Upper Hamlet I

Buddhas looking down into the valley.

October 21st 2012
I just returned from a one week retreat in Plum Village near Bordeaux in France. I flew into Bordeaux (where I had some time for sightseeing, but that’s another story, I will write more on that soon) and caught a train from there to Ste Foy la Grande, about an hour from Bordeaux, where I was welcomed by two nuns. [url=http://www.plumvillage.o ... read more

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Katha Turbostern

I started this blog in late 2007, before heading off to Australia for a hang gliding adventure. After my first solo flight in a hang glider all I wanted to do was fly as much as possible. I gave up my job as a human resources consultant and headed to Australia to live my dream of hang gliding. When I returned after four months, I wanted to build my life around the sport I loved so much, and I did. I was also determined to make it into the national hang gliding team and started flying competitions with only one year of flying experience. My dream was shattered in earl... full info

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