Health and safety standards differ massively around the globe. In Nepal they don’t seem to exist at all. Watch a man climb a self constructed bamboo ladder made for giants without safety measures and findContinue reading
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A Third Nepali Holiday
Raj, my computer specialist and now friend in Kathmandu, invited me to his house on the rim of Kathmandu last Saturday (Nepali Holiday). There the valley ends and the mountains start. We went for aContinue reading
Room 205, please
This is a re-post of an article that was written by Jiddu Alexander for traliving.com. The original can be found here. Our room. In the whole of Kathmandu there is not one room that Aron and I prefer more thanContinue reading
The Rhododendron
Japanese spring blossom. Do you get the same images in your head? Small lakes and streams, arched wooden footbridges, green grass, and endless numbers of blossoming trees in all colours. After a few local talesContinue reading
The Other Nepali Holiday
You go to watch a football game in the local stadium. Strike. You plan a few days out of the city so want to catch a bus to the nearby village Nagarkot. Strike. You stayedContinue reading
On the Bus, in Nepal
Bus rides in Nepal are thrilling. First of all there are the roads they drive on. Throughout most of Nepal’s steep terrain roads are cut into the mountain. Highways between the main cities are generallyContinue reading
Nepali Holiday
Australia has Sunday sessions, England has a summer with an abundance of festivals, Amsterdam has Vondelpark, Finland has summer cottages spread around its mosquito paradise lakes and forests, Kyrgyzstan has Issyk-Kul lake, and etcetera. EveryContinue reading
Kathmandu Orphanage part 2
We span the last net tightly around the bamboo posts and crossbar. The pitch is ready. A hill slopes steep down on the west side of this triangular field. Across the field a metal fenceContinue reading
Kathmandu Orphanage part 1
We all wish they wouldn’t be necessary. Orphanages. Unfortunately there is the need for very many in Nepal. Even though there are very many, most are running over capacity. I’ve seen quite a few ofContinue reading