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Expedition Journal

14 Dec

The Last Mile

             6:47am.  I can’t hear anything but my own breathing and the soft crunch-slide of my skins against the groomed corduroy snow.   My breath crystallizes in the cold morning air […]

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2 Dec

Expedition Day 105: Are We There Yet?

  I’ve been on the road for 105 days and it definitely shows…I don’t want to see another plate of dal bhat for quite awhile…my bike’s been through the ringer […]

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13 Nov

Expedition Day 79: The Great Game

  Kathmandu – just the name itself evokes something exotic for most people.  It’s been my home away from home for the past 32 years.   At the moment, my […]

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7 Nov

Expedition Day 65: Apple Crumble and Entrepreneurs

  Anyone who knows me knows I have a special place in my heart for the city of Pokhara. When I first came here 30 years ago, it was an […]

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29 Oct

Expedition Day 57: Annapurna

I’m sitting in the Moondance Restaurant Lakeside, Pokhara, getting ready to hit the trail but watching the weather on BBC world news.   Cyclone Hudhub made landfall on India’s east coast […]

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14 Oct

Expedition Day 47: On Faith and Camels…

  The Bedouin have a great saying about faith and personal responsibility: “Trust in God…but don’t forget to tie up your camel!”  I think that about sums up my modus […]

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9 Oct

Expedition Day 38: All You Need Is Love…and a Waste Management System

  I’m sitting cross-legged in a small Ashram with about 20 other people – mainly Westerners.  We’re awaiting the arrival of Swami G – the spiritual leader of this small […]

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