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Sat, 18 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [1180]
I seem to be on the "Eat Whatever the Hell You Feel Like Diet" and it's not
appearing to be doing me major harm. An essential part of this diet is the ingestion of a balanced quantity of junk food. Two classes of this
might, perhaps, ... Read more >
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Wed, 15 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [2937] | Comments [1]
One advantage of trekking with my guide Shyam was that I could pick up
a little - and I do mean a little - Nepali while on trail, thus putting
my 8 year Linguistics degree to some minor use (well, we also had a
brief Tibetan lesson in Lhasa, but ... Read more >
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Tue, 14 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [1124]
It was time to get my pre-trip shots, and my doctor had spent quite
a lot of time in Nepal [she has credits for the Health section in a few
Lonely Planets, but not, ironically, the Nepal 6th edition, which is
what I have]. October or November? ... Read more >
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Mon, 13 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [1980]
Zero "I'm not going to pay someone ten dollars per day to walk in front of me", said my neighbour Sandrine. She lives in a mountainous region in France, and is to the fact au fait with trekking and orienteering. I don't know how ... Read more >
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Sun, 5 Nov 2006 | By taroso | Views [2643] | Comments [1]
Sacred Art
Buddhism has a large cosmology, with its six realms (inhabited by
humans, animals, demons, hungry ghosts, demi-gods, and gods), buddhas
(past, present, and future) and boddhisatvas, though whether they're
viewed as genuine entities, ... Read more >
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Thu, 26 Oct 2006 | By taroso | Views [953]
I'm the last of our little group of passengers left in Kathmandu, Col and Jaap having both flown off to Thailand this morning, and I'm sitting in an Internet cafe just off Jochne, better known as "Freak Street". Freak Street, which runs ... Read more >
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Sat, 21 Oct 2006 | By brentoc | Views [1133] | Comments [1]
After a few days around Pokhara, I finally got organised to head up into the Himalaya for a bit of a walk. I had met a friend of a friend (Rami) who was a trekking guide & we decided to do 10 days, hiking up to the Base Camp in the Annapurna Sanctuary ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 Sep 2006 | By brentoc | Views [702]
I just spent a few days in Lumbini - the birthplace of Buddha around 2500 years ago, according to the Buddhist history. The central temple marking the exact site is quite simple, and surrounded by ruins from the original temple built on the site. The ... Read more >
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Sun, 17 Sep 2006 | By trent | Views [3929] | Comments [2] | Video
12 people, 3 days and 1 school. A documentary about a community project trek deep into the Himalaya to help restore a school. World Nomads and community project travel partner World Expeditions have linked up together to demonstrate how a small number ... Read more >
Tags: Responsible travel
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 | By brentoc | Views [659]
I joined the ANFO program in August and September 2006 and spent 6 weeks living and teaching English in Patihani, Chitwan district. My accommodation was with a local family who have hosted several volunteers before. They were very helpful for me practicing ... Read more >
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Sun, 10 Sep 2006 | By brentoc | Views [1138] | Comments [2]
1. Ride on a motorbike without a helmet. So what better place to do it than in rural India, where the road rules dont really exist & the road itself tries its best to bump you off your seat. Thanks Roman!! And a repeat effort in rural Nepal en ... Read more >
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Sun, 6 Aug 2006 | By brentoc | Views [738] | Comments [3]
Subhash & Naresh ( my program organisers) took me on a trip on Friday night to Souraha, a nearby tourist area which borders the Chitwan National Park. Since its the tourist off season, there were no more than 50 tourists in town! We ended up staying ... Read more >
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Sun, 6 Aug 2006 | By brentoc | Views [629] | Comments [1]
Wow i made it through my first few classes teaching english! Im working in this small town called Patihani, which is just across the river from the Chitwan National Park, and only 30km from the Indian border (in a straight line). Ive been in the village ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 Jun 2006 | By trent | Photo Gallery
Pics from the walk into Saramthali School
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Fri, 2 Jun 2006 | By trent | Photo Gallery
Pics from the 4 days at the school
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