I don’t think we appreciate how lucky we are living in a developed country. We take every day things like clean running water; electricity 24 hours a day; supermarkets selling everything under the sun; for granted. It is hard to believe in this day and age that many parts of the world don’t have these basic facilities. I was very privileged this Christmas to experience, first hand, traditional life in the Himalayas. Can you imagine life … Continue reading
In Nepal Shamanism is still practised, so on the full moon, I witnessed something very special. I squeezed into a tiny wooden house, high up in the mountains, with most of Gele’s family: elders, children and all. Every year they gather on the first full moon of the year to pray for the coming Winter months. An altar was set up on the floor. There was a bowl containing stones and porcupine quills, a pretty potent incense … Continue reading
The 2nd day of trekking was a tough day, only one direction, up, up, up, up and up. My poor legs felt like they had done a marathon step class. Every corner I was hoping I reached the top, but instead I was faced with another steep slope. At one point I lost the feelings in my poor thighs :oS Around lunchtime we stopped for a snack since it was the … Continue reading
Christmas day was the start of a 3 day trek to Gele’s home village. Can you imagine doing a day’s bus trip followed by a 2 day mountain hike (the locals walk a lot quicker than me *BLUSH*) to visit your parents? However, this is very normal for all Nepali mountain folk. Christmas dinner was certainly different. Well different for me, but not for Nepalese. No turkey, no funny hats, no … Continue reading
The last 11 days I have been miles and miles away from civilisation, wandering the beautiful Himalayas and visiting my friend Gele’s family. Most of the time there hasn’t been electricity, though the Internet to write my blog. I therefore resorted to old fashion pen and paper, so now over the next few weeks I will type up my adventures in Nepal. Christmas Eve’s Epic Bus Journey I arrived in Nepal … Continue reading
