Sorry it has taken me so long to post something again, but between the the 20+ hours on a plane, the 12 hour time shift, and watching Elon Lacrosse win 9-8 in sudden death over time during the semi-finals of the regional championships today, I have not had much free time. Some people are coming… Read the rest »
Posts By: Ben
Travel Challenge: Keep track of people you know
I have a challenge for you. I have been thinking about what it is about travel that draws me to it so much, and I have realized that it is the sheer amount of people I get to meet. I am constantly surrounded by new people who challenge my beliefs, values, thoughts, and perceptions in… Read the rest »
Songkran
Right now it is Songkran, the Thai new year. Also known as the Water Festival, it consists of drenching every person with buckets of water, nailing them with super soakers, or lobbing water baloons around. It is literally impossible to stay dry if you go outside. The tempurature here is brutally hot, so the water… Read the rest »
Leaving Nepal and its Political Problems
I said my goodbyes to the Canadian volunteers last night over a hot chocolate and cake with ice cream at a local jazz restaurant. The rest of the night was spent packing my newly acquired “stuff” that seems to build up over time back into my bags before I retired around 1:30 am. I needed… Read the rest »
The last days in Nepal
I know I have been brief the past week, but it is because I have been spending time just hanging out with this incredible group of people in the Basecamp Nepal Volunteer house. There were six of them to start off with, then we – being David the Couchsurfer from South Africa, Brandon from California,… Read the rest »
Facebook Phonebook
I lost my phone a while ago, and have been slowly building up a list of people who I need to get number from before i get home. I went to create an event in facebook for it, and was directed to a facebook phonebook. Check it out Didn’t know that this was around…
Bungee Jumping and Canyon Swinging
We finally got off our lazy bums and took the 5:30am wake up call to go bungee jumping. We walked to the bus, got on and fell asleep. Three hours later we were at “The Last Resort,” an adventure resort with bungee jumping, canyon swinging, rafting, repelling, and many other adventure touristy things. After some… Read the rest »
Random Luxury
After I got back from the bike ride, I stopped off at Arjun’s, and met up with David, a guy from south Africa who has just spent the last year teaching English in Korea. He moved out of Arjun’s and we ended up sharing a room for a night. While we were walking around looking… Read the rest »
Motorcycle around Nepal: Part two
My last post left me off in Pokara, which was like a beautiful resort town on the side of a lake. I spent a day there driving around to see the sights, and ended up meeting an Australian who had rented a motorbike for the day. We met up at the Gurka museum on the… Read the rest »
Kathmandu to Pokara
I had a longer post that I was going to put up before I left, but my computer just hates me and I couldn’t get it to transfer to my USB drive.I left Kathmandu on a chopper style bike, which puts my feet out in front of me and I sit in a reclining position…. Read the rest »