[vc_row full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1593975636967{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-image: url(https://hownottohaveamidlifecrisis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_1250.jpg?id=405) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Midlife Crisis in Asia” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:1.2″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1593975691644{margin-top: 10vh !important;}”][vc_column] Who Is Having It? Jayne Webb, middle aged, middle class, middle income, mid-range interior designer from the Midlands living in Surrey, UK. I had always thought that the term ‘midlife crisis’ was a bit of a joke. An explanation for why 40-something men suddenly find their 25 stone receptionists extraordinarily attractive and whisk them off on shiny new Ducatis. And why women take up tennis to sleep with the 23 year – old tennis coach and dye their hair blonde. So, when It dawned on me that I was having my own ‘midlife crisis’ I faced two huge problems: I don’t like tennis My hair is already so blonde I could be mistaken for a Marilyn Monroe look alike (sadly from behind only) So, what could I do to quench this over whelming and all-encompassing feeling that I needed a change? I needed to change? ‘ME’ Time I reached this crux… Midlife Crisis Stages Preparations for my Trip over the past few months have been extensive. Firstly, I had to make the announcement to Husband. Normally when… Well, this is a first…. I have actually walked past the enticing windows of Hobbs and Jigsaw and I have ended up in……. Millets camping… The Lone Traveller I leave for my trip, as a lone traveller, in less than 48 hours, so my preparations are really ramping up. I… Goodbye Jayne… The Kathmandu Trip Well I made it (just). Midlife Crisis Jayne from leafy Lingfield is now in Kathmandu 4469 miles from home.… Shed with a view over Kathmandu My Nepal Trip My first few days in Kathmandu have been a challenge. When I arrived at the… Sunrise over the Himalayas One of the inmates in the Compound is a beautiful Spanish girl, 33, called Raquel. She has given up her… Nepali dish Nepali Dishes I know I haven’t mentioned the food since I have been in Nepal and there is a good reason for… Sunset over the city from my roof Yoga In Nepal I have really got into a routine now in Nepal. Every night at 6pm…