Namaste Nepal! On a bright sunny chilly morning of December 29th, we jumped in a tuk-tuk and made our way to the Chaing Rai Airport. All of us excited in anticpation of the flight to Nepal but sorry to say … Read More
Life in Bistachap! Oh, it is a very beautiful valley and life is idyllic here. Cows and goats grazing everywhere, rice fields, vegetable gardens, kids playing jungi,(a kind of hackisack) or marbles or soccer. Women washing clothes and themselves at … Read More
The Orphanage- Brighter Future Children’s Home! It has been 6 weeks of living , eating, working and becoming involved in the rural community of Bistachaap, in the Katmandu Valley. Last time we explained our daily routine and this time we … Read More
Nepalese Customs, culture , hinduism, daily life, are needless to say incredibly interesting. Nepal definitely has a way of tugging at your heart. Life is never dull here and you never know what is going to happen! By this I … Read More
Day 1- The day before today was the day we were supposed to go but because of the regular strikes in Nepal we had to wait an extra day for the buses to get running again. But we were all … Read More
The Langtang trek was a completely different kind of trek for several reasons. First and foremost, Carole was with us which made it that much better, especially as Mary had been whining about spending so much time with just guys … Read More
It was an 8.5 hour bus ride from Kathmandu to Jiri where we had planned to start the trek to Everest Base Camp. Most normal people fly to Lukla and hike from there but for some reason, and I can’t … Read More