A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a dear friend of mine, completely freaking out. I think my exact words to her were “I’m less prepared for Nepal than I was for the Camino, and I wasn’t prepared for the Camino!” What encouraging words did she provide me? Continue Reading
The Wait is Over
After a 50min delay at Melbourne airport, we were able to take off quickly with everyone on board and seated. Feeling the roar of the engines that push you back in your seat is a thrilling feeling, knowing that your journey has finally commenced. Despite media reports I’d read about Continue Reading
Being Brave
I cannot wait until the body clock adjusts to Nepal’s clock, because waking up before 6am is not great when you’re not a morning person. What was even more shocking was that I could see it was already bright outside. Doing a sunrise hike has just gone up a notch Continue Reading
Never Ending Peace and Love
Today was our scheduled orientation day for volunteering which was due to commence at 10:15. Did I get to sleep in? Yes, today I woke up at 6am instead of 5am. 😑 I popped down to breakfast and was able to properly meet and speak with three other volunteers. Only Continue Reading
The Road to Pokhara
The alarm was horrifyingly set for 5:45am and while I fell asleep quickly, it was a very disjointed sleep with dreams blurring with reality, including a man outside yelling, I’m hoping at the loud music which was still going at 2:30am. We were picked up at 6:30am to be taken Continue Reading
The Joy of Learning
Although I had made the claim to backpack Nepal for my 50th birthday 20 years earlier, it was only late November last year when I thought I need to turn my mind to actually doing it. At that point though, it was really only researching the country to determine where Continue Reading