For the first time in my life, I got an upgrade and flew business class on my flight from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur. Not even on my birthday on a half-empty plane with Icelandair and dressing well could I manage … Continue reading
The Dromomaniac
Before I start, a quick thing, the shortest of short stories: a billion years ago when I visited New Zealand I stayed as a Servas guest with a woman in her 70s in a remote part of the South Island. … Continue reading
I don’t have a photo of what just about every Nepali eats twice every day: dal bhat tarkari, which is rice, lentils and a usually non-soupy vegetable curry. I’m like that sometimes. And no photo of the oddly coupled “Hotel … Continue reading
Announcement: I have finally completed the Annapurna Circuit in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Thank you. It’s one of the greatest accomplishments of my life, right up there with getting a live person on the phone from my bank once. … Continue reading
I went on a four-day trek in the Annapurna mountains with an old friend, Greg, he of the renowned Hoshi Boshi Lodge in Nagano-ken, Japan, available for rent at reasonable (for Japan) rates. (By the way, have you ever thought … Continue reading
I met a guy from Cameroon who plays professional soccer in Nepal—it’s true! How could I make something like that up?—and there is a big international soccer tournament starting today, but no, I’m off to do the Annapurna Sanctuary trek. … Continue reading
As the bird flies I am only 15 or 20km from India in the lowlands of Nepal in a quiet and leafy part of Sauraha, a three-street village that is next to the Chitwan National Park. It’s great to be … Continue reading
I decided it was a good time to move out of the Hotel Impala when I turned on the TV one morning and it made a sizzling sound, then smoked. Who needs a TV anyway? Overrated. I moved to another … Continue reading
This is Vivien of the famous Korean food and photography blog, KoreanHapa.com. We met in 2002 in Laos and haven’t seen each other until now, when I saw a fleeting Facebook post from her that said she was flying to … Continue reading
Can I interest you in a 218 euro (US$308) flight to Kathmandu from Europe? Of course I can! It’s the best time of the year to visit Nepal! That includes all taxes, and one way is more or less half … Continue reading
