And a trekkin' I go...

And a trekking I go...

Thank god that the past two days have been better than the past two weeks. I'm finally finally starting to feel like myself again and have been reaquainted with the feeling of happiness one should feel when traveling. Honestly, my first week in India was brutal and then getting really sick was just so awful, it was starting to feel like I was being punished. But now things are on the up and up. Nepal, I like you a he'll of a lot!!!

And before I forget there is something I must say about Bryan Adams. As some of you may already know, Bryan Adams is my guilty pleasure. I have all of his albums on my iPod and I sing run to you and summer of 69 every karaoke opportunity I get (remember I even won a contest for it in NZ?!?). I like to blame this on my brothers for listening to reckless and waking up the neighbours in the 80s when I was an impressionable child. Anyway, just a few weeks ago, Nepal had their very first international concert in Kathmandu and it was none other than Bryan Adams! There are still billboards all over the place that say Bryan Adams is Nepal. I will post pictures. 

I left Kathmandu a few days ago bc I was going completely stir crazy and headed to pokhara on a long windy crazy bus journey. Pokhara is really nice. It's touristy but much more relaxed than Kathmandu and it's on a lake and right by the Annapurna region. I met a nice British couple, Claire and Phil, on the bus here and have been hanging out with them the past few days. I must have been British in a past life because I jive with Brits so well!!! Like, hanging out with British couples might be my new hobby. 

My first full day here I did a walk up to the world peace pagoda which was difficult but still really cool. I met this nice local Nepali man named pipi who walked with me. He has four sisters and six daughters and one grand daughter. I told him he was lucky to be surrounded by so many women! Pipi didn't understand that I'm not married and don't have a boyfriend. He kept saying "I don't believe. I don't believe." I'm telling you there is nothing like coming to a third world country to get a confidence boost and some marriage proposals. It reminded me of my first night I ever spent in Kenya and I had a Masai offer me cattle to marry me. Wild!

This morning I woke up at 5am and went to a village in the hills to watch the sunrise. Can't really complain. It's definitely a nice way to spend a morning. Tomorrow morning I leave to go on a three day trek up to poon hill. Gulp. I hope I survive! 

Am really starting to love Nepal and would definitely love to come back and spend more time here in the future. The people are pretty wonderful. Tonight the owner of our little hotel invited us to have dinner with him and his family and friends. A real Nepali meal. It was really special. He told us that Nepal stands for: Never End Peace And Love. Someone pointed out that India could stand for: I'll Never Do It Again!!!

I will write when I get back from my trek and head back to Kathmandu before I go for India round two. I decided to go to rajistan after all. I figured, I can't come all this way and let my hate for indian men ruin everything!!

Until then, pray that the altitude doesn't bother me!!!