Happy Everest Day, world
70 years ago today, the first people stood on the summit of Mount Everest. I saw Everest – from a distance – only a couple of weeks ago, first on …
Category: Abroad
Bangkok travel update
This update is for anyone in Bangkok, who is planning on going to the already-very-iconic Icon Siam Mall on the banks of the Chao Phraya river. The free ferry from …
Help! Who was the celebrity singer I saw today?!
So this morning Himmat and I toddled off to the Thailand Dive Expo here in Bangkok, and jolly interesting it was, too. Gazillions of stalls, more wetsuits and BCDs than …
From the sublime to the…
…ABSOLUTELY NOT RIDICULOUS! I would never/could never say that Bangkok is ridiculous. It’s just that a week after shivering in 4 layers of thermals in the Himalayas, here I am …
Checking in from Namche Bazar
A quick update (from my phone, I’m warning you in advance, so you can excuse typos!) to bring you up to speed on Day 3 of our trip to Lobuche …
Namaste from Kathmandu
Disclaimer: I am writing this on my phone (or is it “from” my phone?) – either way, this is a first for me, since I didn’t bring my iPad or …