Blogs from Nepal, Asia - page 393

Namaste! Back in Fishling, enjoying the nepalie village life, away from noisy, dirty Kathmandu. I needed to be out, sometimes it is too much! Even Kathmandu is a very inspiring place, with great people, but there is a lot going on that can be give you a ‘too emotional day’!! And yesterday was one of those days … even it was just a day like the other ones, sometimes you think you got used to everything, and the next moment you don’t know how to handle everything anymore! Our friends from the US (Ashley and Cody) left on Monday morning, too soon to have seen everything, but what to do … it is always too soon! Nepal is a very magical country, with a nature and people who inspire you so much! When you think you ... read more

Hey folks- Just a quick bulliten to let you know what's going on. I survived some wicked stomach something or other, got my visa despite the rain, and Jason and I are headed back into India tonight. We should arrive in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, tomorrow evening. We'll meet some of our former students from Myanmar and Korea, hang out for a few days, and get on a 1.5 day train directly to Goa (hopefully- we have only heard second hand of this train's existence...) in time for Christmas/Birthday/New Year celebrations. More on this on the move. Photos as we pass through. Holiday wishes closer to those dates. Love, Sara & Jason... read more

My fellow friends, countryman, travellers and avid readers welcome to the next chapter in Nepal. Firstly thank you for your kind words regarding the Annapurna Circuit I'm glad you enjoyed reading about it as much as I did treking it. So lets get straight into the next little adventure which includes a real mixture of humour, adventure, hardship and unfortunately real tragedy. A reminder that no matter how beautiful the Himalayas are nature can turn to conspire against us and turn painfully for the worse with dire consequences. That's all in good time so lets begin the trip. Firstly Everest is known to the Nepalis as Sagarmatha "Goddess of the Sky " and to the Sherpas as Chomolungma "The Mother Godess" and Miyolangsangma, the Goddess, one of five long life sisters who reside on the peaks ... read more

hey guys well im back in thamel this weekend booking my flight to phokara, its costing us $108.16 US. which isnt too bad, its 20 dollars cheaper than anything else we could get so im happy. other than that we are staying at Bouda, a buddist stupa. its really amazing.its really calm and peacfull there. we have found a little cafe where the westerners hang out. its good to find these places because thats where you can eat meat. last night i had grilled chicked with mango salsa, potatos, beans, carrots and salad. it was soo good. i ate everything. As you can tell i get really excited about what i eat when it doesnt involve rice and soup. but this stupa is huge. it about 20m in diameter and its like 3 storeys tall. its ... read more

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