Up early this morning to get to the airport where a small passenger plane is waiting to take us up to see Mount Everest. I had come too far NOT to see it. We after about 25 minutes it was in sight. We flew over the very tall foothills but not the high peaks. Miles of incredible scenery [read more]
That’s really, really where I’m going to (road trip soundtrack by Bob Seger) We left Pokhara this morning. It was mostly overcast but occasionally we would get an awesome glimpse of a towering snow capped Annapurna peak. [read more]
We left our jungle cabana yesterday for the five and a half hour drive to Pokhara. After 45 minutes or so we left the flatlands of jungle and rice fields for the mountains. Following a large river which I understand rises in Tibet [read more]
Not long after we settled in to our airy safari room the bugs (crickets?) started to sing. We were astounded at the volume. A discussion of earplugs followed. A short time later [read more]
We checked out of our lovely room early this morning so that we could beat the heat at the Buddha Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ninety degrees and one hundred percent humidity – thank goodness we we arrived early. The park was lovely. There is a temple [read more]
Our second day in Varanasi began with a sunrise cruise on the Ganges. The ghats were full of pilgrims getting their bathe on. The sun [read more]