Destination: Nepal

What Day is it?

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 | By counsell | Views [544]

I'll have to check the calender today as I haven't been keeping track of how many days overseas its been. I'm somewhere around the halfway mark but, so I can kind of look at my travels as though I'm heading home! But really I'm just going further away ... Read more >

Gallery: Pashputinath

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By remlaph | Photo Gallery

Kathmandu

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By remlaph | Views [1044]

Well after a very long and uncomfortable flight I arrived in Kathmandu a couple of days ago. There is currently a transport strike going on here, so luckily I had a friend arrange a private car to pick me up from the airport, or it would have been quite ... Read more >

Tags: kathmandu, nepal, pashputinath

It's Time... Wait no its not!

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By counsell | Views [762]

I'm struggling to do the thai fashion of smiling whilst I sit around waiting or turn up to a class only to find out that the timetable has changed, or Yim got it wrong 4 weeks ago and they only just realised why I have been coming to lessons for the ... Read more >

Another Ramble

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 | By counsell | Views [781]

Time flies here! I'm almost halfway through my volunteering stint at the school and I haven't even started the ping pong competition yet! Whilst I would like to stay longer, I don't particularly like following William especially when I get called William ... Read more >

Part 1 of the Lengthy Ramble of My Despised Return to School!

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 | By counsell | Views [977] | Comments [1]

I have spent 13 years of my life trying to get out of school, so it's pretty weird to be back at one, of my own free will, with no pay. When I was a kid, if I had heard that I would do this as a free adult I'd probably have studied a bit harer and ... Read more >

Gallery: Nepal

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 | By osiris | Photo Gallery

A minor of explosion of gas, a major outburst of fireflies and stars

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By danielle_bergman | Views [787]

I took the bike to fix a puncture the other day, and enjoyed seeing the mechanic put the tire in water to look for air bubbles to tell where the hold was. His patience in rotating the tire to put each section in the shallow bucket, pressing gently ... Read more >

Cat Cow and a group of 30 year old men

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By danielle_bergman | Views [594]

And so passes another interesting week here in the bellies of the heat of Kathmandu. I have started doing some yoga with kids in an orphanage next to the house, street children in a drop-in center, and adults males in a drug rehab center. Going ... Read more >

Nepal, the great escape from India.

Sun, 25 May 2008 | By osiris | Views [1357] | Comments [11]

Well it's been 3 weeks since my last blog....oh so much to tell. Ok so from Bundi we went to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan. Famed for being the best place in the Indian sub-continent to see the elusive tigers due to their unnerving attitude ... Read more >

Gallery: Album 7: Pokhara

Thu, 22 May 2008 | By leanne | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Album 6: End of Trek and back in Kathmandu

Thu, 22 May 2008 | By leanne | Photo Gallery

Just another walk in the park

Wed, 21 May 2008 | By leanne | Views [835]

Walking to Everest base camp was easy.  Could've done it with my eyes closed.  And the cold - bah - nothing! Honestly, snow is not that cold.  I could've ran there.  Basically did.  A walk in the park.........NOT!!! ha ha - so it was an awesome climb ... Read more >

ma jut.tah li.nu Dolpo

Tue, 20 May 2008 | By bendinggrass | Views [487]

little girl and her grandmother, or so i guess Ma jut. tah li .nu Dolpo literally translates to "I shoes to take Dolpo " which I proudly taught myself this morning. This is what I will tell people when I am asked why I am here ... Read more >

Gallery: Album 5: We Made It!

Mon, 19 May 2008 | By leanne | Photo Gallery