Tag: hiking

Diary of Sufferings

A 12-day trek in the Langtang region of Nepal.  A holiday where a line was drawn.  There was me before the holiday, and me after the holiday; my post-holiday version of myself being more in awe of nature and what humans endure to live… Continue Reading “Diary of Sufferings”

Ain’t no mountain high enough ……..

………Ain’t no valley low enough, except when it comes to Nepal, which has the highest mountain and the deepest valley in the world, and probably a whole host of other records involving height and depth. My impending trip to Nepal, however, doesn’t scale the… Continue Reading “Ain’t no mountain high enough ……..”

North of Watford Gap

I opened the living room door to find a room full of people on their mobile phones interacting with a quiz show on the telly. There were disney-esque purple princesses throwing green slime at astronauts, gaudy castles and exploding pyramids, all set to  tension-inducing… Continue Reading “North of Watford Gap”