Originally posted on Unwrapping The World:
I’ve never subscribed to the theory that holidays are some sort of energy recharging exercise. The perceived wisdom is that we run ourselves down, gradually but inexorably by week upon week of endless work and chores, and then like some human mobile phone, plug ourselves into a fresh supply…
Category: Travelling
Nepalesian Narrative 4 – Kathmandu Cludeo
I have removed this blog following some feedback. It was a creative/imaginative piece, characturing and exaggerating in an ironic way various types of people I have encountered over the years, and loosely based on an experience with some people who were very hospitable and kind to us in Kathmandu.
India – Courtesy, Commerce and Colour
India seemed calmer than normal. This was my fifth visit so maybe the anaesthetic is beginning to kick-in. Or maybe in the cooler days of February it is less frenetic. Or maybe it was because people were celebrating Holi rather than working.
Nepalesian Narrative 3 – The Edge of Everest
The height of our ambition today was Mount Everest. We got up early to be collected from our hotel in downtown Kathmandu. The city which had been teeming with colour and life just a few hours earlier was now shut in and sleeping tight behind grey roller blinds.
India – Family, Food and Bare Feet
As I speak with Indians and spend more time in their country, I start to get under the skin of their way of life and increasingly appreciate the positives.
Nepalesian Narrative 2 – Another Himalayan Sunrise
I arose before dawn to see the sun rise over the Himalayas. I’ve always wanted to write that. It sounds like a diary entry from some brave adventurer. And so it is. Life is one big mountainous adventure after all.
Nepalesian Narrative 1 – Into those Mountains
The snowy shark fins of the Himalayas peek through the fluffy white clouds as we fly towards Kathmandu. As high as our plane, these mountains stand head and shoulders above any other place on earth, dominating the peculiar but enthralling state of Nepal.
Train ride across Transylvania
I am sat with Jerry in the sleeper compartment of an impossibly long Romanian train, transporting us overnight out of Bucharest and up into Transylvania. He has demanded silence whilst he proves that he can complete a killer Sudoku in less than 45 minutes. So I quietly write my diary.
The Hit Parade
Least unpopular blogs of all time . . . 1. School Prospectus – Jun11 – How we need to change education 2. Take me to your Leader – Jan12 – What makes a good leader? 3. Leaving and Losing – Jul11 – When our children leave home 4. Dogs on Trains – Jan12 – A…
Knowing your Place
On Tuesday, I visited Aalborg, a small industrial city at the top of Denmark. As I pondered my destination I wondered whether it could claim to be the first entry in the world gazetteer. Which other town or city could surpass its opening double “a”s and followed by a respectable “l”? Even in a dictionary…
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