Author: Mike
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Home for the Holidays
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are back with a journal update as we are ready to start year number two on this nomadic journey. We’ve been in the States for almost two months and have had a fantastic time. The highlight was the time we have been able to spend with friends and family in different… Read more
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Headed Home for the Holidays
Reading Time: 3 minutesOur last morning (Wednesday) in Nepal was spent getting packed, having bananas and oatmeal at home and then walking down to Avocado Café for lunch. I had spinach lasagna and Sandy had a BLT sandwich and we shared a goat cheese salad. Our taxi arrived at 3:45pm and we arrived at the… Read more
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Finishing Our Time in Nepal
Reading Time: 7 minutesLast Wednesday, we moved from Bhaktapur back to our apartment in Kathmandu for our last week in Nepal. Breakfast was great again at Hotel Traditional and our taxi was right on time at 11am to take us the short 30 minutes or so to Kathmandu. We settled back into the apartment and… Read more
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Bhaktapur Maintains Its Medieval Charm
Reading Time: 6 minutesSunday provided us with another moving day. Of interest, we moved to our 55th location (place of sleeping is how I will define that) since we sold our house at the end of February. We are averaging 4.8 nights in each location. Tika arranged a taxi to pick us up from the… Read more
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Life in Pokhara
Reading Time: 9 minutesAfter the trek and Sandy’s solo exploration of Pokhara, we had about a week-and-half to explore the area together and enjoy some relaxation time. In terms of normal life tasks, we took the opportunity to get laundry done a couple of times, we moved from the top floor apartment to the ground… Read more
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Mike on the Ghorepani – Poon Hill Trek
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt seems to me that when one thinks of visiting Nepal, trekking in the Himalayas must be one of the first activities that comes to mind. I knew it was something I wanted to do while we were here and it was less of a priority for Sandy, so I was off… Read more
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So Long, Bhutan – You Will Be Missed!
Reading Time: 5 minutesMonday morning back in Paro and we were excited to be back at Green Valley to enjoy their breakfast, which includes the best French toast we have ever had. After breakfast, we headed toward the Rinpung Dzong, which was built as a fortress and is now a monastery. We learned when we… Read more
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Next Valley West: Paro Valley
Reading Time: 9 minutesOur first full day in Paro (Sunday) had us up for breakfast in the restaurant early. It was buffet style with plenty of good options from which to choose. After breakfast, we walked over to Paro’s weekend market. Their version is smaller than the one yesterday in Thimphu, but still had plenty… Read more
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Welcome to the Kingdom of Bhutan
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis week started off with an exciting day because it was moving day and we were headed to Sandy’s number one destination – the Kingdom of Bhutan. Our taxi arrived at 10am and we arrived at the airport around 10:30 – about three hours before our flight. It was a long line… Read more
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Continuing to Learn Kathmandu
Reading Time: 12 minutesBack in Kathmandu, we had one more full day of exploring with Sarah before she leaves us to head back to the States. We got to spend the day again with Dikesh and Umesh. They picked us up at 8am and we headed toward Nagarkot with renewed hopes of seeing Everest for… Read more