The late, great Lemmy Kilmister’s gravelly voice was roaring about being a loser as the van edged around the corner, the monsoon rain bucketing it down as we made our approach to the third, final and most precarious landslide zone just outside the hill-side town of Dhunche. The idea was that Motorhead, particularly Lemmy’s ‘Born … More Deadly Rasuwa Aid Trip, June 2016
2015 has been Nepal’s ‘Annus horribilis’ the Latin term for ‘horrible year’. The two earthquakes in April and May, followed by the fuel embargo at the beginning of April has brought Nepal to its knees causing many already living in poverty to struggle to survive and creating a worsening humanitarian crisis. Yesterday we completed our … More Looking back at 2015, but also looking forward
‘Hey Stu, don’t worry about today! The road to Ramechhap is very safe and it’s not such a long distance’ exclaimed Ashik as he bounced down the stairs of Yeti Guest Home early on Christmas Eve morning. Ming Ming and I had touched down in Kathmandu after a long previous day, and I had had … More Ramechhap Aid Distribution
2015 has not been kind to Nepal, in fact it has been cruel to the extreme. Two devastating earthquakes rocked the country in April and May, claiming the lives of over 9000 people, and injuring and displacing tens of thousands more. This was followed by political instability and a fuel blockade, which has resulted in … More Absolute Gurkha – ‘Keep Warm’ Winter Campaign
I believe that I was lying in bed at home, sometime in late May, when I got a message through from Lawrie, a workmate who was in hospital getting treated by a doctor for a stomach complaint. Lawrie somehow got around to asking the doctor where he was from, being that he was non-Chinese. When … More Absolute Gurkha – Shanghai Nepalese Community Partnership
Yesterday I decided to take the bull by the horns, and finally get to grips with iMovie. It’s been on my MacBook Pro for years now and although I have played with it once or twice, it has always felt a little intimidating to learn. Maybe this is my age showing through, approaching 40 and … More The First Absolute Gurkha Video
We had experienced a terrifying flight back from Lukla airfield, widely regarded as one of the most dangerous airports in the world, with its steep downward runway and huge drop at the end of the short strip of tarmac. It was the end of Ming Ming’s introduction to the Khumbu region. In the few weeks … More ‘Little Shit’ – A dedication to Ashik Amatya
It was the penultimate day of my life changing 3 weeks in Nepal. I awoke with a start, and feeling under the weather. Stomach problems in the night had deprived me of sleep, and it was a slight concern as I got showered and ready for our final trip to Dolakha, where we would hand … More Handing Over The School Rebuild at Lakuri Danda
‘Look mate, I am British, we don’t do dancing unless we are tanked up with booze and in a nightclub!’ I explained having been told that I would be required to perform at my very first Community Healing session. Ashik, with a huge grin spreading on his face, explained that he was too busy filming … More The magic of the Community Healing sessions
It is incredibly heart warming and uplifting to meet people, both Nepalese and international volunteers, who have called a time out on their normal daily routine in order to do what they can to help those in rural areas of Nepal recover from the two earthquakes. We live in a beautiful but messed up and … More Selective aid: The hypocritical face of certain discriminatory relief organisations
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