My parents arrive in India and the first part of our adventures is the Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle takes in the wonders of Delhi, Agra and finally Jaipur. The first day of their trip and ah-oh, I awake in Delhi to have to dash to the bathroom. Not a pleasant start to the morning, head in a bucket, bum on the toilet, Delhi belly had struck. I don’t know how, since I had … Continue reading
I had an amazing time with Gele’s family, it was a very special experience that I will treasure forever. The journey back to Kathmandu involved a one day trek and then a day on the dreaded public transport. The walk was pretty uneventful after all my previous adventures. It was a just lovely day’s walk in the Himalayas. The most exciting thing that happened was coming across a troop of … 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
