[ Udaipur, Rajasthan ] To everyone, everywhere: Happy Holi! The Festival of Colors begins today at the evening (sunset) puja. My friends in Nepal have already celebrated with...
[ Jodhpur ] Days 5-7: My third day out of Jaipur, yet only the second on the motorcycle. Why? Because yesterday was spent locked in my hotel room sick, running a mild fever,...
[ Jaipur, Rajasthan ] In which Yours Truly charms an assembled crowd at a street wedding, nearly gets trampled by an elephant in traffic, tattoos a camel, laughs (uncharitably,...
[ Kot Village ] Bhojpur Solo Trek, Days 7-15: Dalgaun – Kot Village The main reason for this trip is to visit my Nepali family in Kot, a small village across the Pikhuwa...
[ Mane Bhanjyang ] Bhojpur Solo Trek, Days 5-6: Mane Bhanjyang – Dalgaun Climbing through an unknown forest by moonlight alone? A bit intimidating. The most worrisome...
Bhojpur Trek, Days 3-4: Simle – Ghoretar – Mane Bhanjyang After Simle, the trail climbed steeply and quickly away from the river, vanishing into the deep woods...
Bhojpur Trek, Days 1-2: Chatara – Barahachhetra – Simle After taking the overnight bus from Pokhara to Dharan, I grabbed a local bus to Chatara, a small town on the Saptakoshi...
[ Yueqing ] I suppose everyone has their Everest to climb, though ironically that mountain never spoke to me. For me it was always Sagarmatha’s sexier, deadlier little...
Those of you who followed my adventures in Mongolia will want to watch this newly released travel short. I met the producer, Ansley Sawyer, in a small coffeeshop in Olgiy...