Day-3; Katmandu-Nepal

I woke up way before I usually do. I was looking forward to a spectacle filled journey aboard the ‘mountain flight’. I hopped into a local taxi, which is anything between a rundown maruti 800 and a vintage toyota automobile. He charged me an nominal amount of Nepali Rs 400 which amounts to INR 250. [...]

Day-2; Katmandu-Nepal

The second day was a slow starter in Katmandu. I had planned to visit the Swayambunath temple in the morning. Alas, if only everything happened as planned. The reason why I had planned to visit this temple inspite of being on a business visit was the fact that my appointments were scheduled after 11′oclock. As [...]

Day-1; Katmandu-Nepal

I have heard of Nepal and have seen a few pictures of Mt Everest. Nothing prepared me for the kind of experiences that I was about to have when I boarded my plane to Nepal on a ‘Sales’ visit. The closest experience would be my visit to Benares/ Varanasi. I was about to be blown [...]

Days begone,…

I had travelled to Nepal over three weeks back and am yet to write a single word about it. I had always wanted to but have not been able to. That was what I thought.
What could be the reasons and I am reminded of that garbel that I hear repeated often- “I don’t have time”
Come [...]