Exploring Kathmandu Posted in Blog, on March 31, 2009 This was a journal entry that I wrote on March 15, 2009, shortly after I arrived in Kathmandu. I’ve been out exploring this morning; despite the air thick with exhaust, I feel alive, good, and I am starting to settle into th ... 0 Powerless Hotels in Kathmandu Posted in Blog, on March 31, 2009 This was a journal entry that I wrote on March 14, 2009, shortly after I arrived in Kathmandu. The Hotel – It was with a great sense of relief that I finally checked into the hotel after three full days of travel. I was happy fo ... 0 Kathmandu – FIrst Impressions Posted in Blog, on March 29, 2009 Another Roadside Attraction This was a journal entry that I wrote on March 14, 2009, shortly after I arrived in Kathmandu. Sunday morning and I’m sitting in the courtyard of the Manday Restaurant, which is located just a ... 0 The Trek Has Begun… Posted in Blog, on March 17, 2009 Well, left the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu (I’ll have plenty more to write about it later), but I am now high in the Himalaya in the village of Namache Bazaar. Finished two tough days of trekking – the first day was ... 0 Arriving In Nepal Posted in Blog, on March 15, 2009 Well, wow, where do I possibly start?  May as well be at the airport.   Now, I’ve been in some rustic airports before (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for example…Punta Cana…anywhere in the Canadian Arctic) but this one ma ... 0 Squat Toilets in A Faraway Place Posted in Blog, on March 14, 2009 Qatar International Airport Had my first taste on this trip of an unusual bathroom experience, and I strongly and unfortunately suspect it won’t be my last. After, um, “holding it in” for so long there comes a time in a p ... 0 From DC to Doha Posted in Blog, on March 13, 2009 DC To DOHA It was probably the first sign of the apocalypse or something to be incredibly amazed (proud?) of, depending on your point of view, but one of the first things I noticed as I settled into my Air Qatar flight – aside f ... 0 Cotton Sheets and Common Sense Posted in Blog, on March 12, 2009 Somehow, I find myself sitting in a Best Western in the airport area of Washingon D.C.  – which is truly “Obamaland” if the gift stores in the airport are any indication, decked out from tile to ceiling in vario ... 0 Off To Nepal! Posted in Blog, on March 11, 2009 A Step Closer To The Cure - Photo By Ben Tubby This is it! After almost two years of talking about it, planning, reconsidering, debating, exercising, packing, buying, and many, many more “ings” this is the morning I l ... 0 Nerve Stew Posted in Blog, on March 9, 2009 Aaaaah! Just a few more days now and the nerves are starting to kick in a little.  I would be drinking a lot of coffee but I somehow managed to smash the pot the other day.  Instant coffee sucks.  Went to Tim Horton’s to ... 0