[ Pokhara, Nepal ] It’s 11 o’clock on a crisp, chilly morning and I’m parked in a sunny corner of the local Coffee Culture—Pokhara’s blatant attempt to tease a cease...
[Pokhara, Nepal] For those Transglobalistas living under a different rock than my own: Nepal’s politically and historically charged Constituent Assembly elections have...
[Bir Tibetan Colony, Himachal Pradesh, India] Dear Transglobalistas— Another week in paradise has come and gone, and all you’ve got to show for it is this meager,...
[Kargil, Jammu-Kashmir, India] Greetings from Ladakh’s 2nd-largest city. As careful readers may have noticed, in my previous update I radically underestimated my rate...
Lieber Transglobalistas— Tomorrow morning I finally depart from Manali for a 3-4 week bike tour. First leg is the famous Manali-Leh highway, 500km (310miles) and 7-9 days...
Today is day 3 in Kathgodam, en route to Manali, Himachal Pradesh. After a slew of unpleasant symptoms appeared during the night train from Gorakhpur, I decided to hole...
In this morning’s rather pleasant pre-heat, and while fixin’ to get ready to prepare to await the pending pre-departure of this evening’s exodus, I took...
transglobalistas— Today’s task was supposed to be simple: book a train ticket to someplace near Manali, board said train and travel towards said town. Nothing...
[ Kot Village, Bhojpur District, Nepal – June 6, 2013] It’s mid-June. Early summer. Monsoon. I’m living in an area of eastern Nepal between the high Himalaya to the north,...