The people of Nepal’s Terai, Tharu, have still a quite intact rural life style, but how long will it take to the force of modernization to kick in and change this society forever? When you stay for over a month in Nepal’s Terai, Thakurdwara, right outside Bardia National Park, you […]
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Bardia National Park offers an authentic experience of jungle safari by foot. Here animals are really wild, unaccustomed to the presence of human beings, from whom they normally flee. Getting to see them requires good guides, with the skills to read the signals the jungle provides. I went for two […]
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The difference is all in the pace. I have always been a fast traveler, now I am a slow one, and I love it! I have been on the road for less than two months, and I have been only to Nepal so far. Yet, I have made experiences that […]
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Pokhara is a very particular place, in quite an unexpected way as far as I am concerned. There’s three things people mostly do: chilling, paragliding, and planning their next adventures. The city is expansive and sprawls out over a vast area, but most travellers stick to the lakeside and north […]
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Manaslu is the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres above sea level. It’s one of the great Himalayas circuits that has been discovered in recent years. Here you have the organization, logistic, costs, and highlights of this faboluous trek! Less touristic compared to the more known Annapurna […]
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An out of the ordinary day tour at Pharphing & Dakshinkali villages about 20 Km south Kathmandu. The area is sacred to practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism, a form of Tibetan Buddhism, as many Lama and meditation masters have achieved enlightenment there. A power place, which attracted a big community of […]
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The monkey temple (Swayambhu) in Kathmandu stands on a hill with overview on the whole city. Quite a touristic spot, but monkeys and souvenirs shop aside, there’s a nice art school for mandala and Buddhist deities paintings. It’s striking the difference between students, professional and masters made mandalas, even for […]
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Barbers in Kathmandu take care of hairstyle (or beard only in my case) but are also skilled in massages. A pretty nice and energetic facial scrubbing and back massage! Cool stuff. The whole thing lasted more than an hour! Highly recommended! Booking.com
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What equipment should I take with me for long term traveling, adaptable to different type of activities and weather conditions (including trekking and camping)? Here’s a list which strikes a good balance between weight, comfort, and adaptability. I’ve done my research and read all possible articles on travellers’ blogs and […]
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Are local realities solutions to global problems? Sometimes a seemingly unchanging world hides the potential for a constant revolution: people acting on the territory, for the territory. I have been staying in my hometown for more than the usual two or three days in a long, long time. This gave […]
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Here’s the fact: I am leaving the apartment where I lived for the past eight years or so, and the city where I have been for almost 12. That’s it. The walls are naked, the books on the shelves are gone, the cupboards are empty. All packed up and ready […]
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What was Dante Alighieri’s idea of love? J. L. Borges talks about it in his essays, and provides splendid insights in the work of the greatest poet who ever lived: the man capable of imagining a love beyond eternity. J. L. Borges was a great admirer of Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece […]
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