Snapshot – Nepal

Love, Wen
Hello and welcome to the Adventures of Wen! I’m Wen and thrilled to have you along on this journey. I don’t know where this path will lead but I do know it’s been decades in the making. I’m learning to trust myself and the signs from the Universe even when I don’t understand them initially….
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…
“Every day is a chance to practice living the life we want, being more the self we want to be.” -Wen Life is a tapestry, as my travel companion, Martjie, says. Polished on the front but messy behind the scenes. After a restful sleep I felt ready for food and shared breakfast with our driver…
At Nata, we had comfortable thatched roof chalets with an inviting, deep claw foot tub inside and enclosed outdoor shower, mosquito net over the bed (we are in malaria country now), and the cozy smell of an old Maine cabin. Cheffie made porridge for breakfast and I floored him by adding peanut butter to my…
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…
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I can see why! Enjoy your hike!