Archive for November, 2009

Nov
30/09
Paragliding Course Day One
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 02:00
Written by Dominic Reid
Monday, November 30th, 2009

I hopped out of bed this morning early ready for day one of the course. The weather was crisp in the morning, the sky blue with fresh air but little wind. This lasted until the sun started warming the place up and the vultures found the thermals, (more…)

Nov
29/09
Acclimatising
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 02:00
Written by Dominic Reid
Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The jetlag is still creeping up on me by mid afternoon but it’ll be gone when I start hiking up and down hills with a paraglider. (more…)

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Nov
28/09
Pokhara Lakeside
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 02:00
Written by Dominic Reid
Saturday, November 28th, 2009

I was flagging from the jetlag so decided to have a quiet meal at the Yak restaurant of veggie mo mo with a Nepali thali. After this I took a walk around to see the bright lights of Kathmandu’s bustlin nightlife then headed back for an early night in my rooftop room at the Thamel Hotel. (more…)

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Nov
27/09
Departure to Nepal
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 02:02
Written by Dominic Reid
Friday, November 27th, 2009

England was starting to get to that damp time of year that used to be the cause of a fella’s consumption. Not of the alcohol variety, the kind of consumption that ate at the lungs causing people to head somewhere drier, or take a few years off by going on ‘The Grand Tour’.
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Nov
02/09
Cheap Flights Uncovered
Last Updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 08:45
Written by Dominic Reid
Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Cheap flights are easy to find if you know where (more…)