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Limping all day long with a Donkey caravan to reach Rukumkot

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

(Oct 22 note: Photos related to this post will be posted later this week.) Ten minutes to the walk, I felt a pinch on my knee. Left side of the left knee. It was 6:40 am. I was heading downhill … Continue reading →

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Almost Died, Twice in a Day. Rukum is Indeed “Dangerous”!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

From Nishel Dhor to Kakri via Taka Shera (Oct 17 note: Photos related to this post will be posted later this week.) Waking up in Nishel Dhor: When I sleep early, like 8:30 or 9 pm, I wake up before … Continue reading →

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Crossed the Dhorpatan River. Danced in Nishel Dhor

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

I woke up at 8 in the morning. Unusual in normal times. Unusual when I am traveling. When I am not traveling and staying home I wake up very late. Like around 9:30. When I am traveling I generally wake … Continue reading →

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Dhorpatan. From Burtibang.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

(Oct 14 Note: Pics will be posted later when I reach Kathmandu. I am still on the move. Libang, Rolpa is the current location.) A long and tiresome journey. Walked for about 10 hours to reach a place that is … Continue reading →

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Nepal in Intl. Media: Annapurna Circuit and Kathmandu in New York Times and Time

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

The New York Times and Time magazine are working closely, so to speak, to cover Nepal in the past couple of weeks. First came Jim Yardley, former Beijing bureau chief of the Times now posted in New Delhi, with an … Continue reading →

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