Author Archives: antoniomanchego

Day 4 Day four from Namche to Pangboche was a long day (the longest) and up to the awesome monastery in Tengboche. I decided day 4 was going to be more spiritual if I had any say about it. The bowl at which the monastery sits was possibly the most beautiful thing I have everContinue reading “Mantras and Lollipops”

Days 1-3. Trust the Journey I have been dreaming of this 18 day trek in the Himalayas since I was sixteen. All the paperwork, planning, and reservations aside I took a small gutted schoolbus in the sky to the worlds most deadly airport. Lukla airport is deadly because the runway ends AT the mountain face.Continue reading “Thunder Snow in the Himalayas.”

Tea brought to me from my host after a hands pressed greeting in reverent salutation to the divine in me, a bow, and spoken ” Namaste” was a perfect beginning to my first day in Nepal. I returned the greeting. Which , it turns out, is actually the common way to greet everyone everytime youContinue reading “Namaste in Nepal”

Triple Crown: Egypt, Israel, Nepal I am heading out tomorrow for Nepal for some Himalayan Trekking and Buddhist temples. But, where did this come from, and where am I going.? Some thoughts and stories of my history and future. “The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razors edge.” Quote from movieContinue reading “No Spoon vs More Cowbell”

(Purple Cheetos and the Tears of Pane) A week ago I was lucky enough to be sitting with two friends with the opportunity over dinner and three bottles of wine by a wood fire, to discuss “Life”. You know…the whys and feelings, search for meaning and purpose and all that. The kind of talk thatContinue reading “Climb a Mountain. What Do You See”

Not to be read as, ” Energy drinks and better sex”, although that might be a topic for another blog. (lightbulb). Anyone can be a rock star. its 95% attitude, 5% talent. Being a good musician is way harder. I wasn’t good at that either. I was fortunate enough to grow up in the eighties.Continue reading “Rock Star and The World’s Greatest Lover”

“Only what you bring with you.” Spoken in my worst Yoda voice when asked, “what’s in there?” A reference to Luke Skywalker entering the cave on Degobah. We got interested in finding and exploring caves after we found one Geocaching. After we learned some rope work we were more confident in descending, knowing we couldContinue reading “The Cave: Journey into the unexplored self”

“We go around the corner and into the shadow. I don’t know what’s there, but that’s the way we go.” Manchego to his son in the Wind River Range Why leave a beautiful field of flowers for cold rocks of the unknown? Because THAT’s the journey. This field of flowers is amazingly beautiful but wasContinue reading “A New Life”

“You can do ANYTHING, but you can not do EVERYTHING!First decide what you want, then how to get it done, then be willing to give up everything else.” MANCHEGO TO HIS BOYS I have started this blog at age 52 after several lifetimes worth of Adventures. I have started it now just prior to attemptingContinue reading “Introduction”