Month: Nov 2019
MOUNTAIN QUEEN FOR A DAY
9th Nov 2019I’m sure today’s post title has got you scratching your head in confusion. Maybe these three words can clear things up for you: Hotel Everest View. (I know pictures speak 1000 words but I apologise for there not being any pictures to accompany this post (and probably any following ones from now until Base Camp). […]
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MOVIN’ ON UP
7th Nov 2019What I’m most thankful for today is that we walked that extra distance yesterday. A great way to demonstrate yet another simple but important lesson. Rather than saying “why do today what you can do tomorrow”, consider this: “do what you can today to make tomorrow easier”. What do you guys think about that? I’d […]
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BELIEVING IN THE BIGGER PLAN
6th Nov 2019While we were having breakfast this morning, we heard the most amazing sound in the near distance. Can you guess what it was…? No, not the ice cream truck… It was a propeller plane starting up its engines! And no, it wasn’t amazing just because these things excite my engineering side, but rather because it […]
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FEELING GROUNDED
5th Nov 2019“Bright and early” they say… Well, I don’t know where they got the “bright” part from because when we woke up at 3 am this morning, it was pitch dark! But with our duffle bags packed and our backpacks ready the night before, we set off with our trusty guide to the local Manthali airport […]
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WELCOME TO…?
4th Nov 2019After about 24 hours in transit, we have finally arrived safely in… Kathmandu, Nepal! Visa on arrival: check. Mandatory selfie by the “Welcome to Nepal” sign: check. Collect baggage from the carousel: check. Locate the driver to transfer us from airport to hotel: check. Receive a special, warm welcome from the guide: check. Get local […]
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GREETINGS TO THE WORLD!
Greetings to the world! I believe that is how a website’s first post is supposed to start…? So, having ticked that box, I can now say that this will be the first and last thing I do conventionally on this space. For more than two years, I have been very keen about the idea of […]
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