It’s officially Day 2. It has only been 2 days and I have already endured a mammoth proportion of new experiences that I think my head is going to explode. Everything is fine of course but …
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Hitting the ground running
As soon as we arrived at Kathmandu International Airport, we had to fill out two forms before clearing immigration (a landing card and a visa application). For now, we had to get tourist visa ($40 USD) …
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Rex and Tlell, welcome to Nepal…
WE ARE TEAM NUMBER 1!!!!! ….followed by our fellow accompanying VSO volunteers: 2 are from Holland, 2 from the Philippines, 1 American, 2 British, 2 Indians, another Canadian and 1 Ugandan. The airport was nuts …
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In transit
We survived the 9 hour flight from Vancouver and had an 8 hour layover at London’s Heathrow International Airport. We debated about seeing London during that time and once we arrived we found that it …
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Last days in Canada
We just got on the ferry from Nanaimo after a spending some quality time with the in-laws in Courtenay (amazing dinners and thank you for everything!). Time went by really fast.
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Disconnecting Rex
I am not sure why, but it sort of feels good to be disconnected from my current norm of living in Canada. Maybe it is because I can see how connected I am with our …
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Packing (and repacking)
We spent the last few days storing our belongings as well as attempting to “strategically” pack our things in various back packs. I started off with 1 back pack and a carry-on and ended up …
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FAQ: What is the time difference between (blank) and Nepal
It is about 14 hours time difference between Kathmandu, Nepal and Vancouver, BC (PST); and 11 hours for the Eastern Standard Timezone. Best times to call: 5pm to 7pm PST (or 8pm to 10pm EST), …
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Packing up Vancouver – Part 2
Just got back from getting the 4×8 U-Haul trailer from the Richmond location on Shell Road (thanks Dave for hooking it up and for being concerned about my safety). Tonight, we’ll be packing it all up …
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SolarFocus Solarsupra Solar Charger
I so want this. Just think about all the possibilities! Gear notes from Mec.ca “This portable solar power solution is designed to power laptops, camp lights, satellite phones, GPS devices, cameras, and almost any other …