Tag: nepal
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November 06, 2006 10:26 AM EST --
Have any of you traveled to India or Nepal? My husband and I are hoping to go next spring/summer on a 14-17 day trip. We'd like to break it down into one week of treking and one week . . .
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February 07, 2007 04:02 PM EST --
Kathmandu, the capital and largest city of Nepal, sits in a valley about 4,200 feet above sea level. . . .
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May 02, 2007 09:51 AM EDT --
This photo essay is dedicated to the monkey, a critter that is rather abundant in parts of our world.
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August 04, 2007 06:03 AM EDT --
By Marc Ethier
Gather Correspondent
We’ve seen a lot of mangy mutts on this trip. Which of course have reminded us, one and all, of our mutt Kaya, waiting at home for our return. Poor Kaya!
Asia . . .
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October 15, 2006 03:45 PM EDT --
MORE PHOTOS OF THAT FANTASTIC CONTRAPTION, THE BICYCLE...
Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam
Kathmandu, Nepal
Lahore, Pakistan
Hue, Vietnam (my rental bike)
Luang . . .
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December 17, 2006 10:30 PM EST --
Nepal's peace process has been disrupted by a row over whether the country should retain the cow as its national animal or replace it with the rhinoceros.
Cows are sacred in Hindu Nepal while the . . .
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February 22, 2007 10:43 AM EST --
This is the second installments of "Faces of Kathmandu". To visit the first part, which includes . . .
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February 26, 2007 01:47 PM EST --
This is the third and final installment of the "Faces of Kathmandu" series. Unlike the other . . .
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December 11, 2006 12:31 PM EST --
On the road, it is often a loving stranger who illustrates that, at our best, we are all brothers and sisters . . .
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October 26, 2007 01:30 AM EDT --
This installment of my "Reflections on the Road" column draws from the manuscript I've written narrating my . . .
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June 30, 2006 10:15 AM EDT --
I just wanted to say hello to all of you out in Gather land. I have really missed interacting with all of you. Just to touch base I am in Kathmandu and loving every minute of it. It is really slow connection . . .
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July 25, 2006 02:46 AM EDT --
It is funny how much about this trip has not turned out at all like I expected and, as I have said before, how much I am continuously reminded of my own life that I live back at home in the states.
Last . . .
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October 17, 2006 05:40 PM EDT --
Sapa, Vietnam
Along the Friendship Highway - Tibet, China
Mekong River, looking into Thailand - Houy Xia, Laos
Kathamndu, Nepal
Wagah, India
Mtskheta, Georgia
On the bridge connecting Thailand . . .
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October 28, 2006 12:50 PM EDT --
Inside the ticket kiosk of a bus station - Pokhara, Nepal
Bangkok, Thailand
Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan
Bangkok, Thailand
Varanasi, India
North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Agra, India
Myself, . . .
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May 16, 2007 01:23 AM EDT --
By Marc Ethier
Gather Correspondent
After a restful week in Rishikesh – during which the most we did was yoga (Lisa) and massage (also Lisa) – we yearned for a little nature. Besides . . .
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September 30, 2007 03:03 PM EDT --
I haven't written much since my mother died last November. I just haven't felt the urge. Grief shows up in funny ways. However, since my mother died fairly young at the . . .
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August 30, 2009 08:10 PM EDT --
When I worked with the Tibetan family Reunification Project here in the Twin Cities, the Tibetan community showed their appreciation with the gift of a hand-painting of the "Four Harmonious Friends". . . .
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February 01, 2006 12:28 AM EST --
Dorge, Me, Wally and "the big guy" behind us.
OK-OK, 8,000 feet is a long way to go but I did really feel like I reached the summit (at least my feet and lungs did)!! . . .
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March 08, 2006 09:45 PM EST --
I want to smile at brown eyed Italian men as I shop for fresh herbs, olives and bread on the streets of Florence.
I want to gaze at Michelangelo's David and compare him to all the men I have ever . . .
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November 15, 2007 06:13 AM EST --
In April . . .
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