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Raksi is on the far left. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stray-puppy-on-morning-runs.jpgstray puppy on morning runsMore than 50 percent of stray dog puppies do not survive past their first six months. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lucas-and-pups1.jpglucas and pupsMy son, Lucas, with two of Kali's nine puppies. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kali-and-pups.jpgkali and pupsAn exhausted Kali and some of her nine puppies. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/biko-and-raksi-running.jpgbiko and raksi runningBiko and Raksi in a mad race. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/biko-and-raksi-bw.jpgBiko and Raksi B&WRaksi trying convince Biko to play. ©Donatella Lorch2019-02-02T03:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2015/03/14/so-how-did-they-get-that-crashed-plane-off-the-runway-in-kathmandu/2015-03-14T09:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2015/03/11/husband-bollywood-star-migrant-worker-tourist-everyone-is-trying-to-get-in-and-out-of-nepal/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/twitter-pix.pngtwitter pixTwitter provided live feeds of the snail-like moving of Turkish Airlineshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/welcome-to-nepalganj.jpgwelcome to nepalganjWelcome to Nepalganj. ©Johannes Zutthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/turkish-air-landed.jpgTurkish Air landedTurkish Airlines has landedhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/on-the-road-to-nepalganj.jpgon the road to nepalganjIn India, on the road to Nepalganj. ©Johannes Zutthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/moving-turkish-air.jpgmoving turkish airhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/holi-in-nepalganj.jpgHoli in NepalganjWhat about those UFOs?https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hanging-out-above-ktm.pnghanging out above KTMCircling in the sky jam for a landing slot in Kathmandu.2015-03-14T09:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2015/03/03/marching-forth-on-march-4th-a-letter-as-a-gift/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-dunes.jpgThe dunesRomping in the sands and dunes of the Rub'al Khali Desert in Oman. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lucas-on-mulde-peak.jpgLucas on Mulde PeakOn top of the world - Mulde Peak just above Dobato in the Sahdow of the Annapurnas. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lucas-and-pups.jpgLucas and pupsLucas with two of Kali's nine puppies, stray dogs we rescued on our street. Now at the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lucas-and-biko.jpglucas and bikoThe inseparables: Lucas and Biko searching for the the first Spring heat.©Donatella Lorch2019-03-20T20:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2015/02/25/please-dont-let-an-earthquake-hit-when-i-am-in-the-shower/2015-02-25T16:50:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2015/02/23/the-call-of-desert-sand/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bhakit-driving.jpgBhakit drivingBhakit in his comfort zone deep in the Rub' al Khali. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/the-lone-tree.jpgthe lone treeThe mysterious tree. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/the-beach-near-salalah.jpgthe beach near salalahOman's pristine beaches West of Salalah near the Yemen border. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/outside-salalah.jpgoutside salalahClimbing up out of Salalah into the arid mountains. ©Donatella lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/our-campground.jpgour campgroundOur campground and car in the Rub' al Khali. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/on-top-of-the-world2.jpgon top of the world2Hiking along the dunes at sunset after the desert begins to cool down. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/oman-power-lines.jpgOman power linesThe new wide highways are lined with high tension wires. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/north-oman-mountains.jpgnorth oman mountainsOman's northern mountains. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lulu-hyper-market.jpgLulu hyper marketOman's high end version of Costco: the Lulu Hyper Market. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lucky-jumping.jpglucky jumpingRunning the dunes just before sunset. ©Donatella Lorch2015-02-24T05:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2015/01/20/the-air-that-i-breathe-my-relationship-with-black-carbon/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ktm-traffic.jpgktm trafficKathmandu traffic adds to black baron emissions. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_9681.jpgIMG_9681https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/smoke.pngsmokeSMOKEhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mask.jpgmaskMask Instructions at a city ATM. © Doantella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_9686-copy.jpgIMG_9686 copyLanding in a winter Kathmandu. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_9206-copy.jpgIMG_9206 copyThis view used to be commonplace but in winter it only appears after a rare winter rain. