Had a bus experience lasting over 8 hours today. Now that is saying something when taking the fairly shoddy condition of ye bus in to account. Motor-wise it was ship shape with great pick up and 'cornered like it was on rails - ahem', important...
I mirror what Deb Nicholson advised me in relation to Pokhara - tis utterly restorative. Desperately required after the madness Kathmandu both inhabits and encourages, Mum and I have succeeded in stretching our comfort zones simultaneous to accepting the need to stop and have a goddamned holiday. Our...
We climbed a little mountain/big hill today to the Shanti Stupa or World Peace Pagoda, a buddhist shrine built after the devastation of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan became public knowledge. Taking us over 2 hours, our friend and guide Mahesh was by my...
Today was another necessary 'off' day. There was an hour or so when I awoke from a two hour midday nap where I wished to reconnect with our guide and do something, go somewhere, see something, but Mum, at my side, walking slowly around, helped...
An hour into our bumpy, stop/start journey out of Kathmandu, we have finally hit a stretch of road that is clear and I realise I can start to take some notes. It is 8.50am. Life here really is uncomfortable. Dirt and litter is everywhere. The Nepalese...
The fun never stops here in Nepal! Faceplanted the road tonight. A motorbike stopped inches away from my head and a random Australian helped me to my feet and sat me on a plinth. Mum gave me a tissue to dab away the blood and road...
I interviewed 5 remarkable women at the org 7 Women today and spent the rest of the day in a haze of fatigue and exhaustion. Concentrating and showing up in front of those I don't know drains me faster than a faucet. The sense of belonging...
Today was both quiet and infinitely empowering. Starting the day trawling the streets of Thamel satisfying a certain necessary feminine wardrobe accroutrement, we went on to finally meet with the organisation I have been intending to for the entire time. Seven Women empower women disadvantaged in this...
Today we officially trekked in Nepal. For 2.5 hours with only 2 5min breaks to connect with some of the gorgeous souls we happened upon, we trekked on unsealed and deeply rutted tracks. Our guide for the day, Tserieng (meaning Long Life) at my side...
Yesterday was one marked by extremes. Extreme anticipation woke me before our 5am alarm and girded our preparation to meet the driver who picked us up in his VW Golf to take us to the airport. There an Extreme assault on the senses thanks to the...