Monthly Archives: October 2009

Two Reasons Its Good To Be Home

There are many reasons why I’m happy to be home. But here are two specific ones: babies and fall.
Except the babies aren’t babies anymore. My niece was seven months when I left. Not she’s a year and a half. That’s a big difference!
These are my two nieces. One is as [...]

An Annapurna Account

Now that things have calmed down a bit, I need to finish my Annapurna trek stories. Here was our itinerary for those who have maybe done this trek before:
Day 1: Phedi to Tolka
Day 2: Tolka to Chhomrong
Day 3: Chhomrong to Bamboo
Day 4: Bamboo to Deurali
Day 5: Deurali
Day 6: Deurali to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC)
Day [...]

Home Again, Home Again…

Well, I’m back home. Good ole Cincinnati. Had dinner with half of my family, the other half is sick with fevers (not H1N1, though, no worries).
Its strange being home. I feel that I’m not really here yet. Hard to explain, though. Hopefully after a good night’s sleep (in [...]

Thailand!

I’m back in Thailand! I was here six years ago and toured the country. Now I’m back in Bangkok. Its an incredibly beautiful country, and it has by far the best food in the world (after Skyline and hamloaf, that is).
Its raining here, but somehow I’m not surprised. As [...]

Last Impressions

A year ago I posted an entry entitled ‘First Impressions’ (you can read it HERE and I highly urge you to read it as it will make this post make a lot more sense). An old friend commented on the post saying that it will be interesting to see my last impressions when I [...]

You Say Diwali, I Say Dipawali. But He Says Tihar.

So little to do, so much time. Strike that, reverse it.
My last few days in Nepal are going faster than two cheese coneys in the hands of a fat man. Got back from trekking, went to Lumbini, and now its Dipawali (or Diwali) (or Tihar) and the city is going crazy! But [...]

Hatke Jhatke!

I love this commercial so I’d thought I’d share it. Although I’ve never had the product, so I can’t say anything for it. But their advertising is great. Enjoy!
Hatke Jhatke!

Stairs, Stairs, and More Stairs

I’m back from Annapurna. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. If you add up all the stairs I’ve climbed in my life, it might just equal the number of stairs I climbed in the last nine days.
I have stories (leeches, blisters, rain, more rain, and even a corpse, and [...]

Trek (And Certainly Not Star Trek)

I leave out early tomorrow morning for Pokhara to hike to Annapurna Base Camp. I’m excited! I’ve been sick all week (getting better every day) after a fever of 102 on Sunday and today I feel good. The hike will take about ten days, give or take. Ten days with no [...]

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