No Place Like Nepal. Thamel Eco Resort. Kathmandu, Nepal
There really is no other place on earth like Nepal (at least as far as I know!). From the moment you arrive, and once you have negotiated the airport, you…
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Ten Years of Nepal - Aotearoa New Zealand to Nepal and Back Again
It is crazy to think that ten years ago I went to Nepal for the first time. Initially I went with the Active Hearts Foun...
4 Aug 2025
The Day Sagarmatha Shook (Part Three) - Lukla / Kathmandu
After years of wanting to visit Nepal I finally got there due to an earthquake. It took a disaster to drag me away from...
25 Apr 2025
The Day Sagarmatha Shook (Part Two) - Kathmandu / Solukumbu
The drive to Thamel Eco Resort in Kathmandu was a sobering one. What hadn’t toppled over in the quake was being propped...
24 Apr 2025
The Day Sagarmatha Shook (Part One) - Barpak village of the Gorkha district (location of epicentre)
Ten years ago, on this day in 2015, Nepal was rocked by a 7.8 earthquake. Once the shaking had settled, along with the d...
24 Apr 2025
The Year That Was 2024 - New Zealand & Nepal
The year 2024 didn’t quite go as I thought it would, but over the last couple of years that is something I have gotten u...
29 Dec 2024
The Gift of Giving - Nuwakot District, Bagmati, Nepal
There is a certain feeling you get when giving to those who don’t have much. It instantly makes all of the training and...
3 Dec 2024
Kindness is the Key to Success - Nuwakot, Bagmati District. Nepal.
‘Kindness - the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate’. The Nepali people I have met have been everything...
29 Nov 2024
My Nepali Family (Part Two) - 2024 Ganesh Himal Charity Trek
My writing began as a way to fill in the time of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Then as time rolled on and my hip kept me out o...
14 Nov 2024
My Nepali Family (Part One) - 2024 Ganesh Himal Charity Trek
In 2015 my friend Dan put out a call for help. Nepal had just been hit by a huge earthquake, and many parts of the count...
14 Nov 2024
Kia Ora Namaste Whanau - UPDATE:
Kia Ora Namaste Whanau! "I went to Nepal to see the biggest mountains on the planet and left with the knowledge that the...
11 Dec 2023
Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part Six). Dhaling Besi.
Final morning this morning and I think we all have very mixed emotions. While it will be lovely to sleep in a proper bed...
6 Nov 2023
Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part Five)
Today was the longest day of the walk so we were worried how Mark would go. We were given a packed lunch after breakfast...
4 Nov 2023
Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part Four). Megang Danda (Nuwakot)
Don’t think any of us had a great sleep last night, Mark least of all. Part of me felt like just packing up and going ho...
3 Nov 2023
2023 Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part Three). Salme School (Nuwakot).
Pretty much everyone in the camp was kept awake by a barking dog. I have never heard one dog bark so loudly and for so l...
1 Nov 2023
Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. 2023 Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part Two). Khule School, Nuwakot (Nepal)
Walked up and down hill for a while before reaching Khule school. This is where our library is, so it was amazing to see...
30 Oct 2023
(GUEST POST) Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. The 2023 Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part One)
“On a Mish” #421(GUEST POST) Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. The 2023 Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part One). Aotearoa...
27 Oct 2023
This Time Last Year (Part Three) - Ganesh Himal Charity Trek 2023
Giving someone something is one of the best feelings you can have. Giving someone who has very little something is even...
26 Oct 2023
This Time Last Year (Part Two). Ganesh Himal Charity Trek 2023.
The drive of helping others can get you through some epic ordeals. With a crazy idea in mind and a charity to support, s...
25 Oct 2023
This Time Last Year (Part One) - Ganesh Himal Charity Trek 2023
This time last year (2023) I was struggling my way through the foothills of the Himalaya on another quest with the Activ...
24 Oct 2023
It’s About Time - Aotearoa to Nepal 2023
to 14.11.2023. In 2015 I travelled to Nepal for the first time to help out my bro with the charity he had just started....
8 Oct 2023
Charangge Phedi to Dhading Besi - The Final Leg of the Journey
The bond formed with a group you travel with can be very strong, especially when you are doing the adventure with the pu...
10 Nov 2018
Salme to Megang Danda - Views and Vollyball
After a couple of days hiking the team had developed a comfortable rhythm and was moving in unison. Step, step, admire t...
6 Nov 2018
Kahule to Salme - From a Finished Library to a Future Library
The earthquake in 2015 hit the area we were visiting very hard. The shaking not only knocked houses down but also sent h...
5 Nov 2018
Gogane to Kahule - The Wedding
So far, our adventure had taken us around the remote parts of the country where the Active Hearts Foundation is actively...
3 Nov 2018
Welcome to Gogane - Our Home Away From Home
Gogane is not only one of the most peaceful places I have ever been to, but also the birth village of one of the Active...
3 Nov 2018
Kathmandu to Gogane - We Are Getting There No Matter What!
In 2018 the Active Hearts Foundation logo was put into the sky, and just like Batman, the call was answered and the troo...
2 Nov 2018