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 […]