Arrived in Kathmandu last night after a very long trip in the air: from Vancouver to Seattle 45 mins, then 16 hours to Singapore, with only an hour to get to our gate for the 5 hour flight to Kathmandu. Quite tired on arrival but Ali had applied for our tourist visas prior to leaving…

7:34 am in Seattle airport… Sitting in the Seattle airport with a couple of hours before we board the plane to Singapore then on to Kathmandu. Yesterday we left Nelson (ablaze in fall colours) after breakfast and drove to Vancouver in a beautiful fall day in the West Kootenay and along Highway 3: the Paulson,…

This part of trip planning has been fun in trying to anticipate what is needed to support a healthy, safe trek which will take us to high elevation, be physically demanding, and remote. Our guide has been very helpful in answering questions and we’ve consulted the family docs and pharmacist. We’ve updated a few vaccinations…