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James and Emily: A Few More Photos
At the risk of boring those not interested in pictures of my children, another entry with photos of Jimblebee and Emblebee (as we sometimes call them…). I actually think there are some nicer photos...
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Prithvi’s Path Backwards
the blog entry first, then the photos… It is 1769. King of Gorkha, Prithvi Narayan Shah, is standing atop Chandragiri – “moon hill” – surveying the prize that has eluded him for over a decade. The...
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Election Fever
I am sure that readers of Kathmandustories will already be well aware that elections have been called in Nepal. Many are no doubt already organising sweepstakes, planning election night parties, and...
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A Trip to Boudha
Last Saturday I went for an hour or so to one of Kathmandu’s premier tourist traps. The great stupa at Boudha, known to the Tibetans as Chorten Chempo. I say tourist trap, but what I really mean is...
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Friday Afternoon, Bye Bye Pilgrims
Friday afternoon is nominally free for me. If I don’t have pesky work to do I take it. Today I took it. I got home late last night and really wanted to go somewhere with Emily today to make up. We...
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Rain Emily Reggae
Another entry perhaps indecently hot on the heels of the last, but I thought Bine might like to see some photos of Emily and stay abreast of what we’re up to. An uneventful weekend. Yesterday’s...
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A Bit Bitty And Wet
The rain has been falling every day since my last post. There has been flooding in Kathmandu. I tried to climb Shivapuri a couple of weekends ago, but rain stopped play. We are now officially...
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Monkey Temple to White Monastery
A minor semi-urban trek, from Swayambhunath the stupa on a hill to Seto Gompa a monastery on a hill, took place at the weekend. The family was joined by Ben, Rhiannon and their son Finn. Ben drove us...
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Hamro Nepal: Janakpur
What do I want to tell you about my trip to the south of Nepal last week? Where to begin? The Janaki Mandir…? Or impressions, perhaps? Those non-memories that remain in the mind like bright lights...
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Mountain Biking Nepal: Godawari
I bought a new toy. A big one. White, four wheels, nine seats. An ex-Gurkha Land Rover Defender 110, made in 2005 with 80k on the clock. Before this new toy arrived I needed to ride my bike...
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Langtang
First of all a big apology for the enormous, cavernous, almost eternal radio (blog) silence. I have a number of things I want to tell you about. It has been a while. We’re jumping in somewhere near...
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Chitwan
I was on my own with the children last weekend, having decided that the trip my wife was going on was not really something they would be able to enjoy. I was pretty sure that even if Emily loved the...
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Europe in the Summer
Not every story on this blog happens in Kathmandu. Up to now though, all of them have happened in Nepal. But for all of August we were in Europe, taking the children on a round of visits to family...
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Square Monkeys
The journey there takes you along a busy road, past the concrete ugliness of the modern (or is it?) city. From the ring road you take a smaller thoroughfare, up hill. You notice nothing of note....
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Hamro Nepal: Thawang
The Maoist Heartland: a woman walks in front of an anti-election mural in Thawang The road to Thawang is long and hard. The tarmac sputters out as you enter Rukum district, itself a day’s drive from...
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Kathmandu Street Photography
I guess mostly what I am doing is what you might call street photography, or amateur photojournalism. Perhaps just snapshots. Either way here are a few photos taken at various locations inside the...
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Annapurna Base Camp: A Trek Without the Twins
For the first time since coming to Nepal, with the exception of work trips, I travelled for a week away from the the twins, and also away from Bine. (When I came back Bine handed me the baton: she is...
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Packrafting Nepal: Some Reflections
As you all know, I came to Nepal with big plans on the packrafting front. My wonderful twins James and Emily have meant that I have done fewer trips than hoped, but I’ve still managed to clock up...
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James & Emily Go To School
Well, they have been going for a while actually, but we are starting them now on five mornings a week. And they have new backpacks for the task, generously gifted by the Gran and Grandpa in Britain....
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