“Little Bit Up” – Everest Base Camp Day 2
Everest Base Camp the Lazy Way – Day 2 Phakding to Namche Bazar “I don’t know why they build these bloody paths like this,” says...
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Alpine Paradise – Everest Base Camp Day 1
Everest Base Camp The Lazy Way – Day 1 After the terrifying flight into Lukla, the town itself is surprisingly charming: brightly painted, wood-frame houses...
Ready, Set? Errr, No….
We head off to Everest Base Camp tomorrow morning, flying into Lukla where, insha’allah, a porter awaits us on arrival. And, for all that the...
First Impressions of Kathmandu
The term “sensory overload” could have been designed for Kathmandu, a medieval hill city, dirt poor, rich in ritual, dragging its ass into the twenty-first...
Things To Do With Kids in Bali — Sick Child Edition
Zac is well on the mend from his surgery. But not enough to do many of his favourite things, or even ride a motorbike —...
More Adventures in the Greek Health Service
We awake predawn on the day of Zac’s surgery, for the trip to the regional hospital. By 8am Zac has a new piece of paper,...
Adventures in the Greek Health Service
Zac has mentioned to me on a couple of occasions that he thinks he has an embarrassing childhood ailment. To which I have typically responded,...
50 Things To Do Before You’re Twelve
Climb inside a pyramid. Hold dinosaur bones. Dive an undersea volcano. Walk on the Great Wall of China. Roll down a sand dune. Surf on...
It’s All About The Cross-Hatching
“Bwahahaha,” I say. “Did you know the Chinese for ‘writer’ is, literally, ‘sit-at-home’?” “No,” says Zac. “NOOB! The ‘zuo’ in ‘zuo-jia’ is a different kind...
Göreme, Cappadocia — Definitely Worth It
It’s around 6am when we get into Göreme, Cappadocia, and I have that baleful air that’s only acquired after a long and painful overnight bus...