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Dharamsala, India · Day 37 · 148 momos · 8 samosas
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Currently in: Dharamsala, India
Next stop: Amritsar, India
Samosas eaten: 8
Momos eaten: 148
Reading: Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live Without a Self



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Bandipur - Nov 1, 2026 Chain link

The Samay Baji Set, a traditional Newari thali
Description: The Samay Baji Set, a traditional Newari thali
Location: Bandipur
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A cat in the shop window
Description: A cat in the shop window
Location: Bandipur
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Bandipur from the hill above, with the Himalayas behind
Description: Bandipur from the hill above, with the Himalayas behind
Location: Bandipur
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Thani Mai temple, on the sunset hill above Bandipur
Description: Thani Mai temple, on the sunset hill above Bandipur
Location: Bandipur
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The noodle stall on the sunset hill
Description: The noodle stall on the sunset hill
Location: Bandipur
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Spiced noodles from the stall on the hilltop. The boys next to us ordered one and it looked good, so I got one too.
Description: Spiced noodles from the stall on the hilltop. The boys next to us ordered one and it looked good, so I got one too.
Location: Bandipur
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Spiced noodles up close
Description: Spiced noodles up close
Location: Bandipur
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Sunset from the hilltop
Description: Sunset from the hilltop
Location: Bandipur
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The Himalayas framed by prayer flags at sunset
Description: The Himalayas framed by prayer flags at sunset
Location: Bandipur
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Tony and me at sunset above Bandipur
Description: Tony and me at sunset above Bandipur
Location: Bandipur
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Love-dogs napping by our table
Description: Love-dogs napping by our table
Location: Bandipur
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Tony with some delicious apple pie and ice cream that we shared
Description: Tony with some delicious apple pie and ice cream that we shared
Location: Bandipur
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Bougainvillea over a brick gate in Bandipur
Description: Bougainvillea over a brick gate in Bandipur
Location: Bandipur
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Current yummy sticks
Description: Current yummy sticks
Location: Bandipur
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The heart frame
Description: The heart frame
Location: Bandipur
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ABC Trek Down - Oct 27, 2026 Chain link

Crowded trails
Description: Crowded trails
Location: Annapurna
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Tony and me taking a break
Description: Tony and me taking a break
Location: Annapurna
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A rest stop on the way down
Description: A rest stop on the way down
Location: Annapurna
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Traffic on the trail
Description: Traffic on the trail
Location: Annapurna
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And on the way down, it's the only one that caught Tony's eye. He wasn't around when I took mine, I never mentioned it, and as far as I know we've never discussed lawns.
Description: And on the way down, it's the only one that caught Tony's eye. He wasn't around when I took mine, I never mentioned it, and as far as I know we've never discussed lawns.
Location: Annapurna
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Tony, Aabhash and me at the Buddha Guest House in Bamboo
Description: Tony, Aabhash and me at the Buddha Guest House in Bamboo
Location: Annapurna
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Tony and me with machhapuchhre
Description: Tony and me with machhapuchhre
Location: Annapurna
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Aabhash and me on the trail
Description: Aabhash and me on the trail
Location: Annapurna
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Gas cylinders and mules
Description: Gas cylinders and mules
Location: Annapurna
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The dog and the puppy
Description: The dog and the puppy
Location: Annapurna
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Porters hauling furniture and mattresses up to Chhomrong
Description: Porters hauling furniture and mattresses up to Chhomrong
Location: Annapurna
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A porter carrying boxes
Description: A porter carrying boxes
Location: Annapurna
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A porter carrying a whole table and a couple of packs
Description: A porter carrying a whole table and a couple of packs
Location: Annapurna
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The long suspension bridge over the Modi Khola
Description: The long suspension bridge over the Modi Khola
Location: Annapurna
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Me on the suspension bridge
Description: Me on the suspension bridge
Location: Annapurna
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Me and a porter at the trailhead gate
Description: Me and a porter at the trailhead gate
Location: Annapurna
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Sleeping dogs
Description: Sleeping dogs
Location: Annapurna
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Aabhash, Tony and me at the end of the trek
Description: Aabhash, Tony and me at the end of the trek
Location: Annapurna
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Chiya with The Crew from Kathmandu at the end of the trail
Description: Chiya with The Crew from Kathmandu at the end of the trail
Location: Annapurna
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Tony and The Crew from Kathmandu
Description: Tony and The Crew from Kathmandu
Location: Annapurna
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Annapurna Sanctuary - Oct 26, 2026 Chain link

