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The Re-making of a Country Is Never Smooth
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 22 May 2012
Fourteen people, including an 8-month old baby, were hospitalized yesterday as a result of injuries sustained during clashes between ethnic groups in Pokhara, Nepal, just a few miles from where I am staying. Yesterday was the second day of a three day bandh (general strike), called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) to [...]
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Travel photo: Monkey Temple, Kathmandu Valley
Blog: Sophie's World - 18 May 2012
This week's #FriFotos theme is holy places. My choice is the UNESCO-listed Swayambhunath stupa - or Monkey Temple - in the Kathmandu Valley.Travel photo: Monkey Temple, Kathmandu Valley is a post from Sophie's World
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They Call Her Sagarmatha
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 14 May 2012
I’ve stood at the edge of molten lava flowing from the world’s largest volcanic crater (Mauna Loa, Hawaii), touched the Equator in the Amazon Jungles of Ecuador, descended to the bottom of the deepest canyon in North America (Copper Canyon, Mexico), and stood on the shores of the largest freshwater lake in the world (Superior). [...]
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11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 23 March 2012
We’ve been back home for a while now, and are back into an everyday routine. Having both found employment, there are no immediate plans for another multi-month trip, but we do find ourselves constantly looking back on the last year with no regrets and memories which will surely last our lifetime. Its been an amazing [...]
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Multi-faceted Borrowers Part 2
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 23 November 2011
By Abhinab Basnyat, KF 16, Nepal Part 1 of this series is available at here Similar to Narayan Devi, Binu is a multi-faceted entrepreneur. A previous Kiva loan helped her fund a tailoring business where she was able to employ a few other people. As a single mother, she recently moved to another part of [...]
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Multi-faceted Borrowers Part 1
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 18 November 2011
By Abhinab Basnyat, KF 16, Nepal I had always been fascinated by the textbook stories in micro-finance: loans to buy cattle or to start a small tea-shop that supported income generating activities and had a tangible impact on people’s lives. When I met Kiva borrowers, Narayan Devi and Binu, and heard their stories I suddenly [...]
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Artisan Borrowers of BPW-Patan, Nepal
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 9 November 2011
By Abhinab Basnyat, KF 16, Nepal Thecho village lies just six kilometers outside of Patan, a sub-municipality and headquarters of Lalitpur district. Thecho still has the charm of a village, albeit a rapidly changing one. Thecho has a high concentration of the Newari artisan community. Laxmi, and Hera Devi are two female borrowers of BPW-Patan, who have [...]
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Photo Favorite: Nepali Breakfast
Blog: GoBackpacking - 26 May 2011
Big photo of a typical Nepali breakfast, including vegetable soup, roti, and milk tea.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Photo Favorite: World’s Best Airline Name
Blog: GoBackpacking - 14 April 2011
If you're ever in Nepal, be sure to fly Yeti Airlines.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, personal and private support forum, expert audio interviews, and much more.
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A New Way of Thinking About Trash
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 11 April 2011
Some years ago an elfin man approached me as I walked along a boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He could see I was puzzled and wanted to help. What did I need? Holding out my handfull of trash, I pantomimed dumping it, then shrugged my shoulders and swept my hand in a semicircle [...]
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Photo Favorite: Trading Guidebooks
Blog: GoBackpacking - 13 March 2011
Upon arrival in Kathmandu, I traded my Lonely Planet China for Nepal.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, private forum, audio interviews, and more.
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Update from the Field: Videos, Epic Commutes + Going Beyond Microfinance
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 28 February 2011
Compiled by Alexis Ditkowsky, KF14, South Africa Another week, another incredible range of dispatches from around the world.
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Paid Volunteering and Voluntouring – Scams or Legitimate Social Programs?
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 21 February 2011
TweetMy life changed for the better when I deserted corporate America to pursue my true passions of travel, writing and photography but over the past few years I’ve often felt there was still a piece of the puzzle missing. There was something more I was meant to do; I just wasn’t sure what it was. [...]