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/diesel-genset-emission.jpgDiesel Genset emissionGenerator Diesel - Kathmandu's largest polluter © Bhushan Tuladharhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/darth-vader.jpgdarth vaderNepali Darth Vader © Donatella Lorcj2015-01-30T07:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/12/16/another-year-another-christmas-half-way-around-the-world/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mado-and-nico.jpgmado and nicoMadeline and Nico in Toronto.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/trekking1.jpgtrekkinghttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/the-three-kids1.jpgthe three kidsAlex, Madeline and Nico © Madeline Zutt selfiehttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lucas-and-john.jpgLucas and JohnJohn and Lucas under a Pipal Tree, Wester Nepal. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dony-and-john-sindhuli.jpgdony and john sindhuliDonatella and John on a death-defying dirt road in Nepal © Jyoti Karkihttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_6940-copy.jpgIMG_6940 copyAlex with his first of three casts. © Donatella Lorch)https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/trekking.jpgtrekkingTrekking with Lucas on the Annapurna Circuit © Milan Dixithttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/the-three-kids.jpgthe three kidshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/the-kids-copy.jpgthe kids copyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/the-entire-family.jpgthe entire familyAll of us together under Machhapuchare. © Donatella Lorch2015-02-24T05:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/12/09/when-a-stray-dogs-in-trouble-kathmandus-canine-rescuers-jump-to-it/2014-12-09T12:09:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/12/08/to-mina-with-love/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/young-mina-copy.jpgyoung MinaMina, center as a young professor at Columbia Universityhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/writing-in-the-family-book-copy.jpgwriting in the family book copyMina writing in the second volume of the family book. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ready-for-hunting-season.jpgready for hunting seasonReady for hiking during hunting season ©Lavinia Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mina-vinny-dony-in-nyc-copy.jpgMina vinny dony in nyc copyMina with her daughters Lavinia (left) and Donatella (right) summer 2014 in New York City. ©Johannes Zutthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mina-dn-her-book.jpgmina dn her bookMina with her grandson Lucas this summer holding up the poster for the launch of her most recent novel ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mina-and-alex.jpgMina and alexMina, always ready for a good time, with her grandson Alex, 2014 ©Lavinia Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mina-93rd.jpgmina 93rdMina's 93rd birthday in Nairobi, Kenya. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lake-naivasha-diva.jpgLake Naivasha Divahttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/feeding-the-llamas.jpgfeeding the LlamasMina feeding her daughter Lavinia's Llamas and alpacas. 2013. © Lavinia Lorch2016-03-21T16:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/11/25/hello-flowers-bye-bye-stray-dogs-nepal-preps-for-south-asian-summit/2014-11-25T06:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/11/12/what-an-airport-can-tell-you-about-a-countrys-growing-pains/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/air-india-take-off.jpgair india take offhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/qatar-landing-in-ktm.jpgqatar landing in KTMPlanes landing at TIA skim Kathmandu rooftops. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/plane-landing-ktm.jpgplane landing KTMDown we go! © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/flight-radar.pngflight radarSo close yet so far. © Donatella Lorch2014-12-09T12:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/11/04/nepal-trekking-needs-a-quality-upgrade/2014-11-04T10:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/11/04/holy-goats-theyre-kind-of-a-big-deal-in-one-nepali-town/2014-11-04T10:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/10/16/in-nepal-a-perfect-storm-leaves-a-trail-of-devastation/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/storms-over-the-mnts.jpgstorms over the mntsIn Nepal's mountains weather is always capricious. This week it was deadly ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tourist-hordes.jpgtourist hordesIn October, peak tourist season in Nepal, the main trails of the Annapurna Circuit are full of foreign trekkers. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-beauty-of-trekking.jpgthe beauty of trekkingWhy do people come to Nepal to trek? The ever changing mountains take your breath away every moment of the day.