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The Lost Guide
There are different kinds of landslides in life, and our guide was soon to meet his. Before leaving Katmandu, we made arrangements to have a driver pick us up in Pokhara and take us west. Easier said...
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Borders, Boundaries and Patience
This was the southern highway. Flat, streaming through rice paddies, over-populated, warm and humid, different tribes and ethnic groups. A fertile land which invited migrant farmers to join. Hence,...
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Whose Human Rights?
How far is my home? Where are my hills? Who will take me home? I cannot breathe here. I cannot live here any longer. There is no rain, no soft breeze. My body is bruised, my face cut, my honour taken....
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Candy-Coded in Nepal
There is something about windows and doors that fascinates me. I wonder about the inhabitants, what they see when they open their shutters, what they do as they step out into the open. Do they and I...
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What the Mists Reveal
For days we travelled through misty hills, winding rivers below us. Whenever skies cleared, surprising features were revealed. A village on the other side of the river, their roofs in purple, nesting...
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The Girl in Red who Wondered
I’ve heard the elders of the tribe talk by the fire at night. When they whisper as they drink their strong tea, that is when I most want to listen to their words and nods of agreement. I know now. I...
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Sadus, Gurus and Tantrums
Summer is a time when sadus from across the southern border trek north, searching for herbs and flowers which grow in the Nepalese hills. Our journey through the western hills was at the beginning and...
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The Fort before the Temple
There it was. Finally. Looming against the skies of soft grey mists and sudden sunshine. With eyes wide shut, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Awesomeness? Living history? After having seen so many...
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Tea, Sex and Temples
Just as when one spends time with another and their character is slowly revealed, locations, places and landscapes slowly unravel themselves. As mists come and go, the hills unfold before me, each...
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,500...
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