Nepal, Everest Avalanche and Sherpa Tensions

Sherpas Move to Shut Everest in Labor Fight

By , BHADRA SHARMA and NIDA NAJARAPRIL 22, 2014

  Continue reading the main story Video
Play Video|1:28

Nepal Mourns Everest Avalanche Victims

Three days after an avalanche killed 13… Continue reading →

Lumbini the Birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/666

Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who… Continue reading →

Nepal Wild Tiger Conservation Research and Development

We came across the Wild Tiger organisation when in Pokhara, Nepal. We were shown a leopard in a cage and they told us they were seeking to preserve and protect the tigers and leopards.  Here is an overview of… Continue reading →

12 May: Last Day in Kathmandu, Nepal

12 May

I got up in the morning, made sure all my stuff was organised.  I prepared a bag for a change of clothes later in the day.  Our plane doesn’t leave until 11.30pm so we have a… Continue reading →

11 May: Kathmandu, Nepal

11 May

I received a wakeup call at 9 am.  I went downstairs and saw my German friend, Karl.  I sat with him for breakfast and talked about the news.  I noticed the IMF had some bailout… Continue reading →

10 May: Kathmandu, Nepal

10 May

Came down to breakfast and noticed there were no spare seats.  It was interesting I saw a man at the far end and made a decision to sit with him.  He kindly allowed me to sit… Continue reading →

9 May: Clowning and Anti-Bullying Education, Kathmandu, Nepal

9 May

We were up around 8am this morning.  The plan was to visit two schools in Kathmandu and do some clowning and anti-bullying education.  I convinced Gordon to become Gord-Ouch, another clown.  It is his first… Continue reading →

8 May: Flying to Kathmandu, Nepal

8 May

We were up at 7.30am to get ready to catch the plane to Kathmandu at 9.40am. I was packed the night before and had a good sleep. We all piled into two taxi’s for the airport. We sat… Continue reading →

7 May: Walking around Pokhara

7 May

I ended up walking into Pokhara with a mission to buy some gifts for friends. I saw Gordon walking and he joined me.  We walked along and went to a café that overlooks the lake. He told… Continue reading →

6 May: Pokhara, Nepal

6 May

I woke up later and Peter asked if I was coming for the interview they had with the Rotarian. I woke up feeling absolutely exhausted and didn’t think I would go. I considered another rest day. Then Pat… Continue reading →

Mohandas Gandhi

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

Archives

Categories

Acting (1)
Alcohol (1)
Art (1)
Avalanche (1)
Bonded Labour (1)
Charity (4)
Children (4)
Clown (20)
Comedy (11)
Community (3)
Conflict Resolution (2)
Consciousness (6)
Destitute (2)
Detox (1)
Diagnostic (1)
Education (1)
Empowerment (4)
Events (1)
Family (2)
Fool (3)
Freedom (4)
Friendship (1)
Fun (1)
GDP (2)
Global (1)
Happiness (19)
Harmony (6)
Healing (7)
History (3)
HIV (2)
Hospital (1)
Human Rights (1)
Humanitarian (2)
Humour (8)
India (3)
Indicator (1)
Indigenous (1)
Inspiration (3)
Jester (1)
Joking (4)
Journal (43)
Joy (5)
Know thyself (2)
Laughter (7)
Leprosy (1)
Literature (1)
Love (6)
Mask (2)
Music (2)
Nature (1)
NGO (3)
Nonviolence (3)
Orphanage (4)
Peace (5)
Poetry (13)
Poverty (4)
Psychology (2)
Public (1)
Rules (1)
Slavery (1)
Sorrow (2)
Spiritual (2)
Statistics (3)
Sustainability (1)
Therapists (1)
Travelling (1)
Tribal (1)
Truth (2)
Uncategorized (10)
Unity (2)
Values (2)
Wellbeing (4)
Wildlife Protection (1)

WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck requires Flash Player 9 or better.