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Dead Pig Floating in Kathmandu River

Feb 20, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Pig River Kathmandu Nepal

This dead pig, along with tons of garbage, was floating near a bridge over the river that separates Kathmandu from Patan in Nepal.

Filed Under: Nepal, Funny Photos Tagged With: animals, Nepal, Kathmandu

Conquering the Annapurna Circuit’s First Hill

Jan 19, 2013 by Daniel McBane 9 Comments

Terraced Rice Paddies
This entry is part 3 of 13 in the series The Annapurna Circuit Trek

After our pathetic first two days on the Annapurna Circuit Trek, we were fully expecting to see some of the people from our bus ride again, as they lapped us on their second go around 230 kilometer loop. To avoid that, we set the town of Ghermu as our goal for the day. It was only [read more…]

Filed Under: Nepal Tagged With: Nepal, Annapurna, trekking, Bahundanda

World’s Smallest Wal Mart in Kathmandu

Dec 26, 2012 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Fake Wal Mart in Thamel

Yes, my “world’s smallest” statistic is about as official as this Wal Mart branch itself, located in the Thamel district of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. I never saw anyone shopping here, so it seems even a fake Wal Mart sign can’t get you customers when you’re selling the exact same products as several thousand other stores […]

Filed Under: Nepal, Funny Photos Tagged With: funny image, funny signs, Nepal, Kathmandu, fake

Who Says Trekking in Nepal Has to Involve Lots of Walking?

Dec 15, 2012 by Daniel McBane 5 Comments

Annapurna Circuit Porters
This entry is part 2 of 13 in the series The Annapurna Circuit Trek

In the first part of this series I covered our record-setting start on the Annapurna Circuit Trek in Nepal, in which we became the first non-wheelchair-bound people ever to stop for the night in Khudi, after setting out from Besisahar about 2 kilometers up the road. On our second day, we proceed to set the bar even lower [read more…]

Filed Under: Nepal Tagged With: nature, Nepal, Annapurna, trekking

Besisahar to Khudi: Most People Walk Further to Work

Aug 27, 2012 by Daniel McBane 7 Comments

River Annapurna Circuit Besisahar
This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series The Annapurna Circuit Trek

When the day came to set out for the town of Besisahar at the beginning of the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal, I was a bit apprehensive, as I knew it would be the beginning of up to a month or more of continuous walking. As a person who generally tries to keep his daily walking [read more…]

Filed Under: Nepal Tagged With: Nepal, Annapurna, trekking, Besisahar, Khudi

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As the more astute among you may have guessed, my name is Daniel McBane. I've been traveling and working overseas for almost ten years now and have finally decided to document some of the strange, crazy or just plain funny encounters and observations from my travels. I've also added a travel guide section, figuring I should reward my four readers by providing at least something of use. Read more on my about page.

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