Jack's Nepal Journal

February 12 , 2001

Travel Visa

I am a person who enjoys leaving things up to chance. I wouldn’t want My visa to travel over 30 hours then ask if I can enter the country. I sent my Visa application to a passport handler that hand carried it to the Nepalese embassy and then picked it up with the Visa stamp when ready. Then they shipped it back to me in about one week.

February 15 , 2001

Medical Insurance

My wife and I were first certified scuba divers in the eighties. We have taken many trips to Cozumel, Mexico and have dived the "cenotes" on the mainland of Mexico. We have also been to Palau and Truk lagoon. We never went anywhere without travel evacuation medical insurance. Divers alert network preferred insurance and travel assist. I don’t leave home with out it.

Name:Jack Sparks

Location:Central California

E-mail me at: "jack (at) dmvclinic.com "

The Letter that started it all

The Forum post that popped the question

My first response

The story in The Santa Cruz Metro

The story in the Sant Cruz Sentinal

Official Letter of Invitation

January 1, 2001
Stepping Up to Bat
January 19, 2001
Met with Dan Griffen
January 23, 2001
Plane Tickets
February 9, 2001
Immunizations
February 12, 2001
Travel Visa
February 15, 2001
Medical Insurance
February 20, 2002
Santa Cruz Metro update
March 15 , 2001
Official Response
March 17 , 2001
More Support
March 19 , 2001
Getting Closer
March 20 , 2001
Local Press
March 22 , 2001
The Donation List
March 23 , 2001
Approved by Customs
March 29 , 2001
Tying Up Loose Ends

April 2 , 2001
Jack's Journey
April 2, 2001
One Night in Bangkok
April 3 , 2001
Delayed
April 3 , 2001
54 Hours Later
April 5 , 2001
First Impressions
April 10, 2001
Note from Irwin
April 12, 2001
One Busy Week
April 16, 2001
Opposite Sides of the World
April 18, 2001
Flying High
April 28 , 2001
The Air of Nepal
April 24 , 2001
Future Trips

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