I would like to thank www.funtosee.com for donating some beautiful wall stickers for Rainbow Children’s Home in Nepal that we are supporting.
I am going to spend some time with the children at the end of June to help brighten up their home and to see where else we can help, THANK YOU FUN TO SEE.
Furba Tamang of Lukla wins Everest marathon.
21 year old Furba Tamang of Lukla has won the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon 2009 completing the 42 km long marathon in 3 hours 40 minutes and 47 seconds.
30 year old Ram Kumar Tamang of Lukla finished second with a time of 4h 07m 02s while 23 year old Sudeep Kulung of Gudel Solukhumbu finished third with a time of 4h 9m 48s.
The event is organised every year on May 29 to pay tribute to late Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and late Sir Edmund Hillary-the first persons to summit Mt. Everest in May 29, 1953.
More than a hundred participants with 52 international runners from a dozen countries including India, Germany, USA, Austria, England and Canada are taking part in the event.
The 56th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Everest is being celebrated Friday. Adventure Sports Tourism Society started this event in 2003 on the occasion of 50th anniversary of the successful ascent of Everest.
Runners will be awarded in three categories. The first, second and third runners to finish from general category will get USD 1000, 500 and 300 respectively, while from the international category the first, second and third will get USD 500, 300 and 200 respectively.
The event is famous worldwide as a marathon that takes place in the highest altitude of the world. It starts from the Everest expedition base camp, just below Khumbu Ice-fall, which is above 5000m from the sea-level and finishes at Chor.
The 42 km long marathon route passes through glaciers, moraines, monasteries, monuments, chortens and suspension bridges all located at high elevations. The famous Tyangboche Monastery also lies on the route. The route is the same one used by pioneer mountaineers Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Late Sir Edmund Hillary during their expedition in 1953. nepalnews.com May 29 09
This week I would like to report on a new and rather surreal experience that I had. It all started when I looked at my diary and the months of preparing I thought I had for going to Nepal had suddenly slipped into two weeks to go…hahaha…it happened again!
I got a couple of inoculations last month at my doctor’s but not all the ones required (as I had some out of date) but I was confident I would have time to book for the other jabs. Well, let it be a huge warning, all travel clinics were booked up for the next 3 weeks (just my luck)…PANIC…so I had a little flap at some doctors who seemed to hum and haw a little at my predicament then they said, “go to Superdrug, they will have these inoculations”….so off I went and sure enough amongst the lipstick and washing powder was a lovely nurse ready to make my arm feel like a younger brother or best mate at school has given you a dead arm.. quite an odd place to find a travel clinic?
She was kind and efficient, it was painless and I managed to get some shopping in for on my trip too. I think this new generation of high street private clinics is a winner bringing better health access to the people.
Please don’t do as I have done GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME to get organised.
On Tuesday 2nd June we were honoured to get a visit from Annabel Goldie MSP, leader of the Scottish Conservatives.
Annabel and her party were campaigning along Morningside high-street and we are very grateful for the time she spent meeting our staff.
Only if the politicians would visit when there isn’t an election.
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