My first memory of the word Kathmandu came from a Bob Segar song playing on the radio in 1977. “I think I’m goin’ to Kat-man-du” he shouted, I mean sang….I couldn’t have known then that one day I actually would visit Kathmandu many times during a month-long visit to Nepal. Thamel is a touristy area […]
When I first walked into Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, it was as if I was stepping back in time and into a wholly different world. Paved in worn reddish-brown brick, the large public square was bounded by Hindu temples, historic statues, and brick buildings with dozens of potted plants lining the roofs. What was most striking was […]
One morning we disembarked our boat on the Yangtze and wandered into Fendgu, a local village by the river. All the people were short, under 5’6”! There were no other foreigners in sight, and we really stood out. They stared. Were we rock stars or freaks? They watched us as much as we watched them. Could we […]
Excerpt from an email: Nepal continues to be wonderful. This morning we flew a 25 minute private charter flight from Pokhara (Annapurna region) back to Kathmandu. We flew at 11,500 feet, higher than some clouds, and stared straight into the faces of some of the world’s tallest mountains. I felt like I was on another […]