Tag Archives: Suburbs

Cycling Nepal

By Andy | Published: February 23, 2009

I left Kathmandu and cycled through the smokey diesel traffic of the suburbs up out of the valley. I was not used to the mountains but glad to be back on a gradient and off the flat.

Posted in Expedition Journal, India, Nepal | Also tagged Adventure, Biscuits, Botanical Gardens, Chang, Charity, Chay, Cleat Problems, Climbing, Couchsurfing, Dead Body, Delhi, Guesthouse, Himalaya, John Peel, Kathmandu, Maoists, Monkeys, Mountains, Mutton, Nepali Film, Old Men, Pan Masala, Rice, Saddhu, School, Siddharta Highway, Temple, Terai, Theft, Trees, Tribhuvan Highway, Valleys, Volunteering, Wild Camping | 2 Comments

Donating a bike on behalf of Wheels4Life

By Andy | Published: January 29, 2009

I was taking photos of a beautiful sunset after a long day’s ride when I chanced upon a couple of Hindu nuns who were standing outside their school / orphanage.

Posted in Expedition Journal, India | Also tagged Ashram, Bike Shop, Buffalo, Children, Cycling, Dharma, Donating a bike, English, Hinduism, Meditation, Motivation, Orphanage, Photography, School, Self-sufficiency, Students, Sunset, Temples, Varanasi, Volunteering, Wheels4Life | 1 Comment

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