©Lucas Zutthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/limited-comms.jpglimited commshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hail.jpghailBefore Hudhud hit, we had hail storms where we stayed over 3,000m ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fog-hiking.jpgfog hikingEven before Hudhud hit, the mountain afternoons were fogged in and had heavy rain. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/flight-to-jomson.jpgflight to jomsonThe flight Pokhara-Jomson offers stunning views and is very close to the mountain tops. ©Donatella Lorch2014-10-27T18:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/09/23/monsoon-madness/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunset2.jpgsunset2This sunset can speak for itself. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunset1.jpgsunset1The monsoon is Nepal's most vibrant and beautiful season. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunrise.jpgsunriseDawn over the Kathmandu Valley. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/snow.jpgsnowhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/roiling-bagmati.jpgroiling bagmatiThe roiling Bagmati River tears through Kathmandu. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/iphone-weather.jpgiphone weatherThe icon never changes. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6631-copy.jpgIMG_6631 copyNothing escapes the rain. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6425-copy.jpgIMG_6425 copyRains rolling into the Kathmandu Valley. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6589-copy.jpgIMG_6589 copyDuring the Monsoon, the clouds speak their own language. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5878-copy.jpgIMG_5878 copyNavigating one of the season's first heavy rains. ©Donatella Lorch2014-09-24T13:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/09/16/the-wisdom-of-a-nepali-street-dog/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stray-dog1.jpgstray dog1Kathmandu's 20,000 stray dog are an integer; part of the city ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/qn0a3537-copy.jpgQN0A3537 copyStray dogs happily sleeping the day away ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/raksi-shot.jpgraksi shotA mobile vet injected her with anesthetic. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/raksi-on-bike.jpgraksi on bikehttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/raksi-in-ditch.jpgraksi in ditchRaksi was lying in a ditch whimpering and unable to move. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/raksi-in-box.jpgraksi in boxThe mobile vets packed her in a crate © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/raksi-and-lucas.jpgRaksi and LucasVisiting Raksi on her street side home where she lives with half a dozen other stray dogs. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/raksi.jpgRaksiWithin two days of moving in, Raksi was walking around our garden. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/first-efforts-at-standing-up.jpgfirst efforts at standing upRaksi'd first efforts at standing up. © Donatella Lorch2014-11-30T16:27:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/09/09/where-ancient-rituals-rule-in-modern-times-tis-always-the-season/2014-09-11T03:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/08/27/revolution-is-not-bed-of-roses-postcard-from-nepal/2014-08-30T08:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/08/15/dhaka-to-kathmandu-a-different-commute/2014-08-16T02:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/07/01/from-kenyan-savannah-to-nepali-rice-fields-two-worlds-connect-with-barefoot-running/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lewa.jpglewaCrossing the finish line at the Lewa Marathon in Kenya. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/water-sanu-khokana.jpgwater sanu khokanaWater gathering at the main square of the village of Sanu Khokana in the Kathmandu Valley. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/traditional-society.jpgtraditional societyCarding wool. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/running-in-the-fields.jpgrunning in the fieldsA farmer carries manure to his fields. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/me-bridge.jpgme bridgeRunning across a pedestrian bridge in the early Spring. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/khokana2.jpgkhokana2Buffalo herders resting in the fields © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/khokana1.jpgkhokana1Feeding baby goats. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/carding-wool.jpgcarding wool2014-08-30T08:53:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/06/27/meat-eating-vegetarians-in-the-land-of-the-buddha/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/running-with-the-goats.jpgRunning with the goatshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/qn0a3447.jpgQN0A3447Fresh buffalo, anyone? © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6335.jpgIMG_6335Mornings can be very busy with Gods everywhere. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6332.jpgIMG_6332I'm Holy.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_59201.jpgIMG_5920Ubiquitous ducks in certain neighborhoods can make driving tricky. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5909.jpgIMG_5909Kathmandu Valley streets are a free range for all animals of all sizes.