When you move to Asia, the last thing on your list of things to do is exploring Mediterranean cuisine. So it was with us. We were expecting to delve into Nepali’s varied dishes, with a sprinkling of food from some other nationalities, but one day we were told that Kathmandu has an Israeli restaurant. Even though we hadn’t expected this, we knew that Nepal receives many Israeli tourists every year. This is evident when you start trekking in the Himalayas. Many restaurants prov

Last year we decided to tackle something we’d dreamed about for many years: hiking in the Himalayas. Being an ordinary desk-bound woman with absolutely no physical fitness to boast about, this might seem like an odd choice, but our dreams are usually dreamed from a position of hope not limited to our current circumstances. The journey to the Annapurna Circuit was definitely neither smooth nor uneventful, but filled with the ups and downs that echo every person’s daily lives.

Did you know that around 70 percent of Hong Kong is covered in countryside and mountains? Image results for Hong Kong on a Google search yields an abundance of skylines, harbour views and all kinds of cuisines, but you have to be patient before the beaches, rural villages and the astounding number of hiking trails start populating your screen. On a previous stop-over we had spent our few hours in the city cruising the harbour. Today we set off for Victoria Peak, a.k.a. Mount

The long walk to freedom started sometime after nine o’clock. Freedom from a wheezy chest and shallow breaths and constant pain. But before that happened, we had to say goodbye to our Annapurna buddies. They were off to conquer Thorong La, and parting ways was more difficult than i could have prepared myself for. Two blue backpacks carried on upward, towards the pass, and another two turned around and walked back to Manang. Going down was more challenging than i could ever de