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Nepal 2 of 4

Nepal 2 of 4

As we continued further to Manang at 3520m, we stopped for some acclimatization.  As part of this process, we went up as part of a day trip from 3520m to the ice lakes at 4650m.  That was an extremely exhausting day but it was the 

Nepal 1 of 4

Nepal 1 of 4

At the end of last year, I disappeared into a place with no mobile phone reception for a month.  No, that wasn’t Antarctica, it was Nepal. So this is how my father and I ended up doing something we had always wanted to do.  Visiting 

Le Gavroche

Le Gavroche

This restaurant seems to court news almost as well as some politicians.  In these turbulent times, with surprises at every corner and seemingly impossible situations coming to pass, I thought that I might as well live a little.  While the iron is hot, or perhaps 

Song Que

Song Que

Song Que.  Song who? At least that was my first reaction when I heard the name.  Did it mean that there would be some type of performance? Was it the reason that there was a giganormous queue at the front?  Was there to be some 

Coriander

Coriander

When I first arrived in the UK those many years ago, one thing I found quite puzzling (and was to later find out was quintessentially British) was a preoccupation with talk of the weather.  How was your day?  Rainy?  Oh, how unfortunate. Must have been