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Tag Archives: Asia

Monsoon and mountains; lotus buds and laundry; sadus, sweat and sweet tea

May 24, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 24 May Location: Somewhere over Thailand, seat 23A (window — view out of Nepal so required), Malaysian Airlines flight from Kathmandu to KL. Notable sightings: the last day on […]

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Mid-air thoughts, travel

The Rodeo Drive experience on Tridevi Marg

May 23, 2014by Alex 1 Comment

Date: 23 May Location: the peaceful Garden Of Dreams, Kathmandu. Notable sightings: you really don't want to know. And then I got sick. Oh, I've seen others suffer far worse […]

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The Hotel At The End Of The Universe

May 20, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 20 May Location: Berg House, Nagarkot, just chilling and looking out at (teeny tiny in the distance) Everest whilst drinking a (massive bottle of) Everest. Notable sightings: well, Everest. […]

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Oh, c’est la vie / Maybe something’s wrong with me

May 18, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 17 May Location: Fat Camp. Ok, actually yoga camp in the Neydo Monastry in the Kathmandu hills — but it really should be fat camp given how much I've […]

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travel

“Welcome to sky”

May 16, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 16 May Location: waiting for my turn to paraglide, the second highest peak above the Kathmandu Valley Notable sightings: the Himalayas We so like to snicker at all the […]

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Cool karma collected in Kathmandu

May 15, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 15 May Location: the beautiful outdoor daybed, Kathmandu Guest House, Kathmandu Notable sightings: a smattering of the baby mountains of Nepal, an honest to god decent burrito. Maybe the […]

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travel

Respect Your Rhino

May 13, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 12 May Location: watching the sun go down over the jungle, Ghumtee Rivera Lodge, Chitwan National Park Notable sightings: one-horned rhinos! “And the bathroom situation…” This is Ravi, explaining […]

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Through the vortex and into the land of silence and smiles

May 11, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 11 May, Mothers' Day. Location: on the road again, between Lumbini and Chitwan, Nepal. Notable sightings: the most chilled immigration imaginable; peace in the birthplace of Buddha, Lumbini, Nepal. […]

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Out with the Kingfisher, in with the Everest

May 11, 2014by Alex 2 Comments

Date: 10 May Location: on the road trip from hell, somewhere between Varanasi and the Nepalese border. Notable sightings: urgh, too tired and hot to care. Hours driven: 9 Hours […]

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Burning bodies in the City of Silk, the City of Light

May 10, 2014by Alex Leave a comment

Date: 9 May Location: trapped in Hotel Haifa, Varanasi. Notable sightings: my first up-close corpse. On any day, Varanasi hits like a hot assault. Today, in high summer, in the […]

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