Nagarkot and the art of doing absolutely nothing (25-26 May)
Written on 25 May, 1:40pm, Nagarkot, Nepal Karma (my guide on the trek and friend) and I awoke early today to travel 33km out of Kathmandu to Nagarkot, a hillside “village” famed for its sunrise and sunsets views of the Langtang Himalayan range. I had absolutely no idea what to expect of Nagarkot. After all,...
Never Challenge a Sherpa
If there's one piece of advice anyone could give to another while on the Himalayan mountains, it would have to be: "never challenge a sherpa".
Foto Friday: Mother and Child
We were on our trek down from Annapurna Base Camp when we walked past two mothers, each carrying their children. We stopped to have a chat, or rather our guides did, while we were busy guessing the genders and the ages of each child.
The ‘Virgin’ Rock-Climbing Experience
I'm sitting in my climbing harness, hanging on a rope about 5 metres above the ground, thinking: "Damn it, why can't I go up any further?"
Hello 2011 – Here’s 2010 in 25 photos
2010 has come and gone.
And an amazing year it was for me. So I thought I’d start the new year and this new blog well by sharing these photographs of how I spent the past year.
Presenting, my 2010 in 25 photos:
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