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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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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. We made it. 800 km - done and dusted!!! February 2024.
My husband Barry and I returned to Canada in mid-December 2023 after four months in Nepal where we successfully completed 800 km, the Western half of The Great Himalaya Trail, in 76 days. We trekked from Hilsa on Nepal’s Western border with Tibet to Beding in the Rolwaling Valley. greathimalayatrail.com
Discover what septuagenarians are capable of. Patti is available for Zoom presentations worldwide AND in person presentations November to May in British Columbia, Canada and June to October in Ontario, Canada. Please visit the contact page to get in touch.
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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”
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”
Stay tuned for my next book:
NEPAL It’s Never Too Late
Rediscovering Love, Connection and Personal Resilience on the Great Himalaya Trail
Available 2025.
NEPAL It’s Never Too Late
Rediscovering Love, Connection and Personal Resilience on the Great Himalaya Trail
Available 2025.