Blogs from Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia - page 36

The kayak rodeo!!! Always lots of fun, 3 days festival, with a lot of contests! First day was the slalom race, second day the rodeo, and third day the downriver race! A big contest for Nepali’s, and international kayakers, who come to Nepal specially or this weekend! And of course Leen and I had to be there too! I did a few of the contests, but didn’t do all of them, so no results for me! But my brother Uttar did everything, and got lots of prices (3rd place for rodeo and slalom)! Even he was the youngest Nepali contester, he did a good job! Have a look and see our pictures! That van full of boats was a crazy thing! 11 boats and all the bags, and 14 people inside, but we made it! And ... read more

Finalne sa nam podarilo zmenit krajinu z Indie na Nepal. Predvcerom sme vyrazili z Jaisalmeru smerom na Bikaner, kde sme si ako zvycajne kukli miestnu pevnost a desne sa nacpali v hotelovej restike s krasnym vyhladom na cele mesto. Kosto uz zacina byt pomaly zavisly na Tandooori Chicken.. :) Chceli sme este ist kuknut aj Krysi Chram asi 30 km od Bikaneru, ale bohuzial nam uz nevysiel cas. Ale aspon si nemusime z vreciek okrem piesku vytahovat aj vsakovake hlodavce. Ved mozno tam zabludime nabuduce aj s nejakymi slecnami, tie by tam urcite krasne jacali.. :) Na druhy den sme skoro rano vystartovali do New Delhi. Bola to zase raz sialena jazda po "dialnici" spocivajuca z divokeho vyhybania kamionom a obcasnej jazdy v protismere. Tentokrat nam to uz nedalo a spravili sme aj nejake video. To ... read more

Kalu arrived!!! Sunday evening, after a lot of waiting (his flight got cancelled), he finally made it to Kathmandu!!! And even it is his own country; it is always a bit chocking to come back in Nepal. The difference, the poverty, the dirt, in such a beautiful country … it takes a bit to get used to it! And of course Kalu has been busy all day long seeing friends! Lot’s of his friends he didn’t see for a long time, came back to Nepal this year! And yesterday we went to see his family, in Fishling! Kalu was surprised how big all his sisters and brothers became, and of course, aamaa and baa were happy to see him! Kalu is still recovering from his jetlag, but now it has to go fast, because the kayak ... read more

Hello everyone! A first try to put a text in our blog, hopefully not with a lot of mistakes, my English isn’t the best, but I try… At this moment I (Leen) am in Nepal (a last day before Kalu is coming) enjoying the sun, and breakfast! I arrived 3 weeks ago, together with my cousin Sam, and lots of you already got mails about my ‘adventures’ here! Two years ago I helped to set up an orphanage in Kathmandu, so this time I’m trying to work some more over there! Not easy, a whole different job than last time! And it all changed a lot! In 2004 we had to give the kids their basic needs, like food, a bed, healthcare, … now the orphanage is actually ‘running’, the kids have everything they need, even ... read more

Well today is day one of our Everest Base Camp trek & already I'm getting increasingly nervous. The group meeting was at 1pm & our guide Ashok speaks english well, is very experienced & seems hopeful of getting each member of our group to Base Camp & back. A friend of mine is also a trekking tour leader & informed Sam & I at dinner the other night that only sixty percent of his last group made it up, however Ashok says his success rate is around eighty to ninety percent, so we are staying positive. We have a full group of twelve travellers, consisting of two couples and eight singles (five males & three females). Sam is happy with the five blokes, as our last tour only had two male travellers (both of whom were ... read more