After three weeks, three countries, 40 miles of trekking through the Himalayas, and being on the go sunup to sundown, I decided some self care was in order so I stayed at the hotel to rest today while the group went on their excursion. Our lodging, Hotel Pema Karpo in Wangdue, was a lovely respite…
On this day 10 years ago I was a Peace Corps volunteer teaching sustainable agriculture and beekeepingin Paraguay. Winter had begun and, while “winter” in Paraguay is usually two weeks of cool weather in the 50s, that year it lasted two months with temps frequently in the 30s and 40s, even snow flurries! And we…
A portion of our group flew to Bhutan today with two new friends from the US! On the way, we flew along the Himalayas and were blessed with extraordinary views of Mt Everest! Wow! Words are inadequate. Did you know the only airport in Bhutan (in the city of Paro, at 2100 meters above sea…
This hotel, Sarangkot Mountain Lodge, is fabulous. I woke to a sunrise from the balcony, softened with smog and what seems like a new mountain view with huge new hills in the distance (video) and eagles gliding on updrafts. Hotel halls are filled with wafting incense and, like everywhere in Nepal, you greet and are…
I have some recommendations for you if you’re in the Pokhara area: Tashiling Tibetan Refugee camp, World Peace Stupa, and Sarangkot Mountain Lodge. Let me explain. The nights are cool and the days can be hot here. Today was hot and glorious (if you’re one of us who loves the heat) and a sightseeing one…
We woke up to birds calling in the day while the valley was still shrouded in shadows of sleepiness. A tiny light glowed from a tiny home on the opposing mountain side, a slope so steep it seems uninhabitable. Jordana led a satisfying and much needed yoga session on the grass patio looking across the…
The blossom is in the shedding -Naomi After morning yoga on the upper deck our group, ages 13-63, enjoyed communal breakfast on the patio with mountain side views like this: We climbed again today, our longest and toughest day thus far. Reaching 8819 feet above sea level by 10am, we climbed thousands of granite steps…
This next chapter is called “meditation and trekking retreat in Nepal and Bhutan”! I hear you saying “whaaaaat????” Me too! Exclamations are appropriate here! Invited by friends while I was in Africa in December, how could I say no? So I said yes and here we are together for the next while. I added Thailand…
The Mekong is the world’s 15th longest river, originating in Tibet and cutting from China to Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos). I can’t get enough of this river and it’s magical energy. So we set off early for a sunrise boat ride upriver, seeing hardworking fishermen pulling in their nets, huge fish leaping…
Full details tomorrow but here’s a peek at how the day went…
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