Posted in Australia, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, Laos, Nepal, Peru, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, Travel, Turkey, United States, Vietnam on Nov 30th, 2008
Hello! Well, the blog isn’t dead, yet. After returning to Denver last summer, Jen and I returned to our previous jobs. We bought a home (something about staying in a different place every other night), now own a dining room table and patio furniture, but honestly, the most luxurious item is still our very own [...]
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Posted in Nepal on Nov 6th, 2007
One year ago, Jen and I were returning from our honeymoon and to our lives–Jen as a high-school teacher, and I in business/IT consulting. Just over four months ago, we gave both of those up, rented our places in Denver out, threw all of our things into my newly acquired father-in-law’s basement (who has sworn [...]
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Posted in Nepal on Nov 5th, 2007
We have been in-and-out of Kathmandu for various rest/laundry/email/ transit days. Below are just a few snapshots of our experiences here:
Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Kathmandu–We pick our way down a dark dirt road lined with piles of broken sidewalk. I pick my skirt up, trying not to drag it in the deep puddles [...]
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Posted in Nepal on Nov 1st, 2007
Wed, Oct 24–We hike up and up and up, following along the Langtang River. The river is gorgeous: milky-green, roaring, powerful, and completely un-photographable in its beauty (sorry, Mark!). Surrounded by jungle and birds and monkeys –the land is beautiful. Langtang is Nepal’s first National Park, and as a result, many people [...]
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Posted in Nepal on Oct 31st, 2007
Tues, Oct 23–Dust covers every pore of my body and backpack when we step off the bus at Syabrubesi, Nepal. Ten-and-a-half hours to travel 170 km (that’s 17 km/hr or a lovely 10 miles/hour) over a dust-ridden, one-lane, 4-WD road.
We are the lucky ones–we have seats. People cram the aisles, children wiggle on [...]
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