I recently visited Nepal as my daughter, Chhavi, was playing an ITF juniors tennis tournament there. It was a breath of fresh air for me, to be able to combine her tennis with my travels! This was my 4th trip to Nepal and surprisingly I never gave much thought to the views of the Himalayas…
Tag: Kathmandu
Postcards from Nepal: Stories from the Rooftop of the World
If you love mountains, you will love Nepal. After all 8 of the 14 more than 8000 meters high peaks are located in Nepal! Nepal is a paradise for trekkers. Even though I was not trekking this time, I love going back to Nepal! Sharing the trip to Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan in pictures with…
Dress Code For Women in Nepal
If you follow a few travel message boards you will see the ‘dress code for women’ question pop up from time to time. That and teaching a few classes on cultural made me a bit more sensitive to the question. So here I go with what I saw in Nepal. Personally, me being from India,…
Pictures from Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal
Swayambhunath at Kathmandu is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at the Kathmandu Valley. It was part of my day tour of Kathmandu after coming back from my trek to the Everest Base Camp. When I entered the premises I encountered this wishing fountain and this girl was sincerely making a wish! No…
Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal
I had a few spare days in Kathmandu when I trekked to the Everest Base Camp in May 2012. While going to the trek I refused to venture out anywhere as I was just too tired and I wanted to complete the trek first. But on the return I was persuaded by Puru (the owner of…
A Picture from Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal
This is Patan at Kathmandu, Nepal. Patan is a UNESCO World Heritage site and I visited it after completing my Everest Base Camp Trek. It is an ancient town that has been restored and preserved. Narrow lanes around it sell souvenirs and food. But I remember it for another reason. You see the picture? So…
Good Food and Traditional Dance Performances at Satkar Restaurant in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Puru from Above the Himalayas took me for a dinner at Satkar Restaurant in Thamel, Kathmandu. It is not in main Thamel where you can stumble upon it so I am doubly glad I went. They serve great Nepali thali and being a vegetarian I can talk about that only. It was good food and…
Souvenirs for Sale in Kathmandu, Nepal
It was the blue in the middle off a sea of bronze that caught the eye! What do you like to buy as souvenirs? I remain content with T-shirts most of the time. And by clicking pictures of the souvenirs.
Of Breakfasts and of Future Travel Plans
If you have read my Everest Base Camp Trek accounts (I know I keep going back to them, looks like I have left a piece of my heart on the route) by the end I was longing for cakes and pan cakes. I had them all and at that point of time without any guilt…
The Lukla Kathmandu Flight, Nepal
What do you do when you have trekked to Everest Base Camp and have finished writing about it? You get Low altitude sickness! And you want to throw tantrums. But on the brighter side I can still write about my Lukla-Kathmandu Flight. The Tenzing-Hillary Airport is probably one of the scariest in the world. This…