Day 3: Acclimatisation I had another hot and troubled night with many dreams. I was ready before seven, hoping the weather would change as I paced the halls of the lodge. It was even cloudier than the day before with the valley and mountain opposite the village now shrouded by the ‘low’ cloud. I must have woken the lady as she had clearly just jumped out of bed to unlock the restaurant so that I could look out of the numerous windows. I asked her advice but ...

Day 2: Slowly Does It I hadn't had the best night's sleep. I wasn't uncomfortable but I was too hot and I had plenty of dreams to keep my brain active. I'm prone to strange, often disturbing dreams, but they had been related to the film that night. I couldn't get it out of my head and thought about it for days to come. I was moved, maybe slightly troubled, by it but I was thinking critically it and I thought it was indeed worth thinking about. The cold but free ...

A Different Kind of Luck Yesterday I felt lucky to be alive. Day 2 of my supposed trek was different. It started well as the rain that was there on waking up died down. The clouds started to part and the mountains were again easy to see. I was feeling positive so busied myself with getting ready. It was the same situation as the day before, though minus the flatulence, and the taxi arrived on time. Bepin came down and we jumped in and sped off. There had been a ...

The Feeling You've Cheated Death My eyes opened as my watch made its final chime for the morning. Four hours wasn't much but an hour up on yesterday. I rushed over to the window to inspect the weather, all I knew was that I couldn't hear rain and that's what mattered. I had a nice hot shower and a good clean before the trek then readied my bag for the flight. As I did so, I thought I'd left the shower running but I was mistaken, it was the rain pouring down. Rar...

Nepal The Land of the Sherpa After three hours sleep I was questioning whether I should have bothered with a hotel. My bags were packed – I was going to Nepal! I only had a ten dollar note which I thought they would accept due to it being worth more than the equivalent in rupees for a taxi to the airport. I was wrong but was able to change it at the hotel. I asked them to order me a taxi but they dismissed my request and wanted to send me over the bridge from...