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Enlightenment is a watermelon in the shade of a pipal tree | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. Enlightenment is a watermelon in the shade of a pipal tree. But in a couple days the neck-craning and water-draining will surely stop as home reclaims me with its familiarity. I am excited. I AM SO EXCITED. It has been too long, without being too long. I would be antsy if it weren’t for Kathmandu. What a city! Sifting spices through curious, capitalist fingers and seeking out some “honest , real yak wool – no blend! 8221; Of cou...
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yo Julie, Cl-i-i-imb every mountain! | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. Yo Julie, Cl-i-i-imb every mountain! One final lymphatic explosion out of the way (…. no comment), Meg and I set out (one day late) tomorrow to do the Annapurna Circuit. I think the swollen glands below my ears were accidentally inflated by my excess enthusiasm. At least my body’s betrayals are brief and this time, are going un-medicated! Make a love pilgrimage, wouldn’t I? Consider yourselves my embassy, and myself registered!
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I was/am HERE?!!!!! | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. The Himalaya have digested, sculpted, and spat out a body and spirit soaring. WOW. I want to resort to explicits and the range of euphoric onomatopoeia to convey the rush that the past five weeks of trekking give me. Thank you Meg’Seil for a spirit rivalled only by those himals we wandered! In the next days I will post some notes from my journal; but nary a chance I can convey the breadth and beauty of this experience! You are c...
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“I think the Yeti is a Buddhist” | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. 8220;I think the Yeti is a Buddhist”. Peter Matthieson’s ‘Snow Leopard’ – and it’s original owner, an American named Ryan – were good company when Meg flew back to Canada and I continued walking. Here’s a journal from one of my last days on a westward trek between Beni and Dhorpatan, the gateway into the (restricted, too pricey! Land of Dolpo, “the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture left on earth…”. May 5, Gujargot. The white ...
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Come by Chance | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. Heart’s Content, Heart’s Desire, Spread Eagle, Dildo, and Come by Chance…. After a few ounces of Screech, someone with a sense of humour must have named the towns and villages nestled along Newfoundland’s shores. I couldn’t fathom that a park would be named. Until my cheeks reddened with a correction. Even the baymen from the towns themselves admit the nomenclature is funny. September 30, 2009 at 1:07 pm. May 28, 2010 at 9:46 pm.
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Good news for Nepal! | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. Good news for Nepal! I’m relieved. The (semi) resolution came without any of the blood and gore that loomed in the Maoists threats for non-agreement. I’m too tired to make much sense of this right now. For the nitty-gritty: http:/ www.ekantipur.com/2010/05/29/top-story/house-passes-statute-amendement-opens-door-for-ca-extension/315265/. May 28, 2010 at 10:55 pm. Laquo; Enlightenment is a watermelon in the shade of a pipal tree.
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The Last Post… and YES! Meg and I are still the best of friends | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. The Last Post… and YES! Meg and I are still the best of friends. For now, this is it: the last post at the end of our Canadian traverse and tour of the Indian subcontinent and Nepal Himalaya. What a remarkable trip, and an. Neither would Meg and I have made the friends we did; serendipitous happenstance and had a way of winding us up with good – no, great. How couldn’t it? But no sooner home am I gone; well sort of – IR...
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Hayley Lapalme | notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent | Page 2
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. I am tripping – so excited to start the Annapurnas in the next day or so! And Megs is bang-on in the email she sent out a few weeks ago, describing the allure of cheap knockoff gear in Nepal:. Well I threw caution to the wind when I realized that I could buy a used 45L pack for fourteen bucks and high-quality knockoff trekking pants for less than that! Even if this consumer enclave in one of the world’s poorest countries is.
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Limbo in Nepal; but which way is up? | Hayley Lapalme
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Notes from a Canadian crossing and an expedition to the Indian subcontinent. Limbo in Nepal; but which way is up? Nepal might be the 5th-largest troupe-contributing nation to UN Peacekeeping missions, but they’re having a tough time at home fulfilling the. Never Ending Peace And Love. Slogan that they paint the country with. Led by Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Maoists stated that the reprieve from the strike was only a change of tactics, a pre-show of what is to come. They re-issued the demand fo...