Back in Town
I am back in Pokhara, after three weeks of walking. There’s a lot to write about and I think I … Continue reading Back in Town
Tag: Traveling
Left Turn
Today I got really sick of street touts manipulating me into doing what they want, so I canceled the Langtang … Continue reading Left Turn
Bargaining
Regarding bargaining: I’m getting better at it (there was no place to go but up…) but at certain times I … Continue reading Bargaining
Kathmandu
It may be Easter in the western world, but in Nepal it’s New Year’s Eve, 2066. Take that, easter bunny. … Continue reading Kathmandu
Miscellaneous Musings 3
According to my friend Eric my blog posts are far too long for the net generation’s attention span. Fair enough, … Continue reading Miscellaneous Musings 3
Into Nepal
Saturday the fourth we began our epic journey to Pokhara. The 7-hour train from Varanasi to Gorakhpur was painless and … Continue reading Into Nepal
Managing your Driver (first draft)
I had a taste of the still-feudal side of India this past week. Saturday I met up with my friends … Continue reading Managing your Driver (first draft)
Amritsar
Another #&% early-morning bus, this time to Gaggal (pr Guggul), where the travel agent who had spent what seemed like hours uncomfortably hitting on me while I waited for him to book me a train ticket had claimed there would be a direct bus to Amritsar. There wasn’t. But at least I was on the six o’clock bus, not the four o’clock one I’d originally planned, and I saw the sun rise in clear skies over the shy snowy peaks behind McLo. Apparently my great-great-grandmother was born somewhere around here, but that’s all I know about it. Continue reading “Amritsar”
The Abode of His Holiness
It was raining icy daggers at five in the morning when I left Manali. I had asked the elderly owner … Continue reading The Abode of His Holiness
Manali (Updated)
To add to the list of things I do not recommend: a ten hour overnight bus ride on the bumpiest, … Continue reading Manali (Updated)
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