Category: Trip Planning

Annapurna Trail

Aspiring to Annapurna

When we decided to add Nepal to the list of places we would visit on our trip, I didn’t know what to expect. I saw photos of the huge mountains, and I thought it would be amazing to be …

Early lessons in non attachment

In preparation for this trip (six days till departure, house still in a state of chaos, everyone quite irritable), we have been endlessly discussing many things.  How many pairs of shorts?  Book lodging ahead or wait and see? …

One Boy’s Fantasy Is Another’s Nightmare

Jonah wakes in his bed, crying for us. We’re still at home. Emily, Miles, and I sprint to his room. “What’s wrong, kiddo?” “I had a nightmare,” he whimpers. “It was terrible.”