by Traveller | Jul 20, 2017 | Asia, Nepal, Round The World
I’m here in the low season. The very low season. I’m staying at one of Kathmandu’s largest hotels, but there are so few guests that, when I couldn’t remember my room number in the restaurant, the waiter told me what it was. Weird? If...
by Traveller | Jul 19, 2017 | Asia, Nepal, Round The World, Video Trip Reports
Yesterday, I wrote about the stunning mountain views as we approached the Kathmandu airport. I wasn’t able to take any pictures though because of the restrictive Chinese security protocol with regard to cell phones. But these mountains are so stunning that I had...
by Traveller | Jul 18, 2017 | Asia, Nepal, Round The World
Wow! That was a long trip. I’m finally in Nepal where it’s currently 12:35 p.m. on a Tuesday in Summer. Back in Antananarivo, it’s 9:50 a.m., also Tuesday, but in Winter. (Nepal is one of the few places on the planet that observes an off-hour time...
by Traveller | Jul 16, 2017 | Africa, Madagascar, Round The World, Video Trip Reports
I’ve wanted to visit this country for a long time. And not because I’ve seen the movie, Madagascar. I haven’t. I’ve wanted to come because islands have always fascinated me and this is the world’s fourth-largest one. It turned out to be a...
by Traveller | Jul 15, 2017 | Africa, Madagascar, Round The World, Video Trip Reports
Sorry for the delayed reporting. I had to take a day off. I’ll spare you the details, but somewhere in the supply chain that led to a sandwich I ate a couple of days ago, someone forgot to wash his hands. As a result, I had to take a solid 24 hours off from...
