AustraliaNew South WalesMarrickvilleTempeAlexandra Canal33°56’23” S 151°9’56” E
September 27, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Excitement is intense. Late breakfast for most at the airport.
Swimming in hotel pool on arrival. Tried local food court for dinner instead of hotel food.
September 27, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
ThailandChangwat Samut PrakanBan Khlong Nong KhaSuvarnabhumi Airport13°41’46” N 100°45’6” E September 28, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Arrived Kathmandu middle of the day. What a culture shock. Lots of excitement as we had our first look at the windy streets and everyone had their first go at haggling for a good price.
TraditionalRead more
NepalCentral RegionKathmanduLainchaur27°43’16” N 85°18’47” E
September 29, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Change of itinerary. Going to the village today for Dashaie Festival.
Bus journey along extremely potholed and damaged road up to the village and then first hiking into campsite one, our base.
Bronwyn Tregenza Wishing you all safe travels. Love the photos of those wonderful students. Looks wonderful.
NepalCentral RegionJibjibe28°0’0” N 85°13’42” E
October 5, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Our first day of serious hiking. A very challenging day as Nicky caught a gastric bug and we needed to go slow and give him lots of breaks. We made it to camp and put him to bed to sleep off the restRead more
NepalCentral RegionJibjibe28°0’0” N 85°13’42” E
October 5, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Very steep climb today through rhododendron rainforests with magnolias, daphne, viburnums in their natural settings. Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Students again were fantastic. We arrived atRead more
NepalCentral RegionJibjibe28°0’0” N 85°13’42” E
October 5, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Started the climb down through the spectacular forests again. Lots of tumbles on a very challenging descent. Fun started when we climbed down through the most serious patch of leeches Matthew had everRead more
NepalCentral RegionJibjibe28°0’1” N 85°13’42” E
NepalCentral RegionJibjibe28°0’0” N 85°13’40” E
October 5, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Finished the climb back down to J J and experienced a traditional Buddhist puja by Lama. Again a great privilege and a big eye opener for us all. Lots more understanding of the simple houses theRead more
NepalCentral RegionJibjibe28°0’0” N 85°13’41” E
October 5, 2017 in Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Down to the high school today. All are a bit apprehensive.
First lessons were a bit difficult but we got through. Holly ran a lesson on Australian Architecture and Scott tried to teach the AustralianRead more
Bronwyn Tregenza Looks like everyone is having fun.