Well there it goes, the ground from beneath the wheels of this Thai Air flight. There they go, the Himalayas from sight, teasing me with their grandeur from the knotted blanket of cloud. I am exhilarated. I am exhausted. Just as my physical self experienced extremes never before felt,...
Relaxed and enjoyed the sumptuous breakfast offered by our hotel, taking in the manicured surrounds of the KGH garden. I connected again with the resident feline and after hearing she lacked a name, dubbed her Dami, short for Dalmatian as her colouring is reminiscent. Imagine...
Checked by a Dr, a Specialist and had a catscan all for $200 today. Now that really is inconceivable...
I am very much looking forward to meeting Nasreen tomorrow and seeing where her organisation bases it's business of helping those women sold into childhood slavery From her original post - When we went to rural public school. So many were male teacher and male principal so...
Reached the bus that would leave at 7.30am this morn and as they loaded our bags in the back I bought a little book of paper made from Elephant Dung from a vendor next to the bus. I guess the past week of lovely lodgings...
Today, after a morning thunderstorm (you should have seen the colour of the atmosphere while it was laden and waiting - a dusky orange beige suffused the sky), our guide from yesterday's safari, Kisan (meaning 'farmer' for that is what his parents are), awaited us...
We greeted the morning on the water today on a canoe ride with 8 others. Hewn from a single piece of Cedar, in the traditional manner, the canoe supplied comfort and berth to share. Warned from the very start to maintain quiet lest animals come...
On the road again. I remarked on the presence of so many living beings on the road and the lack of any dead beings beside. Even though cars, trucks, motorbikes, pushbikes, tuk-tuks, animals (cows, bullocks, sheep, goats, dogs, donkeys) and people all share the road with...
Mmm, what to write? Do I speak about the 10 Buddhist temples visited, each blurring into the next. Do i speak about the large compound, 4x2.5kms square, vegetated as it was thousands of years ago, with temples built by nations all around the world in...
Still feeling a little under the weather today. Mum travels at a rate of knots so I asked nicely for another 'off' day. After a while, I think she appreciated it. As did I, believe me. We ventured out tonight for an evening constitutional beside the...