All Entries in the "Nepal" Category
Travel Back in Time
Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 4
Travel Back in Time
Itinerary: Kathmandu to Puma
Photos: View Puma Snapshots
We said goodbye to the bustling city of Kathmandu and hopped in our time machine which took us back in time about 50 yrs. A time and place where electricity and plumbing were not guaranteed, where harvesting was done by [...]
Annapurna Itinerary
Tiger Balm Tales – vol. 3
Start from the beginning! Tiger Balm Tales – vol. 1, vol. 2
We saw the first glimpse of them from the plane window – the rigid, snowy Himalayan peaks. They were practically at eye level with our cruising altitude; you could reach out and touch them as if they were the [...]
Preparing the Parents
Tiger Balm Tales – vol. 2
What’s that – you missed vol. 1 of Tiger Balm Tales? Go back and read it now! Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 1
“Dad, you NEED to get a hepatitis shot.”
“Do I really? I’m strong, I should be ok.”
“Dad, your strength has nothing to do with it – when you travel in [...]
The Beginnings of a Nepal Trekking Plan
Tiger Balm Tales – Vol. 1
Why? Such a simple question, yet it resonated in my head many, many times on my most recent trip to Nepal.
Why was I going back to Nepal?
Why did I ask my dad to come with me?
Why did he decide to actually come with me?
At this point in my 26 day [...]
Hands for Help – Final Thoughts
Dhal Bhat Days – vol13
9/15/08
While in Nepal I heard from my old students in India; they wished me a happy teacher day via email; it took me completely off guard, and shook me up a bit . It had been a year ago that I was there living in Delhi teaching my wonderful group of young [...]
Kathmandu – Second Time’s A Charm
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol 12
9/13/08
For all Kathmandu Photography – click here! (opens new window)
For all Kathmandu snapshots- click here! (opens new window)
After a refreshing, civilized stay in Pokhara for two nights, I arrived back in Kathmandu with a new outlook; it was no longer scary. I was reminded again of just how powerful time [...]
Kathmandu Photography
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I prefer window
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol 11
9/11/08
I thought I would be more excited about leaving Puma considering my living conditions for the last two weeks, but surprisingly, I wasn’t. In fact, it was a bittersweet. I was excited to get to some sort of civilization (yet I had started to question if civilization actually existed anywhere [...]
Flower Children
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol. 10
9/10/08
To see all of the snapshots of the ‘last day’ activities – click here! (opens new window)
Time is very powerful. In fact, I think it’s the most powerful thing in this universe. Time heals feelings, it causes us to forget, and with time; everything gets better. My time in Puma [...]
Indie Travel Podcast: Bathroom Adventure Travel
Here’s a link to my latest article on the Indie Travel Podcast. It’s about my recent Nepal adventure and intestina foritude.
Sherry Ott explores the idea of adventure travel for the digestive system . She recommends Nepal for the ultimate travel adventure for the gut.
Once you’ve read the article – browse around the site, it’s full of [...]
Do You Meat?
Dhal Bhat Days – vol. 9
9/9/08
During a break at school one afternoon, I noticed a big crowd in the village. I asked the children what was going on and they said “buffalo kill”. The village was slaughtering a buffalo and from my vantage point it looked like a lot of work as they were hacking [...]
School Days
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol. 8
9/8/08
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To view all Village Photography click here! (opens new window)
The whole reason I came to Nepal was to volunteer and teach. In some way I was trying to recapture my rewarding experience that I had in [...]
Barbot or Bust
Dhal Bhat Days Vol 7
9/5/08
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To view the photography of Nepalese village life – click here! (opens new window)
What the F have I done? Just when I was starting to settle in – I agreed to turn my little village world upside down again. I think [...]
At Last!
Today I taught the kids about body parts, and at recess I taught them hop scotch and we did a round of hokie pokie once I figure out what right and left was in Nepali. I personally think that the goofier I act the more the kids like me – they seem to get a [...]
Nepal Photography – Village Life
I thought I would give you all a break from the writing and present my photography from the villages I visted. This is the ‘best of’ the village photography.
View my Nepal Village Photography at my Global Photography website!
Fee free to browse around and remember that I sell these prints! If you are at all interested in adding some art [...]
Saved By Youth
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol. 5
9/3/08
I hit a low today. I think it was due to many different things; but what affects me the most is not being able to have any type of conversation with anyone. I’m not simply sitting here silent – I am trying to form together a few words whenever I [...]
Powers of Observation
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol. 4
9/2/08
For snapshots of Puma – click here!
It rained last night like I’ve never experienced before in my life. I now understand the meaning of Monsoon season. Sure, maybe it was amplified in my mind as it sounds worse when you are sleeping under a tin roof; it echoed through my [...]
