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Himal Mandalia

Life Update: Settling down… a bit

Oct 7

Brown man with beard, tortoiseshell glasses, green felt fedora and hounstooth jacket on a train.

Oct 7

Published in
ENGAGE

Into The Dragon’s Lair

How tabletop role-playing changed my life

Sep 29

A colorful assortment of red and blue dice, each displaying various numbers, stacked together in a random arrangement.

Sep 29

Published in
ZENITE

Gout and Me

Dispelling the “rich man’s disease” myth

Aug 6

A doctor checking a patient's foot.

Aug 6

Published in
ENGAGE

How I Found Peace and Enlightenment at Sun Moon Lake

Three days of cycling and exploring in Taiwan

Aug 1

A buddhist temple roof with a lake and mountains in the distance.

Aug 1

Published in
ENGAGE

Why It Took Me So Long to Learn to Drive

And why that’s okay

Jul 19

Brown man with beard and glasses in black clothes standing in front of a a learner car holding a piece of paper.

Jul 19

Published in
ENGAGE

An Ode to My Childhood Library

Redbridge Central Library in Ilford, East London. That was my library. It was just “Ilford Central Library” back then.

Jul 4

The front of a building. “Redbridge Central Library & Museum.”

Jul 4

Published in
ENGAGE

Cabbage Man

That was me. Or rather what Mr. Hill, my PE teacher, called me.

Jun 30

Brown boy around 13 in sweater vest and shirt with Star Trek, Superman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles posters behind on wall. Small television on right.

Jun 30

Published in
ENGAGE

Hiking Mount Doom

Jun 28

View of volcano with rocks in foreground and people dotted around.

Jun 28

Published in
ZENITE

Managing Gout Without Medication

I’ve written a couple of posts about gout before. The “mega attack” I had in December 2023 while in Hong Kong (ate all the bad purine rich…

Jun 27

Caricature/cartoon of swollen foot with develop on top gnawing it. “The Gout by” James Gillray. Published May 14th 1799. Public domain.

Jun 27

Published in
ENGAGE

Travel and Minimalist Living

How much stuff do you really need? Probably not a lot. I got to find out how little I could get by with over 18 months of travelling and…

Jun 25

Man photographed from behind in green t-shirt, white shorts and with a small black backpack and green side bag. Green felt fedora. Looking off at the steps leading to a Japanese Buddhist temple.

Jun 25

Himal Mandalia

Himal Mandalia

Wanderer. Runner. Storyteller. AuDHD.

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