Travel Blog | Peter Campbell

May 23, 20233 min read

Awed and Special

Lukla, Tuesday 23rd In Mike's briefing email last night he said "another special day I hope". He could not have started to actually...

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May 22, 20233 min read

Ahh, Kathmandu ...

Those who have been to Kathmandu will understand. For those who haven't it's hard to simply describe. Chaotic and a bit grotty at one...

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May 14, 20231 min read

Not the last

I thought that this morning's post would be the last before I landed in Nepal. Not so. The following arrived a little while back. ...

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May 14, 20231 min read

Final Days

In just three days I had up to Perth and then the next day Singapore for a sleep-over, then KL and finally Kathmandu late Friday. This is...

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May 6, 20231 min read

Pretty special ...

I'd had no doubts that the events of 29th May 2023, Everest Day, were going to be pretty special. But to confirm it, this morning I...

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Mar 24, 20232 min read

Some Exciting News

It's now less than 8 weeks until I head off to Nepal. The trip news continues to grow, with details of the May 29th events (the actual...

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Jan 7, 20231 min read

Minus 132

In 132 days I will walk down the stairs from the Malaysia Airlines 737 onto the tarmac of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu...

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Oct 18, 20181 min read

Back Home

Over the years I have come to the realisation that travel has, for me, three main parts. The first is the journey itself, and the...

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Oct 7, 201814 min read

England, 02-07 October. Picking up the story to date … we spent the previous nine days in Scotland, and after dropping Nat off at...

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Oct 2, 20185 min read

Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro ... (part 1)

Scotland, 23 September – 02 October. [Due to its size, this post has been split into two.] The previous plan was to write a daily blog as...

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Oct 2, 20184 min read

Ho-Ro, Ho-Ro ... (part 2)

Scotland, 23 September – 02 October. Day 5 Adventure day today. Stroll up a hill named Ben Nevis. I’d read the various guides. Just...

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Sep 22, 20182 min read

The End??

Going to Finisterre (in Galician Fisterra) ... the end of the world? Arriving into Santiago de Compostella - St James' city of the stars...

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Sep 20, 20184 min read

Dark MOFO

[Thursday 20th September; Spain Day 9, Camino Day 12. Today’s walking distance 29.4 klms (total journey – 307.3 klms)] Mea culpa, mea...

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Sep 19, 20183 min read

Magic Middle Earth

[Wednesday 19th September; Spain Day 8, Camino Day 11. Today’s walking distance 25.3 klms (total 277.9 to date)] I suggested yesterday...

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Sep 18, 20183 min read

Mosaic

[Tuesday 18th September; Spain Day 7, Camino Day 10. Today’s walking distance 23.7 klms (total 252.5 to date)] The word mosaic is usually...

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Sep 17, 20184 min read

Film Stars and Flip Flops

[Monday 17th September; Spain Day 6, Camino Day 10. Today’s walking distance 21.9 klms (total 228.8 to date)] So much to say about today...

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Sep 16, 20183 min read

Leaving Los Vigos *

* with apologies to Nicholas Cage et al. [Sunday 16th September; Spain Day 5, Camino Day 9. Today’s walking distance 22.4 klms (total...

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Sep 15, 20182 min read

Crook

[Saturday 15th September; Spain Day 4, Camino Day 8. Rest Day] Today was a rest day, in the truest sense. I was butchers for much of the...

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Sep 14, 20184 min read

Plus GST

[Friday 14th September; Spain Day 3, Camino Day 7. Today’s walking distance 26.7 klms (total 184.5 to date)] So today was a special...

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Sep 13, 20183 min read

I'll take the high road ...

[Thursday 13th September; Spain Day 2, Camino Day 6. Today’s walking distance 7.5 klms (total 157.8 to date)] Because of the way the...

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