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Our trek in the Himalayas - Mardi Himal Route, Annapurna Range
Continuing our coverage of our recent Himalayan spiritual adventure in Nepal. We pick up from the morning we left Pokhara, the little town by the lake, to head inwards towards the Annapurna range to begin our 3 day trek. We boarded our mini bus and drove about 45-minutes to a pick up point where our guide and sherpa was waiting for us with a jeep. From there we drove another hour into the mountain...
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Apr 7, 2014 1 MINUTE READ
Day 1 Mardi Himal Trek - Annapurna Range, Himalayas
Continuing from yesterday...after the storm ended the skies cleared up and revealed the mighty Himalayas to us. It was a sight for sore legs and weary trekkers. The mountains were simply gorgeous and spectacular in the evening light. We still had about an hour and a half left to
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Apr 6, 2014 1 MINUTE READ
From Chitwan Jungle to the Himalayan Foothills
Our spiritual adventure in Nepal just concluded but over the next few days I'll be updating the blog with images from the days that I did not cover as we were in the mountains and had no internet connection… On April 6th we left Chitwan National Park and headed north west toward
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Apr 5, 2014 1 MINUTE READ
An Evening Stroll in a Nepali Village
Late this afternoon I headed out of our lodge and took a stroll in the village. My first encounter was a 9-month old baby elephant. OMG. How cute was this baby!!! Adorable. I hung around as close to him as possible for a long while then headed on a stroll through the village. I j
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Apr 4, 2014 2 MINUTES READ
A morning with elephants in the jungles of Chitwan
There are few things more special than spending a morning with elephants. Such intelligent and loving creatures. The lodge that we are staying at as about 16 elephants though at present only about 8 are here and the rest are in a different part of of the jungle, in west Nepal and
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Apr 3, 2014 Our Spiritual Adventure in Nepal begins!
Our 10-day spiritual adventure in Nepal has begun. Our first day saw us visit the famed Hindu temple called Pasupatinath which is dedicated to God Siva. Quite a special visit for our group. After that we headed off to the west of Kathmandu to visit one of Buddhism's most sacred s
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Apr 1, 2014 1 MINUTE READ
An Evening at Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
I spent this evening around the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. This stupa is one of Buddhism's most sacred sites and one of the largest in the world. Hundreds of pilgrims and monks can be seen circumambulating the stupa throughout the day on a paved path the embroiders thi
