SARASWASI SCHOOL VISIT

Once again we had a wonderful visit to Majuwa village and Saraswasi School. I was joined by 4 of my clients and one of the teachers from Lindfield Public School and her husband. Jenny joined in the class each day giving lessons to the children whilst we painted the outside of the school. We spend 5 fabulous days in the [….]

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NEPAL WOMENS TREK OCTOBER 2011

On the 16th October a group of 12 adventurous women joined me on another wonderful tour to Nepal. On meeting the group at Kathmandu airport we then too a scenic flight to Pokhara which is situated on Phewa Lake with the magnificent Annapurna Ranges in the background. We set off on a 6 day trek to Ghorepani where we were [….]

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Pamper and Indulge yourself

When you are in Sydney and would like to help these children as well as indulging your self then read on: by pampering and indulging yourself you will be helping with these children’s education Sammie Fancourt is donating her time and experience by giving you a wonderful 1 hour aromatherapy massage. All proceeds of the massage will go to the [….]

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EVEREST BASE CAMP NORTH FACE

After many hours of driving over 5000 plus passes we finally reached our destination and highlight of our trip to the North Face of Everest Base Camp. We were blessed with perfect weather when we arrived at our accommodation at the highest Monastery and guesthouse in the world -Rongphu where we had stunning views of the north face of Mt [….]

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Welcome to Tibet

Welcome to Tibet, before landing in Lhasa we caught fantastic panoramic views of snow capped peaks. On arrival we were met by our guide Basang who greeted us with a white scarf called a Kada – in Tibet traditional way which brings you good luck. The next 2 days were spend acclimitising to the high altituded of Lhasa. We visited [….]

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Tiger Leaping Gorge

Travelling further south we met our trekking pony’s who will carry out luggage on our trek to Tiger Leaping Gorge. After 2 hours of hiking we arrived at a Naxi Family Guesthouse for lunch. Then it was the most challenging part of the trek as the trail rises steeply with the 28 bends to the top of the mountian with [….]

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Dali and Lijang

Our next destination took us to Dali and an cruise on Ethai Lake an ear-shaped lake with unique fishing styles and magnificent scenery. We also visited the 3 pagodas affording magnificent views of Cangshan Mountain. The following day we drove through dramatic scenery near the border of Tibet to the ancient city of Lijang where we experienced the Naxis minority [….]

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Kunming

Welcome to Kunming capital of Yunnan Provincel with a history of 2400 years. On our first day we visited the Stone Forest which is the nost popular attraction in Kunning 120klms to the sth east. The Stone Forestd is a massive collection of greay linesdtone pillars that have been eroded by wind and rain, over the millennia, with the tallest [….]

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NEPAL SCHOOL PROJECT

Last week I visited both Oxford Fall Grammar and Lindfield East Public School, both of which are giving their support to remote village schools in Nepal. The past 3 years LEPS has donated to Saraswasi school funds, school uniforms and equipment. During those 3 years we have buildt 3 new classrooms renovated the HM’s office, built much required amenities such [….]

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Sarawasi School

In April 2011 this year I returned to Saraswasi school situated in Majuwa village. When I arrived I was pleased with the progress they have made with plastering the inside and outside of the school. All that is now required is the painting of the building and I am planning to visit in October this year with 4 clients who have volunteered to visit the school [….]

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LEH TO KASHMIR

Well we have survived another couple of days in the mountains & are back in Srinagar staying on our “luxury houseboat” called Princess Palace. We are not exaggerating by using the word “survived” as we were often in doubt if we would as our dear driver, Tashi, did his best on the horrendous mountain roads. The section from Leh to [….]

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LEH – LADAKH

It all happened brilliantly. We experienced no sickness, after Moz on day 1 in Leh, & the trek was absolutely fantastic. Overall the scenery was out of this world & we can see why they built all those gompas so high up on the mountains as they are certainly very close to heaven or wherever. The geology/physical geography is amazing [….]

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