Nepalese dinner in the city

Royal National Park Figure of Eight Pools in the Royal National Park

This is one of my favourite parts of the Royal National Park. Lovely to be out with the boys again.

Walking in

Arriving at the beach

Sculptured rocks

Exquisite pools

On the way back

I love this post from Gavin. So blessed to have such an inspiring friend.

It’s amazing how much you can get done in 12 months when you love the work you do! 

This year I have been lucky enough to travel the whole world. Shooting lessons in Antartica, finding polar bears in the North Pole, searching for sloths in Costa Rica, visiting the largest trees in earth in California and Bangalore and chasing rhinos through the jungle in Chitwan. 

Building schools and libraries in Nepal, climbing Everest for charity, speaking at conferences in Bali, India and Dubai. Opening our third Montessori training centre in Kalanky Nepal with Aand Devkota. 

In reflection, I can’t believe that I have squeezed all this in to one calendar year, but that’s thanks to the amazing team I work alongside each day and the kindness and generosity of the people out there in the world who have welcomed me into their lives. 

This work is designed to make the world better. To leave ripples of change in the universe that will last forever, and in the midst of war and famine, we must work collectively to put good positive energy out there into the world to let our children know that the future is not all bad. 

From darkness to light there is always hope and that hope is you!! 

Exploring Chitwan National Park from Tiger Tops

We spent an idyllic 3 days at Tiger Tops, a $600 per night lodge (for free) where we created lessons for Upschool on elephants and rhinos. Activities included walks in the jungle, accompanied by an elephant and a mahout, and two jeep safaris.  Getting close to elephants and even getting to stroke their trunks was an absolutely sublime experience. The other highlight was the rhino.  We had a rhino come right up to us (rather threateningly!) during our jungle walk and we also got to photograph a rhino mum and its youngster. We were treated like kings during our stay and the food was out of this world.

Up-close and personal with elephants

Walking in the jungle

Jeep safari

Spotted deer

Tracks

Birds we saw

Peafowl

White-throated Kingfisher

Oriental Magpie Robin

A rhino and its baby

A rhino comes up very close on a walking safari

Elephants by the river

Sunset drinks by the river

Food fit for a king

Visiting a local festival