I am always amazed how, at critical moments, certain things happen and just click. Today it was Taylor Swift Red album playing on the road from Pokhara back to Kathmandu and a Russian song called I Want to be the Wind. It summarized exactly how I feel at this moment in my life. In the Himalayas, so close to Heaven, and at the same time US pulling ( Read more... )

The mountains are really spectacular. That is, when the clouds part. Currently I know they are there, but covered in clouds. The hostel level accommodations of this trip made me feel I am too old for hostel accommodations. No heat in freezing weather, no toilet paper, bucket showers. Are the Himalayas really worth all this? Also there is ( Read more... )