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I did the Annapurna trek in 2005. Great fun, beautiful, and really worth it. I went on my own and met people along the way. Apparently it can get pretty busy in peak season but I went just before the monsoon (it started on the last day of my trek) and on the whole I would meet 1 or 2 other trekkers each day.
Tips:
Start early (in the day) and finish early. When it gets dark in the himalaya its pitch black. I had one day when i was still wlaking very late and it was a horrible 2 hours spent loosing the trail again and again.
Bring as little as you possibly can on the trek, Leave all your other stuff in a guesthouse in Pokhara (lovely place, worth a few days to chill by the lake before and after).
Good shoes are pretty important (keep your feet dry if possible) and a walking stick (I used a long bamboo pole) will be your best friend
I finished at Beni which was where the road began then and got a taxi back to Pokhara which to an exhausted me was worth the extra expense instead of sitting on a crowded bus, 2 to a seat. However, I think they might have built the road much further along the valley (Chinese investment so they can drive their trucks straight across from tibet) apparently to Muktinath which is a real shame