Annapurna in the late afternoon twilight
Description: Annapurna in the late afternoon twilight
Location: Annapurna
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Me and machhapuchhre
Description: Me and machhapuchhre
Location: Annapurna
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Golden grass below the annapurnas
Description: Golden grass below the annapurnas
Location: Annapurna
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Annapurna right before sunset
Description: Annapurna right before sunset
Location: Annapurna
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Machhapuchhre in the afternoon light, with Machhapuchhre Base Camp down below
Description: Machhapuchhre in the afternoon light, with Machhapuchhre Base Camp down below
Location: Annapurna
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A ruined stone hut below machhapuchhre
Description: A ruined stone hut below machhapuchhre
Location: Annapurna
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A dog between Machhapuchhre Base Camp and Annapurna Base Camp
Description: A dog between Machhapuchhre Base Camp and Annapurna Base Camp
Location: Annapurna
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Clouds filling the gorge below MBC
Description: Clouds filling the gorge below MBC
Location: Annapurna
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Machhapuchhre under the stars before dawn
Description: Machhapuchhre under the stars before dawn
Location: Annapurna
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The moon about to set over Annapurna
Description: The moon about to set over Annapurna
Location: Annapurna
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Alpenglow and headlamps
Description: Alpenglow and headlamps
Location: Annapurna
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Tony, Aabhash and me as the sun hits the summit
Description: Tony, Aabhash and me as the sun hits the summit
Location: Annapurna
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First light on Annapurna I, above the glacier
Description: First light on Annapurna I, above the glacier
Location: Annapurna
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The view from Annapurna Base Camp
Description: The view from Annapurna Base Camp
Location: Annapurna
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Me at annapurna base camp
Description: Me at annapurna base camp
Location: Annapurna
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The three of us at sunrise
Description: The three of us at sunrise
Location: Annapurna
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Annapurna Base Camp, 4,130 metres
Description: Annapurna Base Camp, 4,130 metres
Location: Annapurna
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A volleyball court at 4,130 metres
Description: A volleyball court at 4,130 metres
Location: Annapurna
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The three of us with machhapuchhre
Description: The three of us with machhapuchhre
Location: Annapurna
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Annapurna base camp panorama by tony
Description: Annapurna base camp panorama by tony
Location: Annapurna
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Tony and me at Annapurna Base Camp
Description: Tony and me at Annapurna Base Camp
Location: Annapurna
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Tony, Aabhash and me at the Annapurna Base Camp sign
Description: Tony, Aabhash and me at the Annapurna Base Camp sign
Location: Annapurna
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Me and machhapuchhre from base camp
Description: Me and machhapuchhre from base camp
Location: Annapurna
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Mirror Lake (Tolyong)
Description: Mirror Lake (Tolyong)
Location: Annapurna
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ABC Trek Up - Oct 24, 2026 Chain link