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How to Buy a Tibetan Thangka in Nepal
Blog: GoBackpacking - 19 January 2011
Thangkas are traditional Tibetan cloth paintings, framed with embroidered silk.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog.Membership includes 12 lessons, community forum, audio interviews, and a blog.
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Sarangi, the Heart of Traditional Nepali Folk Music
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 28 December 2010
TweetStanding on street corners amidst clamorous horns and revving engines in Kathmandu and Pokhara, young musicians play sarangis, a traditional handmade wooden Nepali folk instrument that resembles a small fiddle. Although the sarangi is today used by many, it was traditionally played only by people of Gandarva, or Gaine caste, as they are commonly known. [...]
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Run For Your Lives, Little Goats
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 2 November 2010
Like an old-fashioned 8mm movie rolling and flickering in an antique projector, the scene on a busy Kathmandu street unfolded frame by frame. I was on a bus bound for Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal for a three-day, two-night safari. The trip was supposed to take five hours but already we’d been sitting in [...]
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A Tout, A Tooth God, and A Tiff in Kathmandu
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 27 October 2010
After a good night’s sleep I felt sufficiently recovered from the previous day’s long layover in Bangladesh to tackle the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Armed with a simplistic map that showed streets but no street names, I stepped out the front door of Madhuban Guest House and tuned left, intending to head for Durbar Square [...]
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Photo of the Week – Annapurna Circuit Nepal
Blog: Ottsworld - 22 October 2010
October is the busy season for trekking in Nepal. The weather is perfect, the locals are out harvesting, and there are no monsoon rains! One year ago I was hiking the Annapurna Circuit with my father; having one of my most memorable travel experiences. We met a myriad of local children and adults along the [...]
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Thank God for Imodium
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 19 October 2010
Penang, Malaysia was good for me. It was comfortable and familiar, as if I’d been there before, and the island welcomed me with open arms. Initial plans called for me to visit Kuala Lumpur and Malacca as well, but there was so much to see and do in Penang, I reverted to the slow travel [...]
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Where to find Shangri La? – Comparing 3 Himalayan Kingdoms
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 4 September 2010
It might be one of the most overused cliches in the travel universe but the idea of a kingdom deep in the Himalaya’s inspired by James Hilton’s classic Lost Horizon has thousands of backpackers and jet setters alike grabbing their warm coats and hiking boots in search of this mystical kingdom. The sheer remoteness of [...]
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Toy Story
Blog: Ottsworld - 3 August 2010
Last week I wrote about how brave kids can be when it comes to travel; somehow when we grow up we grow scared. This got me thinking about some of my travels and the kids I meet along my journeys. My recent hiking trip to Nepal came to mind. As my father and I hiked [...]
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Eight Great Eats in Kathmandu
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 17 July 2010
One thing that we absolutely loved when we arrived at Kathmandu, Nepal was the variety of food. Once you have spent weeks eating Dal Baht (Traditional Nepalese Dish) while climbing to Mount Everest Base Camp or trekking around the Annapurna Region, it is heaven to be able to arrive back in Kathmandu and sample all the international cuisine. Here is a list of the best places we ate at in Kathmandu.
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Tiger Balm Tales E-book – Annapurna Circuit with my Father
Blog: Ottsworld - 24 June 2010
Father’s Day was last Sunday; what better time to reflect upon my recent travels with my father. Last October I traveled to Nepal to hike the Annapurna Circuit with my 73 year old father. We hiked for 21 days with many ups and downs…quite literally. I blogged about each step of that journey here on my [...]
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Travel Before the Internet: An Ode to Post Restante
Blog: Coconut Radio - 6 May 2010
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Paparazzi, Pampering and Pedicures in Kathmandu
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 28 April 2010
We spent longer than we expected hanging out in Kathmandu. It was tough finding a reasonable flight out of Nepal that didn't go through India. We had already managed to make our way back to India after our trip to Sri Lanka, but with the new Visa rules, we didn't want to take the chance of not getting back in after spending the money on a flight. What else could we do? We continued with relaxing.
