One woman’s dream to walk across the Sahara The very first thing I have to write about this book is that it’s the first of two/three books – as the journey is not over yet. I got this book from someone else who didn’t know this and was disappointed after reading it. The biggest disappointment was that there’s no desert …
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Emilio Scotto joins the Great Modern Travelers This list of Great Modern Travelers is continuing to grow. It is a list filled with the names of people who have broken the mold in travel in pursuit of accomplishment. In welcoming the latest inductee, Emilio Scotto, I am reminded of this in its purist sense. There …
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Dal Bhat from the mountains of Nepal If you are looking for lovely touristy photos of Dal Bhat then please read this Dal Bhat (tourist version). Meanwhile as you read this I’m up a mountain and probably have been eating something similar to the Dal Bhat you see above! The photo above is typical Dal …
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How much money does a person from Nepal earn or make a day? It’s a question many Nepali don’t know themselves. The Nepalese caste system makes it often times inappropriate for a lower caste to ask or even question a higher caste about money matters. Curious, and not knowing myself, I set about to piece …
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The Nepali caste system is alive & active even if it doesn’t officially exist Today there is still a very active caste system in Nepal. Primarily associated with India, caste systems in one form or another are evident the world over. The difference with Nepal is that the ideals behind the caste system were made illegal in …
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Are two dollar steaks still possible in Nepal? No. The last two dollar steak restraunt ended in 2014. In the off-season if you really know where to go you can get a steak for around $4. And I’ve stopped asking now. In 2007 when I first arrived in Nepal I was blown away with the …
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Long-term travel and backpacking boots don’t seem to get on very well If you were following my tweets last week you’ll know that for about the 6th time in 8 years yet another pair of my backpacking boots fell apart. I’d love to say it was due to a fault in the stitching or something …
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