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NARA: Nepal Rafting Agents Association
If you are looking for white water activities, rafting, kayaking, feel free to contact NARA office, close by Blue Diamond hotel.
You can read the testimonial from Mr. Gopal Prasad: President Nara
Mob: 98 51 10 63 46
Email: nara@enet.com.np
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Sechen Clinic: Kathmandu
If you are looking for genuine Tibetan doctors taught at HH the Dalai Lama Tibetan Medicine Institute of Dharamsala, India, please visit Sechen Clinic: the doctors are qualified.
There are also western medical services.
Sechen Clinic is located close to Sechen monastery, nearby Bauddanath, the largest Buddhist stupa at Kathmandu. There is a very quiet guest house within the monastery where foreign guests looking for a peaceful atmosphere are used to stay.
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Om Manla: Health Resort: Nagarkot
A very quiet resort nested far from the crowded part of Nagarkot, a village located on a hill at an altitude of 2000 meters, 40 km from Kathmandu. The best sunrises and sunsets are at Nagarkot. Have a look to the set Nagarkot on Eric Lon Flickr photo stream
There is a wonderful view on the Himalayas, including Mt Everest. It is a place you can share a yoga session with the wise owner, Subhan Gurung, and to receive a relaxing foot massage or another relaxing technique. Subhan is used to travel to Germany to improve his healing techniques connected with Tibetan Medicine. The name “Om Manla” derives from the Tibetan Buddha of Medicine.
Email: sugurung@hotmail.com
www.come-to-nepal.de
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Chitwan National Park: Baghmara Wildlife Resort
Before or after a trek it is pleasant to relax in the plains of Nepal, the Terai region, and to visit Chitwan National Park, having an elephant safari to look at the tigers and the rhinos. The canoe trip on a quiet river shows many birds and different species of crocodiles.
The Hotel Blue Diamond will organize your trip to Baghmara and Chitwan.
Have a look to the photos of Eric Lon: Chitwan National Park
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Links in India
Leh Ladakh:
Outdoor Himalayan Yoga Center
Hotel " The Leh Chen"
Upper Changspa, Leh Ladalkh
Phone 91 - 94 19 17 86 51. et: 98 58 99 33 43
Mt Stok Kangri, 6123 meters, viewed from hotel "The Leh Chen", Leh Ladakh.
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Himachal Pradesh: Manali and Spiti
Himalayan Outdoor Center Institute
It has been created by Colonel Prem Cham who was a famous Indian Army mountaineer in charge of the main mountaineering institutes: Manali, Uttarkhashi, and Darjeeling.
Vivek Chander, his son, is in charge of the Himalayan center. Have a look to his testimonial and look at the photo set of Eric Lon on www.flickr.com: Explore Manali
Info@himalayanoutdoorcenter.com
Email: hocm71@yahoo.com
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Dharamsala, Mcleodganj: Himachal Pradesh
Ekant lodge is one of the first guest house at Mcleodganj, a charming village where HH the 14 Dalai Lama from Tibet is living in exile. There is a special atmosphere of living in peace and harmony with Hindus, Buddhists and visitors from all over the world.
Mcleodganj is located at the footsteps of the Himalayas close to the Dhauladar range which offers nice treks. Have a look to the photo set of Eric Lon: Trek above Dharamsala.
Ekant lodge is a second home for many trekkers and it is the heart of the Himalayan Heights Adventure Institute created by Mr. Saini, former Director for 30 years of the governmental Mountaineering Institute of Mcleodganj.
His son graduated in sports and mountaineering, is ruling the Institute and the trekking agency.
Photo set Eric Lon: Trekking above Dharamsala
Email: info@ekantlodge.com www.himalayanheightsadventure.com
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Links in Thailand
Koh Samui : Island
Samui Phangan Properties
Gerard is a French webmaster used to travel in Thailand for about 20 years. Six years ago he decided to leave France and to settle in Thailand at Koh Samui. He is a real estate who knows quite well this island. Through him I enjoyed my stay at Koh Samui where my website got a new look.
There are many photos of Koh Samui on Eric Lon set: Amazing Thailand.
www.samuiphanganproperties.com
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Samuizoom
Thierry is an excellent webmaster. His son, Jacques, 20 years old, is a professional photographer and the first photographer trekking guide at Koh Samui.
The photos of my Flickr set: Fitness, stretching, have been taken by Jacques.
www.samuizoom.com
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Easy yoga and trekking at Samui Island
Samui Island is the more important tourist destination in Southern Thailand behind the famous island of Phuket. Samui has an airport connected with Bangkok and daily flights.
Koh Samui is part of an archipelago including Koh Phangan, which is worldwide known for his full moon parties, and Koh Tao, which is famous for snorkeling and diving.
Koh Samui is a smart island with many stars hotels and resorts, but lay people are renting houses and villas to enjoy the greenish of the coconuts fields and the white sandy beaches. The sea is around 28 degrees all year round.
I stayed at Samui from January 1 to March 11 2010 to upgrade my website.
I also did some yoga treks in the jungle because most of the central island is virgin.
If you want to trek with a young professional photographer, ask for Jacques, 20 years old, who is living at Samui since five years. He knows a lot of nice places.
He introduced me to the Paradise for a yoga retreat: the Jungle Club, located on a hill. We did yoga photos. Have a look to my Flickr set: “Amazing Thailand” and to the set:
“Yogas with s”
To contact Jacques: www.samuizoom.com and: www.jungleclubsamui.com
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Songthai cruises
Songthai is the name of a new sailing ship, 29 meters long, based at Phuket island.
Enjoy sailing in the Andaman sea for your holidays and relax more with yoga onboard and on magic beaches, far from the crowds of tourists.
Email: songthai-inthat@hotmail.fr
www.songthai-phuket.com
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WAT PO Thai Traditional Medical School
I am a French certified masseur physiotherapist for more than 30 years but I am still learning other healing techniques to be more efficient.
From 2005, I studied Traditional Thai Massage at Wat Po School, close by the famous Wat Po temple which has been the first Medical School in Thailand. There is a massage center for the visitors inside Wat Po temple, as well as Thai yoga.
The massage school is outside, close by the Chao Praya River. Nowadays there is also a Medical branch located out of Bangkok and a connection with Chang Mai, the northern capital of Thailand.
Except the massage of the babies, I passed all the Thai exams of Wat Po.
This school is efficient for those who want to learn the basis of Thai Massage, and now it is also interesting for the professional masseurs to spend a month fully concentrated on deeper knowledge.
Email: watpo.ttm@gmail.com
www.watpomassage.com