Ghorepani-Chuile: The Day of Up and Down
2019年4月24日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Today is day three of five on our Annapurna Area trek. We hiked from Ghorepani (which means ‘Horsewater’ in Nepalese) to Chuile. This morning, Mom and Dad woke up so early to hike about 45 minutesもっと詳しく
We missed the sunrise and the crowds...
2019年4月24日, ネパール ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Early this morning, Lara and I left our cozy teahouse with Madan, our Nepali guide, for a steep uphill jaunt to Poon Hill. It is a daily ritual for some 300 trekking tourists to catch the sunrise onもっと詳しく
Up (almost) 2 km in 2 days
2019年4月23日, ネパール ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
We started our trek in Nayapul at 1000m elevation. After the first 5 hours, we reached Ulleri at 1900m, where we spent the night - as soon as we got into the tea house, sweaty and tired, the skiesもっと詳しく
Up Up Up to Chisopani
2019年4月19日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Yesterday, Dad and I hiked from Sunderijal all the way to Chisopani, about a 15k hike. It doesn’t sound like too much, but about 3/4 of the hike was completely uphill, and so steep! We hiked aboutもっと詳しく
Friendship Homestay
2019年4月18日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We had a great stay with Nima and Sharada and their 6 month old son Urgain. Also living with us were grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, the odd trekking guide here and there, and from timeもっと詳しく
Night of the Momo...
2019年4月17日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our last night at the Friendship Homestay we had a momo party! Momos are a type of steamed dumpling (with meat, cheese or veggie filling) that are popular through South Asia. We have been eating themもっと詳しく
Kopan Monastery
2019年4月10日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Kopan Monastery was a short 20minute walk up the hill from our homestay. Many children are sent here from remote rural villages as early as the of 6 or 7 to get a good education. We enjoyed visitingもっと詳しく
Daddy Daughters Day Out
2019年4月8日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Yesterday morning, we were supposed to all have a day out in the town. Then, Malcolm got grumpy, which mixed us all up. After a while, Dad, Dale and I were on our way to Ratna Park, and Lara andもっと詳しく
Exploring Shivapuri national park
2019年4月7日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
In some ways, Shivapuri national park could almost be Gatineau park, just with higher hills, more cows, goats, and garbage... oh yes, and more prayer flags. It is really beautiful, even with overcastもっと詳しく
Hanging out in Kathmandu
2019年4月7日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We are enjoying our not-so-busy time in Kathmandu - especially our neighbourhood, which is a stomach-churning 40 minute drive from the main tourist area, but is easy walking distance to several funもっと詳しく
Celebrity surprise!
2019年4月4日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
An Australian guest, Brigitte, was at dinner tonight. We learned that she is a frequent visitor to Nepal - this time, here to lead a women’s group on a mountain trek. Curious, Geoff asked where sheもっと詳しく
EXTENDING THE TRIP!!!!
2019年4月1日, ネパール ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
DALE BOUGHT A LOTTERY TICKET AND WE WON ALMOST 2.5MILLION USD!!!
We decided to extend the trip for another half a year, and we will be flying first class FOR ALL OUR NEXT FLIGHTS PLUS 5 STARもっと詳しく
The Himalayas Are Hiding...
2019年3月30日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We joined two Americans (Danielle and Christian) and another Canadian (Shanice) on this day trip to Nagarkot, outside of Kathmandu. We climbed to an elevation of about 2000m and trekked along a ridgeもっと詳しく
I love a good wander...
2019年3月29日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Malcolm and I found ourselves up high on a hill overlooking Kathmandu and, rather than retrace our steps down a long and dusty road, we followed a random gully just to see what we could see. On theもっと詳しく
We're in Nepal!
2019年3月27日, ネパール ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Joy! Our living temperature went from 35° (India) to 16° (Nepal)!! We arrived safely in Kathmandu yesterday after an unusually bumpy flight from Delhi.
We will be in Nepal for five weeks, out of theもっと詳しく
O Canada!
2019年3月23日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Our visit to Delhi turned into a lovely break from travelling. We stayed in “mini-Canada”, thanks to our friends Staci and Dan at the Canadian High Commission. We left India behind for a couple ofもっと詳しく
Happy Holi!
2019年3月21日, インド ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Today was a colourful day. Today was the Indian festival Holi also known as the colour festival and sometimes the water festival. The festival celebrates the return of Spring. It’s a day when peopleもっと詳しく
What a Wonder of the World
2019年3月21日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today we visited an amazing building with extremely intricate architecture but also a very important piece of history. We woke at 5:15 in the morning so we wouldn’t miss the sunrise on the whiteもっと詳しく
Volunteering at Taabar School
2019年3月19日, インド ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We spent three days volunteering at a school near the Jaipur railway station, with boys from ages 7-17, who have been rescued from working at factories. The school is also a shelter, where these kidsもっと詳しく
Jaipur
2019年3月19日, インド ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Lara managed to find a decent cup of coffee at the Indian Coffee House. This is a worker-owned cooperative that emerged in the 1940s and now has over 400 shops across India. Malcolm and Lara are stillもっと詳しく
Udaipur, Rajasthan
2019年3月14日, インド
Unfortunately, Udaipur won’t likely rest in our memories for its ornate palaces, scenic lake vistas or even as the shooting location for 007’s Octopussy....India finally caught up with us andもっと詳しく
Lots to see and do...
2019年3月9日, インド ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Time to leave Ahmedabad, just when all of us are getting comfortable. It took us a long while to figure out ATMs, getting around, grocery shopping. Lara was able to reconnect with friends Christinaもっと詳しく
Week one in Ahmedabad
2019年3月9日, インド ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We are in Ahmedabad right now and I still don’t know if I like it here or not. It the farthest from Ottawa I’ve ever seen, culture-wise, living/city-wise, and distance-wise. There aren’t manyもっと詳しく
Yoga in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
2019年3月5日, インド ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We tried a kids class today at a yoga studio in our neighbourhood. They had some fun and interesting swings for the kids to practice their poses with. The teachers and the other students were lovelyもっと詳しく
The Vickram Sarabhai Space Exhibition
2019年3月3日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Today me my mom and my brother went to a space center. Once we got there and went inside there was this boy about 8 years old who came up and asked us if we wanted him to explain the parts of a rocketもっと詳しく

















































































































































































































































