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Chitwan, Nepal · Day 28 · 124 momos · 5 samosas
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Currently in: Chitwan, Nepal
Next stop: Lumbini, Nepal
Samosas eaten: 5
Momos eaten: 124
Reading: Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live Without a Self



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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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Carrying an entire propane tank and then some
Description: Carrying an entire propane tank and then some
Location: Annapurna
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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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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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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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