Transformative Travel in Nepal: Fulfilling a Dream in the Himalayas

by Kate Benzin

Fullfilling a dream! Kathmandu. Nepal. The Himalayas. An exotic area many people dream about visiting. Kate had that dream and made it come true.A casual phone call to a friend sparked the fulfillment of Kate's lifelong dream to trek in the Himalayas. She jokingly told her friend Kay that they could get fit by trekking in the Himalayas.

Kay accepted the challenge, and within just a few weeks, Kate and Kay were on a plane heading to the adventure of a the gorgeous snow-capped Himalayas in person so close that Kate felt she could just reach out and touch themtrekking for days where only the most adventurous travelers ever reach˃˃˃ Truly Transformative TravelWhat Kate learned about herself during the challenging, sometimes excruciating, always stimulating adventure of trekking the Himalayas transformed her in ways that sometimes didn't become apparent until years later.

Follow along with Kate as she learns more about how to expand her limits so that she can truly fulfill her dream. And maybe you will find yourself motivated to fulfill your dream as well.

You can do it! Read Kate’s memoir of her journey – it may inspire you to fulfill your dreams – whatever they might be. It’s never too late. Kate was in her mid-50’s, overweight, totally out of shape. She fulfilled her dream and so can you.

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164 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 23, 2012

About the author

Kate Benzin is a seasoned traveler and tour director who has lived in Indonesia for most of the past 30 years. Indonesia became her home when she took a 3-month work assignment to train Indonesians on word processing equipment, and she fell in love with living her life as an adventure in Indonesia. After working as a tour director for the past 15 years in many countries of the world, she now spends most of her time writing in her home/office which she shares with her three dogs.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love travel and usually enjoy travel books but I found this one a bit of a struggle. First, I despise the author's style of trying to "inspire" rather than just tell her story - trying to talk directly to the reader is just clunky and doesn't work, and having someone tell you what you should get out of a book just doesn't work.

Basically this woman does not training and tries to climb in Nepal, with some success and some issues. Her observations on how she felt each day of the trek, while mildly interesting, offer nothing in particular unless you are interested in doing such a trek. Although I travel extensively, hiking in Nepal holds no interest for me. Had she told about the conversations with her guide or the local people or the history or anything other than how far she hiked each day, how she felt and where she stayed it might heave been more interesting.

This book is short and not well written - I finished it but then was kind of like "Ok, so....." there was really no point to it. Can't recommend it unless you have a particular interest in Nepal trekking. The whole "be inspired to pursue your dream" garbage was nauseating, and as someone who routinely checks things off my personal bucket list, I can honestly say this book was in no way inspirational to me personally and I have a hard time imagining the person who would find it so.

[Ngdecker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have always been fascinated by this part of the world, so really enjoyed the book. It might not have been great literature, but I liked hearing a down-to-earth diary of what the author did and felt on her trek.

I especially appreciated her telling how she felt she had failed when she couldn't complete the trek. I had a similar experience in Switzerland. I did complete the hike, but was last and needed some help. It took me a while to make peace with that. The author regained her confidence by treks in South America.

[Alison]

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