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• Tea House Trekking: Makalu

  

  “Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” Though the first few days of our trek passed through small villages, by day four we were... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• This Is Why We Do It: Makalu

  

  “Going to the mountains is going home.” Climbing and trekking in the mountains is more often than not miserable. It’s either too cold or too hot, it seems to... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Living in the Snow: Makalu

  

  “Very few care for this laborious kind of pursuit, which is in no means lucrative. It is not everyone who can take pleasure in climbing hills which reach the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Cycling Through Solitude in the Indian Himalayas

  “If you’re bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, then there is more to life than you have yet to realize. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• People On the Trail: Makalu

  

  “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist. That is all.” We met many interesting people on the trail, climbers with more porters and guides... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Through The Sherpa Villages: Makalu

  

  “I never saw a discontented tree.” We started out the day following a few porters, kids no older than me who were on their first expedition. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• From Boots to Fuzzy Slippers: Makalu

  

  “Forget all the reasons why it won’t work and believe the one reason why it will.” We started out on our trek completely unsure of what we would encounter. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• India As A Solo Female

  

  “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Dear Giardiasis

  “How to Overthrow the System: brew your own beer; kick in your TV; kill your own beef; build your own cabin and piss off the front porch whenever you bloody wel... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Khadbari

  

  “Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of the rock. I believe in blood, fire, woman, rivers,... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• My Lovely Hank

  

  “We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Oh The Things You See: 5,900km

  

  “The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is n... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Running Into Life

  “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” I often meet travelers who are... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• A Somewhat Miserable Ride: 5,800km

  

  “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
” We started out early to beat the heat, but had to stop within half a kilometer as my... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• On The Un-Road: 5,650km

  

  “Your bike is discovery; your bike is freedom. It doesn’t matter where you are, when you’re on the saddle, you’re taken away.” “All my troubles disappear once... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• On The Road Again: 5,500km

  

  “…How do you catch a cloud and pin it down.” Leaving Kathmandu was hell. It was busy, complicated, and represented everything I have grown to hate about cities. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Slowly But Surely, Women Will Be People Too

  “Because from childhood I know no human being died because of poverty – everything happens because of ignorance.” A month ago in the BBC there was an inspiring... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Caste System

  “Your life is the message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.” I am often asked what my caste is, a question that took me by surprise at first as I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• How The Blog Works

  “Destined to be an old women with no regrets.” I have had a few questions as to how I am able to post so often, especially since most of the time I am without... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Time To Cycle

  “Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There’s something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, SPORTS, TRAVEL