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/roadside-butcher-shop.jpgroadside butcher shopJust waiting for the butcher at the local shop. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/puja-ready.jpgPuja readyFor this Puja, I got off my motorbike. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6413.jpgIMG_6413The girls may be holy but we're not. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5920.jpgIMG_59202015-01-18T07:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/06/10/way-to-massacre-place-we-know-the-where-please-fill-in-the-who-what-why/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/narayanhiti-place.jpgNarayanhiti placeThe Narayanhiti Palace, now a museum and a former residence of Nepali kings. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/traditional-society.jpgtraditional societyNepal was isolated from the outside world until the 1950s. Citizens, like this woman, knew no government other than an absolute monarchy and a king who was considered a god. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/royal-family-of-nepal.jpgNepalKing Birendra (left), Queen Aishwarya and Crown Prince Dipendra (middle)2014-06-10T17:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/06/04/vietnam-in-my-mind-in-my-soul-and-now-a-place-ive-been/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6224-copy.jpgIMG_6224 copyLove those Hueys. On the rooftop of "Reunification Palace" -- the former South Vietnamese presidential palace. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6183.jpgIMG_6183Dropping down into a camouflaged Viet Cong tunnel, Cu Chi, Vietnam ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6227.jpgIMG_6227https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6223.jpgIMG_6223The first North Vietnamese soldiers to storm the presidential Palace, Saigon, April 1975https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6211.jpgIMG_6211Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon at sunset. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6201.jpgIMG_6201https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6147.jpgIMG_6147The Perfume River in Hue. Yard by yard it was one of the Marine's most costly battles in Vietnam. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6139.jpgIMG_6139Wedding photo shoot on an old U.S. bunker. Highway 1 heading to Hue ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_6096.jpgIMG_6096Endless sand on China Beach ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dony-in-afghanistan.jpgDony in AfghanistanOn the outskirts of Kabul, 1989 with the Afghan Mujaheddin. ©Donatella Lorch2014-06-10T23:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/05/16/worshipped-yes-but-in-nepal-its-a-tough-life-to-be-a-dog/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/the-guards.jpgthe guardsGuarding Biko our first weeks in Kathmandu ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/strays-at-kates.jpgstrays at kateshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stray-mother-and-kids.jpgstray mother and kidsStray mother and children in the countryside in Southern Kathmandu Valley. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stray-get-together.jpgstray get togetherStray dogs in mid-morning, sleeping during the daytime hours. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mitho.jpgmithoMitho taking a rest on our run together © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mange.jpgmangeJade has mange that has not responded to medical treatment. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kates-strays.jpgkate's strayshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kate-and-her-dogs.jpgkate and her dogshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dorje-kate-and-friends.jpgdorje kate and friendsKare and Dorje, Community Dog Welfare Kopan in Northern Kathmandu. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/crippled-leg.jpgcrippled legA dog is recovering after being run over by a motorcycle at Kate Clendon's "Community Dog Welfare, Kopan" ©Donatella Lorch2014-09-17T22:17:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/05/09/no-news-from-everest-what-could-be-happening-in-nepal/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/rain.jpgrainDriving home in the recent storm © Lucas Zutthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/transport.jpgtransportNepal transport -- I love Nepal because I learn every day. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ruslan.jpgruslan© Nepali Timeshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/royal-palace.jpgroyal palacehttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/qn0a3045.jpgThe making of the Rato Machchendranath chariot - Patan April 2014The Rato Machchendranath chariot, almost ready to be pulled through the streets of Patan ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/open-dumping-copy.jpgopen dumping copyFrom which hotel? ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fuel-lines.jpgfuel linesFuel lines snake around the block - a standard sight in Kathmandu where fuel shortages are commonplace © Donatella Lorch2014-05-10T15:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/05/02/everest-tragedy-means-book-deals-for-some-and-lost-livelihoods-for-others/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sushi-at-basecamp.jpgSushi at basecampSushi preparations at EBC on the Website of Altitude Junkieshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/signs-everest.jpgsigns everestBanners welcoming Everest expeditions still line the parking lot walls at the Yak&Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lukla-airport-by-karma.jpglukla airport by karmaLukla Airport runway ©Karma Sherpahttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lucas-and-kaji.jpgLucas and kajiLucas with Kaji Sherpa at Kathmandu hospital. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/khumbu-icefall-by-karma.jpgkhumbu icefall by karmaThe Khumbu Icefall seen from EBC © Karma Sherpahttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/crowds-at-lukla-by-karma.jpgcrowds at lukla by karmaClimbers crowding the airport at Lukla trying to get on a flight to Kathmandu. © Karma Sherpahttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/base-camp-by-karma.jpgbase camp by karmaView of Everest Base Camp just before expeditions left for the season © Karma Sherpa2014-05-11T05:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/04/24/arguments-at-everest-base-camp-as-nepals-climbing-world-in-turmoil/2014-04-30T14:52:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/04/16/what-2071-means-to-me-or-how-i-am-learning-the-art-of-living-in-nepal/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3726.jpgIMG_3726My dog, Biko, gets worshipped on Kukur Puja, and receives a garland, a Tikka and sweet rice cakes. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blessed-by-monk.jpgblessed by monkA Buddhist monk blesses me at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/small-shiva-temple.jpgSmall shiva templeA solitary Shiva shrine sits amid wheat fields on the southern edge of the capital, Kathmandu. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/laxmi-puja1.jpglaxmi puja1https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/laxmi-puja-2.jpglaxmi puja 2During Laxmi Puja, a festiva; that celebrates Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth, Nepalese light up they city with butter lamps and worship her in the temples. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/inside-kopan-monastery.jpginside kopan monasteryThe main prayer hall at Kopan Monastery, one of Nepal's biggest Buddhist monasteries. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/festival-parade-bhaktapur.jpgFestival parade BhaktapurFestival celebrants parade through Bakhtapur Durbar Square. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/birds-eye-boddhnath.jpgbirds eye boddhnathBodhnath Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage site is an island of calm in the chaos of Kathmandu. ©Donatella Lorch2014-04-23T07:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/04/11/will-kathmandu-be-buried-in-garbage/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/closeup-garbage-copy1.jpgcloseup garbage copyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/open-dumping2-copy.jpgopen dumping2 copyThe government provides insufficient garbage dumping space. Open dumping is ubiquitous. Nepalis dump their garbage on roadsides and along river banks. ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/the-dig6-copy.jpgthe dig6 copyA mountain of garbage, mostly plastic bags dredged from the fetid (and holy) Bagmati River. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/the-dig-3-copy.jpgthe dig 3 copyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/scavengers-copy.jpgscavengers copyYoung boys scavenge for copper wires in the mountain of refuse dredged from the Bagmati River. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/garbage-disposal2-copy.jpggarbage disposal2 copyGarbage is dumped everywhere including in the open sewers running through this upscale neighborhood. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dredging-bagmati1.jpgDredging Bagmati1The nepal government is dredging the holy Bagmati River in Kathmandu unearthing decades of plastic bags. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dig-housing.jpgDig housing!Living amid the piles of garbage on the shore of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/closeup-garbage-copy.jpgcloseup garbage copyDecades of plastic bags dumped everywhere in Kathmandu block drainage pipes, create flooding and spread disease. © Donatella Lorch2014-04-11T05:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/04/02/you-cannot-kill-their-memory-rwanda-20-years-on/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rwanda-genocide1.jpgrwanda genocide1The genocide began within hours that the plane carrying the Rwandan president was shot down coming in for a landing in the capital Kigali. Once the Rwandan rebel army captured the Kigali airport, it was possible for journalists to visit the crash site. The president's country estate bordered the airport and part of the wreckage ended up near his swimming pool. The Rwandan Patriotic Front soliders hated having their pictures taken. The only way to do it was to pose with them. © Donatella Lorch2014-04-10T17:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/03/24/a-rugby-match-and-the-cost-of-development/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5339.jpgIMG_5339The cost of unfettered development is very visible in Nepal. Both licensed and illegal quarries strip the rivers of stone for building roads and houses but cause landslides, floods destroying homes and bridges. