[ Pokhara ] Heading out on today’s night bus to Dharan, thereafter to parts no longer unknown. My overnight bus arrives tomorrow morning in Dharan, at which point...
[ 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...
[ Pokhara ] After three weeks of adventure and reconnection, my friends are once again home and back into their various workaday grinds. They will certainly have had plenty...
[ 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,...
[Bhojpur Bazaar, Bhojpur, Nepal] dear readers— I’m sorry for the rushed posting (forgive any typos, etc), but I have very limited access to electricity, much less...
Well friends, I’m sitting on the 3rd floor landing of Red Planet Guest House in Kathmandu, packed and ready to go. I have a few final emails to send, a breakfast to eat,...