The best place to stay in Kathmandu is @Aloft Thamel Hotel, which offers a fantastic breakfast buffet from pastries and porridge, to sushi and salad, lentils and chickpea dishes, meats, juices, pancakes, and so much more (this variety is true at every meal actually). This is the preferred respite in the city for trekkers of…
We left Pokhara by bus and traveled up the mountains through switchbacks with breathtaking views. Steep slopes terraced for rice crops and used for grazing by livestock after harvest, large rocks plopped into the road by landslides, mountain slopes bowing into the valley, dotted with village homes, guesthouses, and simple hotels. We began our journey…
Love, Wen
D: Is my town what you expected? Me: I expected it to be more in the willywhacks. D: What is willywhacks? (?) Me: It means countryside and sometimes includes a very small town. I knew from photos that there were other houses on his street but didn’t realize he was right in town. It’s mere…
Except for the two years I lived in South America, this new trip is the biggest, most complex excursion of my life. I’ll be circumnavigating the globe, crossing through four of the seven continents, more than a dozen airports, and many cultures. Years ago, I was an endurance athlete and remember the painstaking care required…
A week ago, Mom came to visit and made her first solo flight ever! This was a big deal for her. Now we head to Florida together for a week of sunshine and fun…just in time to avoid the incoming frigid cold in the Northeast. Stay tuned for sun, palm trees, and some adventures! Love,…
And sometimes the best cure for what ails ya is getting into nature…she’s a powerful curitive. Sometimes the best scenery, the thing you need most, is right in your backyard. They say the third Monday in January is called Blue Monday because it’s the peak time for the holiday hangover to catch up, we feel…
Not long ago I ran a boarding home which, by design, became a magnet for cultural diversity, attracting tenants from around the world. My kitchen became a hub of story-sharing, culinary aromas and delights (often shared with whomever was present), questions, answers, cultural faux pas and learnings, and plenty of laughter. We had a lot…
I’ve had lots of time to do lots of thinking, meditating, and reflecting. There are no words sufficiently adequate to describe it all but here’s what came up: Everyday I’ve been in awe to be in Africa; how can I not feel the ground move beneath me, the gentle exhale and letting go of my…
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