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5264.jpgIMG_5264Palm oil plantations like this one line Malaysia's super highways for hundreds of miles. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5225.jpgIMG_5225Smoke haze from burning forests making way for palm oil plantations has covered Malaysia and Indonesia recently. In Kuala Lumpur, schools have been closed. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5213.jpgIMG_5213The smoke haze even reached beyond Malaysia's shores onto its islands, such as Pulao Pangkor where it filtered the setting sun. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_5106.jpgIMG_5106My son Lucas and his school rugby team, the Yetis, were representing Nepal in a tournament in Kuala Lumpur. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4708.jpgIMG_4708Kathmandu Valley smog is not only from the many cars but also from the brick factories sprouting up everywhere as demand for construction materials increases. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4521.jpgIMG_4521In Nepal, garbage is the gift that keeps on giving. Trashed plastic bags are everywhere. © Donatella Lorch2014-03-24T18:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/03/07/raising-a-family-and-living-a-marriage-on-facetime/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dhaka-weather.jpgDhaka weatherDhaka weather on my iPhone alternates between "haze" and "smoke". © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/violin.jpgviolinLucas, in Nepal, practices violin on FaceTime, with his father in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/lucas-reading-to-john.jpgLucas reading to JohnLucas reading "Roman Mysteries" to John on FaceTime just before dinner in Kathmandu. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/john-on-ft.jpgjohn on FTJohn and Lucas chat on FaceTime every evening at dinnertime. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3890-copy.jpgIMG_3890 copyTo cheer us up, we even put Biko, our eccentric Rhodesian Ridgeback on FaceTime. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3827-copy.jpgIMG_3827 copyFaceTime is everywhere with us. Here John looks on as Lucas samples pasta he helped make. © Donatella Lorch2014-03-07T13:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/02/28/gods-have-birthdays-too-in-kathmandu-none-is-more-bizarre-than-shivas/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/touristpix.jpgtouristpixhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/worshipping-sadhu.jpgworshipping sadhuDevotees come to ask for guidance from Sadhus and pray together. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/trembling-sadhu.jpgtrembling sadhuOne Sadhu sat shivering covered only by a blanket. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sadhu-profile.jpgsadhu profileSadhus come to Nepal from all over the Indian subcontinent to Pashupatinath in Kathmandu ©Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paying-the-sadhus.jpgpaying the sadhusReligion aside, this is a money making venture for many Sadhus. A tourist pays one who then allows him to take pictures. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/longlines-edit.jpeglonglines editThousands of Hundu devotees stand on line to enter Pashupatinath on Maha ShivaRatri © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/enjoying-ganja.jpgEnjoying ganjaThis Sadhu greatly enjoyed his ganja. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cremations.jpgcremationsPashupatinath is well known as a cremation site and on Maha Shivaratri festival it was business as usual. © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crowds.jpgcrowdsThousands of people throng to Pashupatinath on Shiva's birthday. © Donatella Lorch2014-04-02T01:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/02/25/by-air-by-land-and-by-karma-transportation-in-nepals-himalayas/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/twinotter2.jpgtwinotter2The Canadian Twin Otter is the war horse of airplanes and an expert at treacherous routes through mountains and short take-offs and landingshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/truck-windshield.jpgtruck windshieldTruck windshields are festooned with taped decorations and plastic flowers making driving more challenging © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sign.jpgsignRoad signs are an obvious alert to drivers © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/roads.jpgroadsWinding roadhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/road-sign.jpgroad signNepal ---- in Sign Language © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/overloaded.jpgoverloadedhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/goats-on-the-precipice.jpggoats