Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple…
Author’s note: This is a continuation on my series of trekking La Vanoise National Park in the high Alps of France. To see all posts in this series, click here. If you have never been on a mountain hiking trip before, you probably haven’t been properly introduced to “les refuges” or mountain huts. Over the years of my…
Author’s note: This is a continuation on my series of trekking La Vanoise National Park in the high Alps of France. To see all posts in this series, click here. “There is pleasure in the pathless woods; There is rapture on the lonely shore; There is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea and music…
I started my blog thirdeyemom back in February with modest expectations. I have always loved to write and I have been a wanderlust since birth. I wanted to share my experiences of seeing the world with others. I wanted to have some kind of voice besides my leather-bound journal. I felt a little nervous about…
I must admit, I seem to have an odd fetish when traveling. Every time I go to a new place there is something unique that seems to gravitate to me. In China, it was the exotic foods. In Morocco, the goods at the souq. In Nepal, the prayer flags. So what was it when I…
The next morning we set off for the last leg of our Annapurna trek: The short, four-hour trek to Jomson, which is the major hub in the region and boasts an airport, hospital and other resources. We had made it over three-fourth of the Annapurna Circuit trek (there were about six more days of walking…
We spent our last night in Nepal attending another Culture night (music, dance and food representing a variety of diverse Nepali Cultures) with Rajan, the President of Earthbound Expeditions. Another couple from Spain joined us for the last hurrah in Nepal. The couple was recently married and spent the last two weeks on their honeymoon…
As we descended through the wispy, powdery grayish white clouds, I was confused. It was raining. Or at least I thought it was raining. But it had to be! Why else was everything so dark like dawn. It was eleven o’clock in the morning so the darkish gray-blue sky did not coincide with the time. …
I arrived home in one piece, thankful to be safe and sound and home with my family. After the hugs and kisses from my two young children, my mother and my wonderful husband who allowed me to leave him for 17 long days half way around the world, I unpacked my suitcases and tried to…
As many of you know, I’ve been actively fundraising for a small, grass-roots NGO called Hands in Nepal which focuses on building schools in rural Nepal. Most of my fundraising efforts have been done through the sales of beautiful Nepalese, Tibetan and Indian treasures such as hand-woven pashminas, scarves, yak-hair blankets, bags, purses and even…
My family and I in the ’70s at Lake Superior during our annual fall trip to Lutsen, Minnesota to see the splendid fall colors. I’ve always been a traveler, all my life, starting during the impressionable years of young childhood and blossoming over time into a full fledge passion and even obsession to see the world. Simply put, I cannot…
Hello Readers! Greetings from China! I’ve been here for two full exhilarating days now and am beyond tired. I have more things to write about after 48 hours than I can believe. It is a fascinating place! Unfortunately, I’ve figured out after the first day that the strong arm of the Republic of China has…
