Sometimes we need to look back...to find our way forward.
One of the original Lonely Planet Blog Sherpas. Just kept the name to represent my life travel experiences.
As human beings who often pine for some sort of contact from back home, Internet access is a must and I’m not ashamed to say, it was one of the FIRST priorities I had to …
It’s a little late but I thought I would share my thoughts about our two day rafting trip (which included an over night camp along the river AND my first camp fire of the year …
Last April, I attended a day long Room to Read site visit in the Dhading district of Nepal (about an hour from Kathmandu). We visited two successful Room to Read funded schools where we explored …
Last week we kicked off a 2 week break from our daily work schedule with the annual VSO Volunteer Conference. This year, the conference was held at the swanky historic Shanker Hotel located just the …
Stayed at the Shangri-la Village Resort in Pokhara.
A weekend swimming with the elephants, a freaky encounter with a wild crocodile, Tharu culture and dance, and the familiar joys of hanging out with my Nepali-Filipino family were just some of the highlights of …
Project completed! Related posts: Books for Chankhu Besi Project Update A Librarian/Tree Hugger and a Painter without Borders It was an amazing yet exhausting day. I had to climb up the mountain 3 times to …
In two days we will experience our first Holi festival in Nepal and we are holding our breaths with “mixed” anticipation. Holi Purnima is one of the most exciting festivals of Nepal and is closely …
There goes part of my trekking savings….nonetheless I am happy to welcome the HP Compaq 6530s Notebook to the family. Unfortunately, my old work horse notebook of 3 and of half years (HP Pavilion dv4170ca) …
Unbelievable! Starting next week the Nepal Electricity Authority has declared 20 hours of electrical power cuts per day (background news info). This means only potentially 4 hours of computer-love (as Peter T. would put it), …