It’s officially been a week since I arrived in Whistler, and 2 weeks since I left NZ. What a whirlwind time it has been – but I couldn’t be happier and more excited for the upcoming winter season! It all started with an empty flight, I had a whole row to myself which meant I … More 2 Weeks in Canada! 🇨🇦🍁🐻
Day 9 – Lobuche -> EBC -> Gorakshep I’m writing this one a couple of days late, but this was a huge day. The walk wasn’t particularly difficult, about 6hrs total, at an altitude of 4,900-5,365m, but we all hit a mental wall and struggled. Especially after one of our group members was flown out … More Nepal Trekking – Days 9-10 (Everest Base Camp & Kala Patthar) 🇳🇵
Day 7 – Dingboche -> Ama Dablam Base Camp If it wasn’t already obvious as these blog updates go on, as we gain altitude our brain capacity slows a bit. Honestly it’s been quite entertaining, there’s been multiple occasions where we are all sitting in the lodge dining room cracking up over absolutely nothing. All … More Nepal Trekking – Days 7-8 (Dingboche, Ama Dablam Base Camp, Lobuche) 🇳🇵
Day 4 – Namche -> Khunde Typically the walk from Namche to Khunde is short and doesn’t take very long. However that was a bit boring and mainstream for us so we headed off the beaten track! We followed the Sherpa trails, which were steep, rugged, and at some points even required a bit of … More Nepal Trekking – Days 4-6 (Khunde, Phortse, Dingboche) 🇳🇵
Day 1 – Lukla -> Phakding We started off with an early morning. A 5:30am departure from our hotel would hopefully put us on the first plane from Kathmandu to Lukla. But one thing to note, is that the Nepalese function on organised chaos. So we got to the airport, made our way through all … More Nepal Trekking – Days 1-3 (Lukla, Phakding, Namche)
Alright I know it’s been over 12 months of radio silence from me, but it’s time for this blog to come back to life! It’s been a year of working and saving, to enable an upcoming year of adventure and travel. To set the context, I’m currently writing to you from the luxury of my … More The Blog is Back – I’m in Nepal?! 🇳🇵
I’m back! Coincidentally, today happens to be exactly 2 months since I landed back in NZ. The ideas for this post sitting have been sitting in my notes app for so long, but it hasn’t felt like the right time to compile them into a coherent post until now. If you’d rather not read what … More ANDDD its been 2 months already – a look back at my backpacking trip 🥹✈️
This is officially my last city blog post, and it’s been written from my bedroom at home – also 3 weeks late, but better late then never right?! It’s crazy how fast 4 those months flew by but more on that in another post (once I get around to it). New York City is one … More Welcome to New Yorkkk 🎶🗽🍎
In the last couple of weeks of my travel I ended up passing back through London a few times for a night/day here or there. This resulted in many Christmas market visits, a fantastic night out, a trip to Harry Potter Studios, and a visit to a movie theatre with the UK’s biggest screen. If … More London… again! 🎄🍿
Im not gonna lie, I had pretty high expectations for Dublin, I was really looking forward to this part of my trip. And it still exceeded my expectations! The vibes and culture were immaculate despite the typical Irish weather. I spent a lot of my time just walking the streets and enjoying the buskers and … More Dublin 🇮🇪🍀
Nikita’s Nomadic Notes 