I do not read travelling memoirs very often, but this one captivated me and somehow my fingers grasped onto in while I was in a casual stroll inside the library. Do you know when you go there with the thought “ I will only return the old books and not borrow any new ones” and somehow, I do not know how, you end up back home with 2 or 3 books that you can’t wait to read? Well welcome to my world!
This book was written some while ago but the theme is as fresh as a spring snowdrop. Travelling with his best friend, Marius discovers the beautiful world of Kathmandu and the joy of climbing on one of the highest mountains in the world.
I liked it so much because the style of writing is super casual, light, funny, hilarious in some moments. I liked it because Marius writes about something that I always thought about: the futility of posting on social media while you are on a trip. Nobody cares , first of all, and second of all…you are ruining your experience. You must be in the moment. You must disconnect. The only way to travel on the top of the mountain is to climb deep down yourself.
How many people have the courage and the discipline to just go on a trip and not post? Not check their phones? Not being eager to share the news of seing one thing as if you are the first person on the Planet doing it?
I like this style of travelling and maybe reading this kind of stuff would help a lot of explorers to be more dedicated to the experience rather than to the need of sharing it in real time.
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