Off to the trailhead in a shared jeep
Description: Off to the trailhead in a shared jeep
Location: Annapurna
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Music is the best medicine of broken heart
Description: Music is the best medicine of broken heart
Location: Annapurna
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Tony, Aabhash and me at the start of our trek
Description: Tony, Aabhash and me at the start of our trek
Location: Annapurna
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The first suspension bridge
Description: The first suspension bridge
Location: Annapurna
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Aabhash, Tony and me with a fellow passenger from our jeep to the trailhead
Description: Aabhash, Tony and me with a fellow passenger from our jeep to the trailhead
Location: Annapurna
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Kittens napping on a slate roof in Chhomrong
Description: Kittens napping on a slate roof in Chhomrong
Location: Annapurna
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Our room at the Mona Lisa Lodge in Chhomrong
Description: Our room at the Mona Lisa Lodge in Chhomrong
Location: Annapurna
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The mona lisa lodge dining room
Description: The mona lisa lodge dining room
Location: Annapurna
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The mona lisa lodge dining room and stove
Description: The mona lisa lodge dining room and stove
Location: Annapurna
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Teahouse cats in the doorway
Description: Teahouse cats in the doorway
Location: Annapurna
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Our kind host at the Mona Lisa Lodge in Chhomrong
Description: Our kind host at the Mona Lisa Lodge in Chhomrong
Location: Annapurna
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Dal bhat, the fuel of every trek
Description: Dal bhat, the fuel of every trek
Location: Annapurna
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Sunrise on Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre from Chhomrong
Description: Sunrise on Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre from Chhomrong
Location: Annapurna
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The shop cat hiding on the shelf
Description: The shop cat hiding on the shelf
Location: Annapurna
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A discerning shop key-purr
Description: A discerning shop key-purr
Location: Annapurna
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A stupa and prayer flags in Chhomrong, with Annapurna South behind
Description: A stupa and prayer flags in Chhomrong, with Annapurna South behind
Location: Annapurna
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Cannabis in the foreground
Description: Cannabis in the foreground
Location: Annapurna
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Mule trains carry supplies up the stone steps
Description: Mule trains carry supplies up the stone steps
Location: Annapurna
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Tony and Aabhash on the endless stone staircase
Description: Tony and Aabhash on the endless stone staircase
Location: Annapurna
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Porters crossing a footbridge
Description: Porters crossing a footbridge
Location: Annapurna
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Of the thousands of stickers along the trail, this is the only one that caught my eye on the way up.
Description: Of the thousands of stickers along the trail, this is the only one that caught my eye on the way up.
Location: Annapurna
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A wall of waterfalls draped with prayer flags
Description: A wall of waterfalls draped with prayer flags
Location: Annapurna
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Tony aabhash and me at the waterfalls
Description: Tony aabhash and me at the waterfalls
Location: Annapurna
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Aabhash and the slate walls
Description: Aabhash and the slate walls
Location: Annapurna
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Trash bins along the trail double as burn bins. Even in the Himalayas, you can't escape burning trash.
Description: Trash bins along the trail double as burn bins. Even in the Himalayas, you can't escape burning trash.
Location: Annapurna
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Looking up the Modi Khola valley toward Machhapuchhre
Description: Looking up the Modi Khola valley toward Machhapuchhre
Location: Annapurna
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Buddha shrine under a rock overhang
Description: Buddha shrine under a rock overhang
Location: Annapurna
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Tony crossing a sketchy bridge
Description: Tony crossing a sketchy bridge
Location: Annapurna
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The sun cresting the ridge
Description: The sun cresting the ridge
Location: Annapurna
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Me tony and aabhash at deurali
Description: Me tony and aabhash at deurali
Location: Annapurna
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The Crew from Kathmandu taking a smoke break
Description: The Crew from Kathmandu taking a smoke break
Location: Annapurna
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The trail to machhapuchhre base camp
Description: The trail to machhapuchhre base camp
Location: Annapurna
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A porter and his doko
Description: A porter and his doko
Location: Annapurna
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Carrying an entire propane tank and then some
Description: Carrying an entire propane tank and then some
Location: Annapurna
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Tony and Aabhash nearing Machhapuchhre Base Camp
Description: Tony and Aabhash nearing Machhapuchhre Base Camp
Location: Annapurna
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Machhapuchhre peeking over the ridge
Description: Machhapuchhre peeking over the ridge
Location: Annapurna
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Pumdikot - Oct 23, 2026 Chain link

Me at the Pumdikot Shiva statue above Pokhara
Description: Me at the Pumdikot Shiva statue above Pokhara
Location: Pumdikot
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The golden Nandi, Shiva's bull, at Pumdikot
Description: The golden Nandi, Shiva's bull, at Pumdikot
Location: Pumdikot
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At first I thought they wanted me to take their photo, but actually they wanted a photo with me for some reason
Description: At first I thought they wanted me to take their photo, but actually they wanted a photo with me for some reason
Location: Pumdikot
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Tony, me and Aabhash below the Shiva statue
Description: Tony, me and Aabhash below the Shiva statue
Location: Pumdikot
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The Shiva statue at Pumdikot
Description: The Shiva statue at Pumdikot
Location: Pumdikot
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Tony with shiva
Description: Tony with shiva
Location: Pumdikot
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Pokhara and Phewa Lake from Pumdikot
Description: Pokhara and Phewa Lake from Pumdikot
Location: Pumdikot
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Aabhash, Tony and me with the Annapurnas behind us
Description: Aabhash, Tony and me with the Annapurnas behind us
Location: Pumdikot
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Phewa Lake and the Annapurna range from Pumdikot
Description: Phewa Lake and the Annapurna range from Pumdikot
Location: Pumdikot
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Sunset behind Ganesh at Pumdikot
Description: Sunset behind Ganesh at Pumdikot
Location: Pumdikot
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Shiva side-eye
Description: Shiva side-eye
Location: Pumdikot
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Chiya brewed and served in clay cups at Pumdikot
Description: Chiya brewed and served in clay cups at Pumdikot
Location: Pumdikot
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Three clay cups of chiya
Description: Three clay cups of chiya
Location: Pumdikot
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Pokhara 2026 - Oct 23, 2026 Chain link

A cat purr-al in Lakeside, Pokhara
Description: A cat purr-al in Lakeside, Pokhara
Location: Pokhara
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A delicious Thakali Khana Set at Jetho Budho Bhansa Ghar
Description: A delicious Thakali Khana Set at Jetho Budho Bhansa Ghar
Location: Pokhara
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A bamboo Dashain Ferris wheel on the shore of Phewa Lake
Description: A bamboo Dashain Ferris wheel on the shore of Phewa Lake
Location: Pokhara
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Rowboats on Phewa Lake
Description: Rowboats on Phewa Lake
Location: Pokhara
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I am pure percent cash
Description: I am pure percent cash
Location: Pokhara
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A night out in Lakeside with The Crew from Kathmandu
Description: A night out in Lakeside with The Crew from Kathmandu
Location: Pokhara
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A night out with the crew from kathmandu
Description: A night out with the crew from kathmandu
Location: Pokhara
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A bowl of thenthuk
Description: A bowl of thenthuk
Location: Pokhara
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Fishing from the shore of Phewa Lake
Description: Fishing from the shore of Phewa Lake
Location: Pokhara
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Swayambhu - Oct 21, 2026 Chain link

