We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, which is a little too off the beaten track to access the internet. While we’re busy trekking and are off-line, we’ve put together some of our past favorite posts/locations to keep you busy. Enjoy! Singapore: Singapore was a short stop between Sweden and Indonesia but one that [...]
We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, which is a little too off the beaten track to access the internet. While we’re busy trekking and are off-line, we’ve put together some of our past favorite posts/locations to keep you busy. Enjoy! Indonesia: Indonesia is spread over a huge area and it was some of [...]
Alright readers, this is your LAST chance to donate to the Movember fund raiser. If you like my Mo, please read item A below. If you hate my Mo, please read item B. Don’t read both. A: Please: if you donate a few bucks, I will keep the mustache around. Wifey will grunt and groan, [...]
We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, but thought you might like a little review of our friend Bacon’s adventures. For those of you first meeting the little guy, you can check out his bio on our About Us page. Cheers! Bacon in Thailand Our friend Bacon began his trip with us on a [...]
We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, which is a little too off the beaten track to access the internet. While we’re busy trekking and are off-line, we’ve put together some of our past favorite posts/locations to keep you busy. Enjoy! Sweden: As Martin describes in our About Us page, he grew up in [...]
We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, which is a little too off the beaten track to access the internet. While we’re busy trekking and are off-line, we’ve put together some of our past favorite posts/locations to keep you busy. Enjoy! Vietnam: Martin had never been to Vietnam but I’d been one time before. [...]
We’re still on our Annapurna trek in Nepal, which is a little too off the beaten track to access the internet. While we’re busy trekking and are off-line, we’ve put together some of our past favorite posts/locations to keep you busy. Enjoy! Thailand Thailand was our first stop on this trip, almost seven months ago. [...]
Instead of going off on a ready-made, mapped out trek found in a guide book, our landlord/fixer here in Kathmandu (a veteran of 14 years of guiding and mountaineering experience) composed a fun fourteen day trek for us, using elements of the old Jomsom trek along with a quick dash in to the Annapurna Base [...]
En route to the Monkey Temple last weekend we walked by a store that was selling Mithila folk paintings. Neither of us knew what that meant, but beautiful eye-catching pieces lined their showroom so we were naturally intrigued. We returned to the Mithila store yesterday after talking about the paintings all week. That tends [...]
Yes, it is for good cause. Yes, it will only be this enormous once in his life. And yes, I can’t remember what my husband looked like before Movember. I thought I’d update you all on the status of the Mo. Unfortunately, much like the rear view mirror warns, that thing is much larger [...]
For reasons that have been lost in time, the wooden roof struts of some Nepalese temples are decorated with scandalous little scenes. These sculptures are never the central iconography of the struts, rather just little sex scenes that appear at the bottom of each beam. They vary in level of detail, posture and yes, species [...]
There’s a bit of a buzz going around the internet right now that it’s not safe to travel in Nepal. No doubt, people remember the bad times a few years ago, when governments came and fell like a revolving door, and when a bloodbath marked the beginning of the end of the Nepalese monarchy. Today, [...]
To put it mildly, Salman Rushdie caused quite a stir a number of years ago with his ‘Satanic Verses’, having the Iranian Ayatollah’s sicking death sentences on him and what not. That particular nastiness appears to have blown over now and Rushdie continues to be a productive author. I found his Enchantress of Florence to [...]
Those of you who live within reach of a supermarket that offer you exotic food choices such as fresh mozzarella, frozen pizzas, cool whip and tortillas should count yourselves a lucky bunch, indeed. Kathmandu markets supply a surprisingly good array of food but miss the mark when it comes to international food (and yes, I [...]
We’re due to talk to our landlord/trekking extraordinaire tomorrow about next week’s trekking options but before we do we’d love to hear your input. Which trek should we do? The choices have narrowed themselves down to the Mt. Everest Base Camp trek, the Annapurna region trek or somewhere off the beaten track. For further [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
