adventure travel
Kathmandu Kaleidoscope: Farewells, Shamanism and a Momo Safari
The morning began with a rare treasure on a group trip: free time. No monks chanting, no pujas or treks—just Patan, wide open and breathing slowly under the morning sun. With four hours to burn, some of us melted into temples and alleyways, others succumbed to the magnetism of yet another pashmina. And me? I wandered the [...]
Into the Mist: Ghorepani Blues and the Great Poon Hill Tease
It begins, as these days tend to, with the slow violence of an early alarm — 5:30 a.m. A time that belongs to monks, insomniacs, and the tragically ambitious. I am none of the above, and this morning, I politely refuse the call to greatness. Let others chase the sunrise. I’ve already seen the sunset — and it was glorious. The day before, [...]