Jean-Paul started a journey, a world travel in 2003. It was for the adventure and I'd hoped some where along the way I would find some soul related answers. I followed the yellow brick road you could say, and I met many characters along it.... Some of them have even left messages on this website. You can too.
And the journey became longer than expected. You can see this in my Archives.
Yet somewhere along the way I lost that 'yellow brick road', but in essence I am still on that journey.
This website is about my travel, in all its aspects. A World travel with an Inner travel. The story of the walk.
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[Annapurna Trekking - Nepal]
Back in Pokhara after 18 days on the Annapurna and the Annapurna Sanctuary trail (of which I walked 16 days).
The day of the Thorung La Pass (5416m) crossing was a bit tough from 5000m; my legs felt like lead! Added to this was a lack of sleep, as the night before I slept at 4450m and it took me ages to fall asleep as I was not use to sleeping at this altitude; and it was a 4am wake up...groan.
Quite a few bridges to cross over and once again they give me the willies... they are high, rock and bounce and sometimes the floor boards are made of wood which are rotting with gaping holes in them. Knowing that there is no sense of maintenance in these cultures; when its broken we fix it; I had to concentrate on the horizon and my breath when I walked over them!
Amazing views and after 3 days I was in great condition, so much so that when I came back to Pokhara my eyes were unusually clear and bright. It was a walking meditation for me, often spending 8 hours on the trail; where I could really be witness to my thoughts ie- not have my sense of self derived from all my incessant thinking.
Finally a small tribute to my little friends... after 4 years together and numerous surgical repairs we need to part our ways; so I wish them well (wish is a nice way of saying the shoes are getting dumped in the next trash can).
To better appreciate the photos I have created them in a larger format. See below.
Photos
Trekking Part 1 Trekking Part 2
Video
Morning View from Poon Hill
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