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Hot Child In The City
Date: Hard to say. Still 27 May, I suppose. Location: seat 26G (aisle), over the Pacific Ocean just about to cross the International Date Line, Japanese Airlines/American Airlines flight from […]
“Welcome to sky”
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 […]
Cool karma collected in Kathmandu
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 […]
Respect Your Rhino
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 […]
Through the vortex and into the land of silence and smiles
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. […]
Out with the Kingfisher, in with the Everest
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 […]
Burning bodies in the City of Silk, the City of Light
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 […]
Of piña coladas, predators and questionable hygiene
Date: 8 May Location: a sand island, the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh Notable sightings: dolphins in the Ganges! Showers enjoyed in the last few days: nil. Right before sundown our three […]
Cranky Caterpillar & Friends
Date: 7 May Location: floating down the Ganges on a dinky sailboat filled with carpets and pillows, blasting The Lumineers on Babysitters' Club's bluetooth speakers, somewhere between Allahbad and Varanssi. […]
An unsettlingly big place 