April 8, 2012, at half past seven in the morning, I checked out at Nagarkot Guesthouse and started walking to Changu Narayan. Changu Narayan is the oldest and most revered temple in Kathmandu Valley, an …
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Nepal Series: Himalayan Sunrise at Nagarkot
My alarm sounded at exactly five in the morning. I stood up and prepared for our sunrise tour at the lookout tower. I was scheduled to meet Karan and his group at half past five …
Continue readingBucas Grande Islands Revisited
Three years after the enchanting Bucas Grande first awed me, I was back again with Ate Claudia for a short yet eventful visit. A weekend of re-acquaintance, remembering and rediscoveries of the scenic and pristine …
Continue readingNepal Series: Namaste Kathmandu!
The travel time from Lumbini to Kathmandu took 10 hours. Departing at seven in the evening, we were already in the Bus Park of Nepali capital before sunrise the next day. It was a cold …
Continue readingNepal Series: A Sidetrip to Lumbini
My first destination in Nepal, per suggestion of the Nepali guy that I met in the train, was Lumbini, the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama or the Lord Buddha, founder of …
Continue readingBorder Crossing: India and Nepal by Land
“When you reach Nepal, everything will be easier”, the words of a young Nepali guy that I have met in the train. I regret not getting his name though. Upon reaching Gorakhpur, I followed him …
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