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We enjoyed a great flight to Sri Lanka 4 seats each from Sydney to KL, we pre booked a 4 hour transit room at KL airport, shower relax, went to pay and the system was down, so the management kindly waivers the bill and gave us vouchers for a free buffet breakfast. Again scored 3 seats each from LK to [….]
Read MoreWe began our morning with a visit to the fish markets, seeing an age old tradition handed down for centuries. The fishermen depart in their catamarans at 7pm and return at 5am with their catch for the day, the only day rest is Sunday when they attend church. The markets had a variety of seafood which was 3/4 the price [….]
Read MoreLyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel has received fantastic news that Saraswasi Primary School Maguwa Nepal is not 85% completed. We will return in April for the official opening of the school, and help rebuild our second school Dansing School, Fulkharka. If you would like to join us on a Volunteer visit please contact Lyn on enquiries@tayloradventure.com
Read MoreLyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel experienced an action packed 2015, even the earth moved under our feet on the 25th April. Seven months after that devastating disaster in Nepal, came a very positive outcome. We not only talked the talk, but walked the walk. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who stepped forward with support financially, emotionally, physically and spiritually. The people of [….]
Read MoreToday I have received my first update and photos on the re building progress of Saraswasi Primary School. This is exciting news as many others volunteers I know have been trying to start building schools in other areas of Nepal have been unsuccessful due to the border blockage and fuel shortage that has hit Nepal. on the re building progress of [….]
Read MoreToday we arrived to Pokhara after spending 2 weeks at Majuwa village. We left Majuwa on the 24th, trekked for 2 days to the city of Dhading on the way we saw many homes destroyed On the 2nd night we had just arrived at our camp by the river when the earth again moved this time 4.3, epicentre again Gorkha, [….]
Read MoreToday there will be a huge festival (yes another one) celebrated at the holy site of Ganga Jumina situated half way up the mountain behind Majuwa Village. People travel from far villages far away to attend this festival. All day people streamed past our campsite, some only go to the temple to pray then return home where as tousands gather at [….]
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Each day the view from our tent is becoming more and more hazy from the smoke. Today is another Government holiday, if they reduced the holidays in Nepal the country would be in a better financial position. Today we decided with the Principsl that the children on their day off have a working bee, by collecting all the rubbish on [….]
Read MoreThis mornings work was interrupted by a pleasurable distraction, we attended a wedding ceremony at the local Christian Church. The bride was a local girl and the groom from Besisahar which is more than 12 hours drive from Majuwa on a rough dangerous road. There was reception at her parents home where everyone gathered for Dhal Bhaat. After the wedding [….]
Read MoreWe woke to another beautiful day, but noticing the increasing haze from villages now forced to burn wood for cooking. Still the border has not been opened, both India and Neoal Givernments are arguing about the constitution. If they continue within this stand off then in 4 weeks Nepal will be out of food and gasoline, it is a terrible [….]
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