Kathmandu Durbar Square
The word “durbar” translates from Nepalese as “palace”. In the Kathmandu Valley there are three durbar squares: Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhakhtapur. We’re going to see all three but today we’re…
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New York to Kathmandu
This is a big travel day as we’re essentially flying to the opposite side of the globe. We start with our long-awaited return to the Etihad Apartments from New York…
The Fortress
So our original plan in Mirissa was to check into our hotel, have some dinner, get to bed early so that we could be on a boat at 06:30 for…
Road to Mirissa
Mirissa is a beach town located on the southern coast of Sri Lanka and is known for surfing and all manner of waterborne activities including whale and dolphin watching. It…
Greenland Estate
The Greenland Estate surrounds 98 Acres and is a large, working tea plantation located in the hills near Ella. Our hotel was surrounded by tea plants and in the mornings…
Sri Lanka’s Tea Train
We arrived Sri Lanka around 6pm, navigated customs and immigration, and the duty free gauntlet where they sell the usual stuff plus, strangely, appliances including refrigerators. Then the scrum for…
Scenes From Saigon
It’s not a very picturesque city, but I suspect that has been true since the time of the Vietnam War. It doesn’t have the same long history as Hanoi (3,000…