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Starting to gather my strength after a bout of stomach problems. It’s a government public holiday so my plans to get my visa extended are put off until Sunday. I decide to walk to the zoo for some exercise. It’s about seven kilometers away via Google maps. I meet a Japanese man there who worksContinue reading “Friday 15 April 2016”

I feel terrible, crippled with stomach cramps and diarrhea. I have no appetite for anything so I spend the day in bed.

It’s happy new year, 2073, on the Nepali calendar today. It’s of course a holiday. The Nepalise calendar is very different to our Gregorian calendar by about 57 years and eight months. I’m recovering from my stomach problem nicely but still weak. I spend the day resting, with a few small walks around Thamel.

It’s New Year’s Eve and a special day on the Newari Hindu calendar. Raj invites me again to his families place in Bscktapur but I’m too ill to go. I’m so disappointed. What an opportunity lost. It would have been a very special thing to be part of.  I’ve taken some drugs for my problemContinue reading “Wednesday 13 April 2016”

Nepal is mad about cricket. Today they play Namibia in a qualifying round of the one-day cricket World Cup. Their best cricket venue is a small capacity ground at the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu. I thought I could turn up, get my ticket at the gate and enjoy a days cricket. Wrong. Tickets were soldContinue reading “Saturday 16 April 2016”

I’m tired fro yesterday’s big day so I do little but read. I found a book in the upstairs storage room right next to my room. There are books here damaged by fire. They were rescued by Raju and his brother after a fire swept through a large book store here in Thamel. They’ve takenContinue reading “Friday 8 April 2016”

What I thought was a dose of food poisoning causing my stomach problems is now most likely a virus. Others here have a similar complaint. I rest mainly today. The only excitement of the day was a small tremor that happened while having dinner. There was some excitement amongst us all as things shook. After hearingContinue reading “Saturday 9 April 2016”

Still feeling unwell with stomach cramps and diarrhea. So I spend time in bed but learn of some drugs that will help. It’s easy to buy all sorts of formal drugs over the counter here, even antibiotics. No doctors prescription required. But this is only useful if you know what you want. I don’t thinkContinue reading “Monday 11 April 2016”

Its museum day today. There are some museums over near the Monkey Temple within a long walking distance from the hotel. It’s hot now in Kathmandu and I follow google maps, which turns out to be wrong! It takes me more effort than intended. On one side of the road is an archaeology museum andContinue reading “Wednesday 6 April 2016”

Another 6am start. Dipak has invited me along to a community meeting in a village up in the mountains not far from Kathmandu. We catch a mini bus to the bus park, then a city bus to the edge of Kathmandu and the entrance to a national park. From here we walk. There is aContinue reading “Thursday 7 April 2016”