On our last day in Nepal, our plane didn’t leave until after 9 PM. The good news is we had a full day and didn’t have to be anywhere at dawn. But we are tired and ready to head home. We arranged for a late check-out and rescheduled our final touring to make the day…
Keep readingWe ventured to the nearby village of Bungamati, a 16th-century Newari village, and were lucky enough to stumble upon a major religious festival for women. Surprisingly, they don’t mind visitors wandering through. They also have their own village Kumari here. Unlike the primary Kumari we saw yesterday, this is one of several others that live…
Keep readingWanting to visit Nepal has always lurked in the background of my mind. Whether it was the required reading of Siddhartha in high school, the intriguing media coverage of the 70s rush to enlightenment on the streets of Kathmandu, or maybe just my penchant for Himalayan cats, I’m not sure. But here we are -…
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