Peru & Bolivia 13 June - 10 July 2008

Journey into the Heart of Pachamama led by Adriel Vilcas, a native Peruvian (Quechuan speaker) raised in the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Nevek Parker of Western Australia.

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The Heart of Africa 11 November - 08 December 2007

This journey is the one I dreamt of making for many a year. I was born in Africa and my heart has always been connected to this land. In 2006 on my way back from Mount Kailash, having just completed the kora, we stopped at a tea house on the high Tibetan plateau (probably serving a dozen or so customers a day). Leanne and I were discussing which part of the world was most calling us next. We decided on Mount Kilimanjaro - as we entered and sat down beside the yak dung fire we heard American voices in the corner raving over the previous years' adventure to "Kili". That is when the journey was cemented in place and from there synchronicity took the reigns to the point of a diamond studded itinerary, one that just makes me smile from deep inside just at the thought of the journey. Providence decided we would have the treat of spending the day with Credo Mutwa, Africa's last serving Wisdom Holder for many of the tribes. We were also granted special access to the White Lions through Linda Tucker. This is on top of the jewels of the African landscape - Victoria Falls, Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Victoria.  An amazing experience back to the land of my heart.

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Peru & Bolivia - Into the Heart of an Ancient Empire - 09 September to 06 October 2007

Into the heart of an ancient empire.  Machu Picchu, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Nazca Lines, Lake Titicaca, Spring Equinox on the Islands of the Sun & Moon, the Amazon Jungle.

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Dharamsala, India 2 - 18 January 2007

During our tour of Dehra Dun and McLeod Ganj / Dharamsala - the new centres of Tibetan Buddhism in exile from Tibet - we had the opportunity and great pleasure of audiences with His Holiness Sakya Trizin (head of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism), His Holiness Drikung Kyagbon Chetsang Rinpoche (head of Drikung Kagyu lineage), His Eminence Ninth Khalka Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche (head of Jonang lineage) and Alak Rinpoche (attendent of recently passed Kyabje Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche) as well as Shri Shivarudra Balayogi an enlightened Indian mystic and Saint.

Our heartfelt thanks goes to these masters and their attendants and schools for allowing us this great honour and blessing. We also had a lot of fun immersing ourselves in Tibetan Buddhsim and asweel as both Tibetan and North Indian culture. Thank you to Dorjee Tsering our host and guide.

PDF Dharamsala 2007 Itinerary and Info
PDF Generosity of Tibetans
PDF A Sip of Tibetan Buddhist Culture

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Mount Kailash and TIBET May 16th - June 12th 2006

Including Guge Kingdom and the monasteries of Lhasa, Shigatse and Gyantse.
Mount Kailash is considered the holiest mountain in the world, the physical anchor for the legendary Mount Meru, the physical anchor of the universe by members of the Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Bon (native Tibetan tradition) faiths. Kailash is considered the seat of Shiva and the crown chakra of the world, for me it is the ultimate pilgrimage place on our Great Earth Mother.

The pinnacle of the journey was the sacred circumambulation of Mount Kailash. Known to Tibetans as a Kora, we took 4 days to walk around the mountain – when undertaken with an open heart and positive intention this is said to clear this lifetimes karma.

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