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 [….]

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 [….]

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 [….]

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 [….]

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 [….]

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 [….]

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 [….]