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Republished: ‘Week Twenty-Two: Airlifted From Everest’

Republished: ‘Week Twenty-Two: Airlifted From Everest’

As you know, last week, we went on a Twelve Day Everest Base Camp Trek. This was meant to be a treat to ourselves after surviving the mess in Russia. We actually borrowed money from our house fund to pay for it *slaps wrist*. Yet this turned out to be another hellish experience, which resulted in Dan being airlifted to hospital in Kathmandu – and it wasn’t for altitude sickness...

Week Twenty: Everest's On The Horizon

Week Twenty: Everest's On The Horizon

You’d think after our Russian scandal, we’d have a bit of luck on our side. Think again. Not only was there a fire on our flight to Kathmandu, we ran into yet another visa problem. You really couldn’t make this stuff up…