on the precipiceWinding road into Western Nepal with goats the only ones able to navigate the precipice © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cars-on-rd-to-dadeldhura.jpgcars on rd to dadeldhuraPaved roads in Nepal are few and far between. This is the only paved road into far Western Nepal. Here two UN vehicles navigate a narrow section © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bus-on-precipice.jpgbus on precipiceA bus drives through a recently cleared landslide on the road to Dadeldhura, Western Nepal © Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bus-and-dog.jpgbus and dogNepali stray dogs consider the road home. Why move? © Donatella Lorch2014-02-25T13:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/02/11/in-nepals-himalayas-the-uphill-battle-is-against-plastic/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bagmati-garbage.jpgbagmati garbageA 15 foot mountain of plastics and garbage lines the holy Bagmati River recently dredged as part of a road expansion project. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/annapurna-massif.jpgAnnapurna massifSunrise over the Annapurna Massif and sanctuary. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/waste-management-in-chomrong.jpgwaste management in ChomrongWaste management in Chhomrung in the Annapurna Sanctuary where the local lodges want to ban plastic bags. Courtesy Jerome Edouhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/starting-point-to-vajrayogini-temple-sankhu-1.jpgStarting point to Vajrayogini Temple, Sankhu 1https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mustang-garbage.jpgMustang garbageA huge pile of plastic garbage outside the Upper Mustang village of Lo Matang. The villagers have no means to reuse or recycle it. Copyright Keith Leslie2015-11-13T11:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/02/05/in-nepal-where-mountains-rule-making-roads-is-not-straightforward/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/looking-down-at-the-bagmati.jpgLooking down at the BagmatiView from the road down to the Bagmati River near Kathmandu. Nepal is one of the toughest countries in the world to build roads. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sumo-travel.jpgSumo travelA Sumo on a wide Nepali road. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/road-blasting-small.jpgroad blasting The slice of mountain blasted by the Nepali army as part of efforts to start 'Fast Track' construction. Copyright Dominic Patellahttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-34.jpgphoto-34Nepal is one of the toughest countries in the world to build roads. Most are unpaved and poorly maintainedhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-4-2.jpgphoto 4-2One of the many trucks that didn't make. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-3-4.jpgphoto 3-4The shortest route from Kathmandu to India where even the tracks are impassable due to landslides. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/photo-2-3.jpgphoto 2-3Outside of Kathmandu, bridges over the Bagmati are all like this one. Copyright Dominic Patella2014-02-05T12:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/29/how-i-collided-with-nepali-culture-and-got-a-really-short-haircut/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-34.jpgphoto-34The final producthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1205.jpgQN0A1205A farmer washing her hair early in the morning. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/neighbors-daughter.jpgNeighbor's daughterThis young girl's hair reaches her waist. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/my-neighbor.jpgMy neighborMy neighbor runs a tea stall and when working pins up her mass of hair. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/long-hair1.jpgLong hair1Young Nepali women frequently wear their hair cascading down their back.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/grandma1.jpggrandmaEven the grandmothers have long hair. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/school-girls2.jpgschool girls2A view from the back. Copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/school-girls1.jpgSchool girls1Two young girls on their way to school with the ubiquitous braids. copyright Donatella Lorchhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/school-girl3back.jpgschool girl3(back)https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/school-girl3.jpgschool girl32014-12-09T12:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/22/in-nepal-life-and-death-meet-in-a-world-heritage-site/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1881.jpgQN0A1881Waking Lord Shiva by ringing the bell in Mother Teresa's hospice (copyright Donatella Lorch)https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1875.jpgQN0A1875At Mother Teresa's hospice, the elderly live in a working shrine. (copyright Donatella Lorch)https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the-ghats.jpgthe ghatsthe cremation ghatshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pashupati-overview.jpgpashupati overviewThe Pashupati temple complex with the burning cremation