I have left the city centre to spend my last two days in an oasis of peace called Kireethara Boutique Resort. It is by far the best of the five hotels I have stayed in on this journey and it’s a relief to have a little comfort as the trip winds down. Here there […]

Required reading for every citizen living under the Donald Trump presidency I do not make a habit of commenting publically on the internal party politics of other nations (though with an Oxford University degree in PPE and as a former UK parliamentary candidate some might consider me qualified to do so). I do, though, set […]

For two days the words have not flowed smoothly. As we left the city I could feel an infection building and have needed to devote much energy to supporting my body in addressing it. We have left Kathmandu for Nagarkot and the mountains, wanting to avoid the crowds for the rest of Deepawali and the […]

Is it really a week since I left home? I have to check the calendar to be sure, and yes, this is indeed my seventh day. I wake late, having been writing, reading and meditating during the night. Sometimes it is incongruent for me to follow traditional sleep patterns. Consequently we go to breakfast late […]