When I first arrived into Kathmandu mid June, I had no idea how long I would be in Nepal, what I would do, or where I would travel to. I knew I wanted to go up into the mountains again, having fallen in love with them the previous year when I was living in Uttarakhand […]
You certainly see interesting sights in Kathmandu; extraordinary even. Observing the dogs with their red tikka mark and garlanded with flowers was striking, but there were many other things that attracted my interest too, like a vendor of flutes, all tied together on top of a pole, like a tree. Then there were the goats […]
I returned to Kathmandu two days ago and am now back in the hotel with the large yeti in the back garden. It seems strange being back here after a full and very eventful five months further up country in Pokhara and the Annapurna district. My return has coincided with the Diwali Festival of Lights […]
My last full day in Pokhara, I went up to the Kedareshwor Shiva Temple to conduct a brief farewell and thanksgiving puja. I had been there ahead going to Muktinath and upon returning too. The temple location is really beautiful, being set upon the banks of Lake Phewa, opposite lush tropical forested hills. It is […]