Today I did what was needed but what I did not expect to have such major impact….. I booked my first flight. It will be from Sharjah (UAE) to Kathmandu, Nepal, at 3 am on Sunday.

I am going to roam around Kathmandu’s word heritage sites on Sunday – did you know that the majority of sculptures are ‘kama sutra style’ so some are rather mind blowing…. don’t quite know how to one could achieve those :)/

On the 29th I am going to fly to Lukla, where I will start my Everest basecamp hike. I will join a group that will spend another 3 days to summit on Loboche  and I am still contemplating if I should do that too. It is a peak at 6,200 m and it requires some easy mountaineering, I am not sure if a crash course crampons and rope at 6,000 m is the best idea ever….. What do you think?

, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Awa2jYmmqU

 

Today I learned that I am no different from any other traveller…. I packed FARRRRR to much. Even with a 70 liter rucksack (whereas most travel blogs suggested that 60 liter is MORE then enough) I managed to not be able to zip my bag anymore, and that was after I already took all my sleeping equipment out to tie that clumsily to my rucksack itself.

That conclusion of course called for action… I met up with my good friend Katie, who is a frequent hiker and I cried for her help. Together we went through my stuff, and you can imagine all the comments that I got, at the friendliest for example ‘do you REALY need THAT MUCH medicines (and semi-meds)’. Ehm, no, I guess not actually, because as a guiding principle I don’t take meds unless absolutely necessary (to my mum’s great annoyance). So Katie and I managed to reduce the volume to such extent that I can now actually zip the bag without breaking the zipper (bonus!!). We did conclude that I need another day pack and I know exactly which one I fancy…. the one from the UAE military shop (YES!!!). Pics will follow soon…

So I guess I am almost ready to depart. Funny feeling

I cannot yet comprehend it it fully… I actually have my own website… The director Intelligence…. who (in honesty) had to watch hours and hours of tutorials to understand HOW the heck one creates such a website. But I did it. LOL. How rewarding!

So ok, this is the place where you can read about my experiences during my travel marathon. I will embark on my journey on Sunday around midnight and I intend to travel for about 4-5 moths. I hope I will gain some amazing experiences, ensh’allah, and that you will enjoy reading my stories and watching my pics and videos.

I should be relatively easily reachable through e-mail, whatsapp and Skype too… so please reach out if you feel like it ((contact me via this page)

Speak or see you soon 🙂
Linda