ghats on the lefthttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4349.jpgIMG_4349Playing tourist with the Hollywood Saddhus. (copyright Donatella Lorch)https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4346.jpgIMG_4346https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_43511.jpgIMG_4351Pashumatinath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site adjacent to Kathmandu's airport. It is also the city's best known cremation site. (copyright Donatella Lorch)2014-01-24T04:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/21/already-cnn-hero-a-nepali-blazes-a-unique-path-2/2014-01-21T10:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/21/already-cnn-hero-a-nepali-blazes-a-unique-path/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4283.jpgIMG_4283Pushpa used some of her CNN award money to buy solar inverters as well as this solar broiler where she is cooking beans. (copyright Donatella Lorch)https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1655.jpgQN0A1655The dormitory rooms are immaculate and Spartan.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1646.jpgQN0A1646https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1625.jpgQN0A1625The children at ECDC, a home to children of Nepali prisoners, greet visitors.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1623.jpgQN0A1623https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/qn0a1759.jpgQN0A1759Pushpa Basnet with Sanu (left), the first child she met and rescued from prison life eight years ago . Fourteen month old Pushpanjali (right) is her youngest ward. (copyright Donatella Lorch)2014-01-21T10:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/15/in-the-heart-of-earthquake-land-kathmandu-waits-for-the-big-one/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3514.jpgIMG_3514We live in one of the last heavily agricultural city suburbs with plenty of goats, pigs, chickens and ducks. On a weekend walk I chatted with this lady and her baby goatshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3690.jpgIMG_3690Houses are poorly constructed and building codes are not enforced.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4312.jpgIMG_4312Webs of electrical wires on Kathmandu streets can be very dangerous during and after an earthquakehttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the-1934-kathmandu-earthquake.jpgThe 1934 Kathmandu earthquakeThe 1934 Earthquake in Nepal destroyed 80,000 buildings in the capital Kathmandu2014-01-21T04:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/10/waiting-for-the-power-hoarding-as-art-winter-life-in-kathmandu-2/2014-01-10T06:20:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2014/01/10/waiting-for-the-power-hoarding-as-art-winter-life-in-kathmandu/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4273.jpgIMG_4273Nepal has massive hydroelectric potential but in winter the rivers shrink and demand outstrips supplyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/staying-warm-in-kathmandu.jpgStaying warm in KathmanduWinter brings massive power cuts to Nepal. As houses have no central heating, my son spends many evenings under blanketshttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nepal_bus1.jpgHorrific road accidents slow traffic (and fuel trucks) on its way to Kathmanduhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3971.jpgIMG_3971https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3929.jpgIMG_3929https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3927.jpgA Kathmandu IntersectionIn traffic jammed Kathmandu, regular fuel shortages make hoarding fuel part of everyday life2014-02-03T05:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2013/12/16/learning-to-run-in-kathmandu-2/2013-12-16T07:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2013/12/12/learning-to-run-in-kathmandu/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qn0a1028.jpgQN0A1028Rice harvest and threshing in front of my home.https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3456.jpgIMG_3456My first leechhttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1731.jpgIMG_1731https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qn0a1295.jpgQN0A1295https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qn0a1294.jpgQN0A1294https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qn0a1281.jpgQN0A1281Kathmandu sits in an ancient lakebed known in seismological terms as a liquefaction zonehttps://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/qn0a0740.jpgQN0A0740https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3768.jpgIMG_3768Early morning mists over nearby Khokana, one of the oldest Newari towns in the Kathmandu Valley2013-12-16T18:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tangledjourneys.com/2012/12/22/brazen-rhino-poaching-hits-kenya-hard/https://tangledjourneys.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/naibor-the-largest-white-rhino-on-oserian-wildlife-conservancy-photo-by-ows1.jpgNaibor , the largest white rhino on Oserian Wildlife Conservancy. photo by OWSNaibor, the largest white rhino on the Oserian Wildlife Sanctuary, in Kenya. 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