Welcome
Patti Shales Lefkos is a Canadian writer and journalist. Her Himalayan adventure travel memoir Nepal One Day at a Time celebrates her creative non-fiction debut.
Patti’s articles, profiles, columns and travel writing have appeared in a range of Canadian and international publications. She was part of the San Francisco Chronicle team that won the Lowell Thomas Award for the best newspaper travel section in 2014. Nepal One Day at a Time is the story of her first trekking trip on her own.
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Breaking News
October 2025
Due to political unrest, extreme weather conditions, Level 3 Canada-Nepal Government Travel Advisory and the resulting travel insurance issues we made the difficult decision to postpone our Kanchenjunga trek to North and South Base camp until October 2026. We are now planning to add the Singalili Ridge trek out of Darjeeling to our itinerary for next year. Follow our training schedule and progress on Facebook on my author page Patti Shales Lefkos.
February 2024.
We made it. 800 km on the Great Himalaya Trail. Done and dusted.
Read All About It!
NEPAL: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE Redefining Love, Connection and Personal Resilience on The Great Himalaya Trail. Stay tuned for the launch date in 2026.
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Author page: facebook.com/plefkos
Non-profit page: facebook.com/APRIKVILLAGECHILDREN
Awards
Prem K Khatry and Rajendra Neupane of Ace the Himalaya present Patti and Barry with 800 km Great Himalaya Trail certificates, Kathmandu, December 2023.
Rotarians with Vision 2020 Rotary District 5060
The Rotarian that Connects the World
PostScript Magazine’s Excellence Award
BEST TRAVEL ARTICLE - Spring 2021
“Footloose in the Himalaya”