by abjella | Oct 11, 2017 | Travel
The trek has begun! We ate a slightly tardy breakfast at our hostel this morning before packing up and cabbing to zero kilometer to catch a bus to Naya Pul. The bus cost 120 rupees a head. Note: Current conversion is 100 rupees to 1 USD The ride was bumpy and local...
by abjella | Oct 10, 2017 | Travel
Currently writing from Pokhara, Nepal. Yesterday was a full day of hiking prep. We bought knock off fleeces and rented sleeping bags, loaded up on sunscreen, and picked up bus tickets. Painfully we were forced to refuse Ojash’s offer to take us for massages in favor...
by abjella | Oct 9, 2017 | Travel
Sam and Avi arrived last night exhausted. They took three consecutive overnight trains/buses to get from Delhi to Kathmandu. They walked into the apartment just as dinner was being served and we ate a phenomenal meal cooked by Sahils mother. She and Sahil cooked and...
by abjella | Oct 8, 2017 | Travel
This morning we walked around Panam, one of the three historical areas in Kathmandu. Legend (or history?) says that the kingdom was divided amongst three brothers, thus, the three different architectural styles present in different areas of the city. The architecture...
by abjella | Oct 7, 2017 | Travel
Currently I’m so hungover that I’m worried that my brain might dissolve into soup and leak out my ears. The last two days in Thailand were uneventful save for a great burger, a game of pool at a pinkie-in-the-air bar, and watching helplessly as a large toad got...
by abjella | Oct 4, 2017 | Travel
Ko Samet has been rainy. Intermittent showers have kept us and our wooden bungalow quite moist since our arrival. We’ve passed the time reading (the girl on the train, power of habit) and playing canasta. Last night we splurged and drank cocktails (Tom Collins) and...
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