Category: Blog 2017

27 degrees and gorgeous clear blue sky – the good news is that the sun is out – the bad news is that the sun is out – the rain has kept the dust down and with the sun out and things drying up it has become intolerably dusty. About 1/3 of the population wear masks to try to improve their breathing. It has been said that with global warning, yes the donald it’s real, there has been more rain, less dust and less respiratory illness here (the only upside to global warming that i have heard of).

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27 degrees, overcast and intermittent downpours.

Up and at it pretty early – serendipity we all ended up down at breakfast around 7. Wandered out to the Himalayan Java and had a real coffee…Back to meet Ox and do a tour of the city. Nepal is a very multicultural country with 126 ethnic groups, 123 different dialects. There are approximately 27 million people in Nepal with Hinduism and Buddhism being the dominant religions. All through the city you can see overlap and intertwining of these two religions, with ease, peace and love – what a concept.

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Well we had quite the evening last night. Customs issues, the drone, luggage and taxi service meant we didn’t get to the hotel until midnight. In my blonde overtired state I left my phone in the cab.

Catastrophe averted by our wonderful guide who cycled ’10’ km at 1 am to catch up with the cabbie. Today we were  treated to multiple ‘cat and dog’ downpours. We had brekkie at the hotel and met Ox our guide! Super guy. Already lots of tales.

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Flight was gorgeous and smooth, and we arrived in Hong Kong first thing this morning. It was about 27° and incredibly humid. We waited in the airport for Dave to arrive and when he did the team felt whole again.

We left the airport and took the express train into the city. We went walkabout for about two hours and then stopped in at the Marriott and had a very decadent buffet breakfast (500$). The boys had about 4 helpings by the time it was said and done. We then wandered around into the market and then walked the full length of Queen Street all the way to Soho. Dave and I had an exquisite coffee 20$ oi!!

By noon it was so hot and humid that we bought coronas and drank them while wandering the market.

We ended up down at the harbour enjoying another beer with a glorious view of Hong Kong. Finally made our way back to the airport where we wait for a flight to Kathmandu