The Paradise Family’s Travel Blog
Shadow of 2015 Earthquake
It will break your heart. Everywhere you trek in the Solukhumbu…
Radio Nepal: Nepali Working Woman
The men in the house help a ton, but Mingma is still a working mom who spends the equivalent of a part-time job in her family kitchen. I really wanted to see what her other job looked like so one afternoon while in Kathmandu, I got to tag along with Mingma to her side-gig at Radio Nepal.
Handwork and Helicopters
Roadschooling handwork: another reason to learn handwork is to create something of meaning to give. It can mean so much more than a store-bought token of caring.
Lorna’s Nepal: Travel Insights
Nepal is not a very big country. In fact, the state of Colorado is bigger than the country of Nepal. But, Colorado does not feel very big to me, because I've driven around a lot of it. But, to me, Nepal feels much bigger, because I've walked across a lot of it.
Kancha Sherpa: The Spirit of Namche Bazaar
At 85 years old, he is a bit of a local legend. We gathered around the dining room's "chimney" to warm up with some story time from grandfather. The kids were into it. This was road schooling at its best: learning from the source something that cannot be taught in a classroom.
Ten Tips for Trekking in Nepal with Kids
Now twenty-plus years later, we actually took our three kids ages nine, ten and twelve, trekking for more than fourteen days and up over 15,000 ft. along the SoluKhumbu, or Everest, region.
Sherpa Homestays
All this time without connectivity, mirrors, stores or roads is some of what Will and I were hoping from this gift of a year away. The daily simplicity of our Sherpa home is what so many Americans crave.
Roadschooling: Music lessons in Kathmandu
Lugging the guitar, cello, violin and viola from San Francisco to Kathmandu felt crazy but maybe not more crazy than everything else we are attempting.
Lorna’s Take on Kathmandu
Chai all day every day. In Boulder we had chai (of course!) but not like here. You wake up in the morning and you're greeted with a hot cup of chai. You come to lunch, you are offered chai. You are told there is popcorn upstairs, and you are offered chai along with your popcorn.
Kathmandu: The First Few Days
Our first day, we went to Boudanath Stupa, then got caught in a downpour, followed by a muddy rush hour traffic. With no lane lines or stop lights, it's a cross between a rugby scrum and a game of chicken.
Singapore Surprise: First stop in Asia
The architecture is the most futuristic I've ever seen - pools on top of hotels, 50th floor connecting walkways - while still feeling like you're in the jungle with orchid-filled trees along the expressways and living walls of greenery both inside and outside of buildings.
Half Moon Bay Basecamp
The Paradise Family is launching their family for their year of road schooling. What do the last few days in the country look like?