To play this game follow the following example and improvise. ‘Taxi?’ So taxi, tuktuk, rikshaw, cycle rikshaw or any other drivers are driving you crazy? Here’s a sweet game you game you can play toContinue reading
Tag: Pokhara
Owain’s ABC
Owain walked the same Annapurna Base Camp trek at the same time. But he has a different camera and more importantly another eye for capturing images (or stories, check his exquisite blog). 19/07/2013 Auroville
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
ABC Trek
Easy as, 1 2 3. As simple as, do re mi, A B C. Ehm.. No. The Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) trek is not easy as 1 2 3. So don’t just go ‘Baby, youContinue reading
When England Marries Nepal
The Englishman went to Nepal to meet women. His plan was to return a year later to hopefully marry one. There is no need to come back next year, the wedding was a month ago.Continue reading
Meet the Nepali #2
“We are cocktail.” Sudip mentions “People call cocktail to us.” I laugh. It must be our skin colour difference I assume. “When a girl is taller than the boy: cocktail couple.” He adds “You haveContinue reading
A Cow’s Life
A cow’s life can be tough, but at chilled out Pokhara lake-side it doesn’t matter. Do wait for the moment, it’s coming. A. 10/04/18 Namche Bazar
Dal Bhat
“Nepali khana, Dal Bhat Tarkari, 24 hour, full power” Sudip L. Dal bhat. The food of a nation. Nepal lives on this stuff. Dal is lentil soup, bhat is rice. The simple form is servedContinue reading
University
The phone rang. The ringing only just awoke me. In my befuddled state of half-sleep there was only one thought that popped into my mind: This conversation is going to be confusing. “Hello?” It mustContinue reading