Three for the Road Delhi, Agra, Kathmandu, Patan, Lukla & Namche It's been nearly 2 weeks, and I am still getting over my sisters' (one older, one younger) 17-day visit. Not that they are at all difficult, and they are both experienced...
Topics: agra, indian travel, kathmandu, nepal, sirensongs, sisters, train, travel

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Now with new longer hair Kathmandu Lots and lots of catching up to do following a tumultuous month or so, which saw me start a new job (believe it or not) and host my 2 sisters who visited for the first time in six years. You've probably read in the.
Topics: bara, bomjom, buddha boy, buddhism, indian travel, kathmandu, nepal, sirensongs

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Namche Bazaar, SoluKhumbu district, Nepal Wow, there are some big-ass mountains up here ( 10, 335 feet or 3,445 metres ). Internet time is so expensive (10NRS a minute) I can't write much. Tomorrow is an acclimatization day, however, so perhaps I...
Topics: everest, internet, namche, nepal, sirensongs, travel, trekking

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I think the Telegraph needs a new correspondent. In Nepal related news this morning: The escape of the Czech forester from Darjeeling has raised serious security concerns in the region especially in the light of Nepal’s lenient immigration policy and...
Topics: border, botanist, calcutta, czech, darjeeling, india, nepal, siliguri, telegraph, travel, visa

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Stoned in Kathmandu Yeah, I am so lame. I haven't blogged in nearly a month. But I have been playing Tour Guide to a number of friends tripping through the Du. Literally every time you go to an historic site, you see some new detail. Here are a few..
Topics: art, goddess, hindu, kathmandu, nepal, sirensongs, statue, travel

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