Kathmandu: “These eyes are considered very beautiful.”
Kathmandu. I have always wanted to come to Kathmandu, though I didn't really know anything about it. The name alone convinced
Tatopani to Beni to Baglung to Pokhara: “Happy Jerni to Pasanjar.”
On four wheels instead of two feet at last. Now I could relax. Yes, there I was relaxing. Enter disaster, stage right.
Sikha (1935m) to Tatopani (1200m) – Trek Day Four: “My name is Large Joyous Wisdom.”
Brushing your teeth with a quietly buzzing electric toothbrush while standing outside at a water tap with a view of Annapurna
Ghorepani (2870m) to Poon Hill (3210m) to Sikha (1935m) – Trek Day Three: “Are we nearly there yet?”
It is 4.30am. It is very, very dark. It is very, very, very cold. What in the hell am I doing climbing 340 metres of perilous
Tikhedhunga (1540m) to Ghorepani (2870m) – Trek Day Two: “Golliwas in the mist”
I worry that I am slowing everyone down, and we'll all get eaten by Nepali mountain forest wolves before we reach civilisation
Varanasi: “Breaking news”
We broke for the Indian border on the 28th of December with a feeling of relief, sadness, and excitement to see new places and
Varanasi: “Welcome to Varanasi.”
People waded into the Ganges to bathe, bent to wash clothes, stood beside the water to place floating lights on its surface, f
Jhansi: “Aoooowwwwp!”
Suddenly she spies the sleeping hound. My stomach screws up as I watch her hand flail behind her and close around a thick bamb
Jaisalmer (Thar Desert): “In the morning we go to meet your camel.”
I was first introduced to my camel as Michael Jackson (the camel's name, not mine), but I later found out that his real name w
Jaisalmer: “Oh… It go ice.”
It is clear to me that the waiter has the power to freeze water at will, and that sometimes, maybe when he has spilled birayan