Blogs from Hayling Island, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

It's January and we're all set, A kind of nervous excitement bubbles along inside of me. It is a strange feeling almost leaving on a trip you’ve been thinking about and planning for such a long time. It still doesn’t quite feel real, probably because of the head down organising approach of the last few months. I think that there will soon be a moment of realisation, perhaps at the airport or on the flight out itself? So we have booked a place to stay in Kathmandu and the plan is, like most, to take part in some kind of Himalayan trek, most likely along the Annapurna range. I have learnt today that Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which translates to ‘Goddess of the Harvests’. Our first clue as to the kind of reverence that the ... read more