Me and Aabhash in front of the long stairway up to Swayambhu
Description: Me and Aabhash in front of the long stairway up to Swayambhu
Location: Kathmandu
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Kathmandu from Swayambhu
Description: Kathmandu from Swayambhu
Location: Kathmandu
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Swayambhu stupa
Description: Swayambhu stupa
Location: Kathmandu
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Prayer wheels around Swayambhu
Description: Prayer wheels around Swayambhu
Location: Kathmandu
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The stairs down from Swayambhu
Description: The stairs down from Swayambhu
Location: Kathmandu
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Thamel - Oct 19, 2026 Chain link

Looking down on the secret samosa spot in Thamel
Description: Looking down on the secret samosa spot in Thamel
Location: Kathmandu
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Tony in the passage to the secret samosa spot
Description: Tony in the passage to the secret samosa spot
Location: Kathmandu
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Outside the entrance to the secret samosa spot
Description: Outside the entrance to the secret samosa spot
Location: Kathmandu
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Sundarijal to Chisapani - Oct 17, 2026 Chain link

The four of us by the Sundarijal pipeline at the start of the hike
Description: The four of us by the Sundarijal pipeline at the start of the hike
Location: Kathmandu
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The Sundarijal waterfall
Description: The Sundarijal waterfall
Location: Kathmandu
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Avi and Aabhash on the way to Chisapani
Description: Avi and Aabhash on the way to Chisapani
Location: Kathmandu
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Tony and me climbing out of Sundarijal
Description: Tony and me climbing out of Sundarijal
Location: Kathmandu
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Ten-foot ganja plants
Description: Ten-foot ganja plants
Location: Kathmandu
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A cannabis harvest drying on a rooftop
Description: A cannabis harvest drying on a rooftop
Location: Kathmandu
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A goat and her kids
Description: A goat and her kids
Location: Kathmandu
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An outdoor still
Description: An outdoor still
Location: Kathmandu
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Me and Aabhash at lunch with a view
Description: Me and Aabhash at lunch with a view
Location: Kathmandu
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Paparazzi shot of Aabhash
Description: Paparazzi shot of Aabhash
Location: Kathmandu
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Paparazzi shot of me
Description: Paparazzi shot of me
Location: Kathmandu
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Paparazzi shot of Tony
Description: Paparazzi shot of Tony
Location: Kathmandu
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Tony and me with the phoenix and dragon
Description: Tony and me with the phoenix and dragon
Location: Kathmandu
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Me, Avi, and Aabhash on a sunken trail in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
Description: Me, Avi, and Aabhash on a sunken trail in Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
Location: Kathmandu
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A lion's mane mushroom in a tree
Description: A lion's mane mushroom in a tree
Location: Kathmandu
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Avi with his kangaroo stick
Description: Avi with his kangaroo stick
Location: Kathmandu
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Climbing to Chisapani at dusk
Description: Climbing to Chisapani at dusk
Location: Kathmandu
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Sunrise over the clouds from Chisapani
Description: Sunrise over the clouds from Chisapani
Location: Kathmandu
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The Himalayas above the clouds from Chisapani
Description: The Himalayas above the clouds from Chisapani
Location: Kathmandu
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A panorama of the Himalayas from Chisapani
Description: A panorama of the Himalayas from Chisapani
Location: Kathmandu
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Me watching the sunrise at Chisapani
Description: Me watching the sunrise at Chisapani
Location: Kathmandu
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The four of us outside our hotel in Chisapani
Description: The four of us outside our hotel in Chisapani
Location: Kathmandu
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Looking down on Tony and Aabhash from the Chisapani view tower
Description: Looking down on Tony and Aabhash from the Chisapani view tower
Location: Kathmandu
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Me and Avi on the view tower
Description: Me and Avi on the view tower
Location: Kathmandu
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Caught with a Snickers
Description: Caught with a Snickers
Location: Kathmandu
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Avi meditating by the stream
Description: Avi meditating by the stream
Location: Kathmandu
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Tony by the stream on the way down
Description: Tony by the stream on the way down
Location: Kathmandu
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The rooster that stole Tony's feather
Description: The rooster that stole Tony's feather
Location: Kathmandu
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