Do you remember what you did on this day last year, November 11th, 2008? I do. I left for Nepal. I said goodbye to my family and friends, headed to the Cincinnati airport and left for what would be a most interesting year.
Its hard to believe that it has been [...]
I’m back in Thailand! I was here six years ago and toured the country. Now I’m back in Bangkok. Its an incredibly beautiful country, and it has by far the best food in the world (after Skyline and hamloaf, that is).
Its raining here, but somehow I’m not surprised. As [...]
A year ago I posted an entry entitled ‘First Impressions’ (you can read it HERE and I highly urge you to read it as it will make this post make a lot more sense). An old friend commented on the post saying that it will be interesting to see my last impressions when I [...]
Tonight was a fun night. We had a surprise birthday party for a friend. Her birthday isn’t until next Sunday, but its a lot easier to surprise somebody when their birthday is still a week away. As she walked up to the door, we flung them open, cake in hand, and started [...]
As you could guess, not much has been going on in Kathmandu lately, at least for me. The next few weeks will be anything but, however. The Hindu holiday of Dashain starts next week and should prove for some good pictures. My Everest trip didn’t pan out, so instead I’ll be heading [...]
Two weeks ago I ventured west to Pokhara. It is the “resort” area of Nepal. Tourists never stay in Kathmandu, they only use it as the gate to Nepal. Once here, they go trekking and to Pokhara. Its a beautiful area, without the congestion and pollution of Kathmandu. It sits [...]
So I’m not going to Sagarmatha. After nearly 24 hours waiting at the airport (spread over 4 days), getting up at 4:45 every morning to get to the airport by 5:45, and sitting there until 11:30 or so to hear that the flight has been canceled due to weather, our window of travel has [...]
Hello all. I returned from Pokhara yesterday. Beautiful part of the country. Absolutely beautiful. I have plenty of stories and plenty of pictures, but they will have to wait a few weeks. I’m heading out again tomorrow for Sagarmatha. It will take a couple weeks to get there and [...]
I visited Old Dhaka to check out some of the more historical sites. Old Dhaka reminds me a lot of Kathmandu, especially the Thamel area. Tight streets lined with small shops covering everything from clothes to brooms to cement coloring. Rickshaws are the mode of transportation of choice in this area. [...]
