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Nepal Travel: Lydian vs. Bus
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Nepal Travel: Lydian vs. Bus

In this video, we're walking back to our vacation rental in Kathmandu after getting groceries. On the way, there are practically no sidewalks. During our walk Lydian walks out around a motorcycle parked along the road and gets grazed by a bus.Related Posts:Traffic in Nepal: Crossing the Dotted Line at Home vs. Abroad -- By Jennifer ShippKathmandu Tourism: Taxi Ride and Kathmandu Traffic ...
Lydi Has Yet Another Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal
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Lydi Has Yet Another Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal

When we visited Nepal in 2014, Lydi was 14 years old and sometimes she could be adversarial. Her moods were whimsical and unpredictable, but overall, she went along with us on our long walks and silly adventures without arguing. In this video, though, she bares her teeth a little.Related Posts:Nepal Travel: Snappy Lydian in Kathmandu (video)Lydi Has a Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal (video)Lydi ...
Lydi Has Another Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal
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Lydi Has Another Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal

Some days were better than others for Lydian as a 14 year old in Kathmandu. We did a lot of long walks, spent a lot of days without electricity, got the rabies vaccinations (and corresponding illnesses to go with them), and spent most of our outdoor time either in the hot sun or the rain. She hung in there, but every now and then would lose her cool.Related Posts:Lydi Has Yet Another Breakdown in ...
Lydi Has a Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal
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Lydi Has a Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal

Lydi was 14 years old when we visited Kathmandu and although she smiled for photos, she was often in a bad mood and regularly resistant to our outings.Related Posts:Lydi Has Another Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal (video)Lydi Has Yet Another Breakdown in Kathmandu Nepal (video)Nepal Travel: Snappy Lydian in Kathmandu (video) ...
Nepal Travel: Crossing the Street in Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: Crossing the Street in Kathmandu

In this video, John wears a GoPro while crossing the street in Kathmandu. It documents a first-person experience of crossing the street in Kathmandu, Nepal.Related Posts:Traffic in Nepal: Crossing the Dotted Line at Home vs. Abroad -- By Jennifer ShippNepal Travel: Lydian vs. Bus (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Taxi Ride and Kathmandu Traffic (video)Nepal Travel: Urban Hike along Ring Road in ...
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Nepal Travel: Big Truck Backs into a Small Space

Taken in 2014 from our vacation rental Bhaisepati, this video shows a big truck backing into an impossibly small space to the tune of "it's a small world." ...
Nepal Travel: First GoPro Outing in Bhaisepati Near Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: First GoPro Outing in Bhaisepati Near Kathmandu

In this video, we went out with the GoPro for the first time to explore Bhaisepati, the area where our vacation rental was when we visited Nepal in 2014. Bhaisepati is a district in Patan, which is a suburb of Kathmandu.Related Posts:Traffic in Nepal: Crossing the Dotted Line at Home vs. Abroad -- By Jennifer ShippOn Being Hungry… -- By Jennifer ShippNepal Travel: Lydian vs. Bus ...
Nepal Travel: The Vacation Rental in Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: The Vacation Rental in Kathmandu

This video is a brief tour of our apartment and the surrounding community that we stayed in in Kathmandu when we visited for one month in 2014. The apartment was on the fourth floor, and had very small appliances, extremely hard beds, and poorly fitted furniture. But it was clean, and it was clear the owners cared about their property.Related Posts:Finding a Vacation Rental Abroad -- By Jennifer ...
Nepal Travel: Straight Men Holding Hands in Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: Straight Men Holding Hands in Kathmandu

Nepal's culture is very different than that of the United States. It isn't unusual to see two men holding hands in Nepal, regardless of their sexual orientation. In this video, two men (probably straight) walk together holding each other's hands in Durbar Square.Related Posts:Straight Men Holding Hands in Kathmandu -- By Jennifer ShippTraffic in Nepal: Crossing the Dotted Line at Home vs. Abroad ...
Nepal Travel: John Gets Smacked in the Head with an Umbrella in Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: John Gets Smacked in the Head with an Umbrella in Kathmandu

On hot summer days in Kathmandu, Nepal, the umbrellas can be dangerous. Watch out. ...
Nepal Travel: Nepali Language Insecurities
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Nepal Travel: Nepali Language Insecurities

In this video, John discusses some of his language learning insecurities.Related Posts:Nepal Travel: Nepali Language Course with Raju (video)Nepali Practice While Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu (video) ...
Nepal Travel: Finding a Kathmandu Taxi
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Nepal Travel: Finding a Kathmandu Taxi

On the edge of Kathmandu, we got caught in the rain during Nepal's monsoon season. After walking a little way in the rain, John finally found a taxi who was willing to drive us back to our apartment in Bhaisepati. He uses his phone to communicate with the driver about where to go.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Taxi ...
Nepal Travel: More Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: More Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu

In this clip we wait for a taxi outside our apartment in Bhaisepati, Kathmandu and do some people watching while we're waiting.Related Posts:Nepal Travel: Finding a Kathmandu Taxi (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Taxi Ride and Kathmandu Traffic (video)Nepal Travel: Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu (video) ...
Nepal Travel: Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu
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Nepal Travel: Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu

This video is a first person view of us waiting for a taxi in our residential community in Bhaisepati. We had ordered a taxi to take us to the CIWEC clinic to get the the first of a three-shot rabies vaccine series. We had decided to go to Nepal for our rabies vaccinations because the cost was significantly cheaper than it was in the United States.Related Posts:Nepal Travel: More Waiting for a Taxi ...
Kathmandu Tourism: Taxi Ride and Kathmandu Traffic
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Kathmandu Tourism: Taxi Ride and Kathmandu Traffic

This video shows what it's like to ride in a taxi through Kathmandu.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Nepal Travel: Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu (video)Nepal Travel: More Waiting for a Taxi in Kathmandu (video)Nepal Travel: Finding a Kathmandu Taxi (video) ...
Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple Complex
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Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple Complex

This video shows a walk through Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: John Buys Water at Pashupatinath (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple Circumambulation (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Burning Ghats (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Lydi Talks About Pashupatinath ...
Kathmandu Tourism: The Stairs at Pashupatinath
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Kathmandu Tourism: The Stairs at Pashupatinath

We visited Nepal in 2014 about 1 year before the Kathmandu earthquake. This video shows the stairs that lead up to Deer Park. Deer Park is enclosed within the Pashupatinath Temple complex in Kathmandu.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: John Buys Water at Pashupatinath (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street ( )Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple ...
The Burning Ghats at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal
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The Burning Ghats at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal

We visited Pashupatinath on our 2014 trip to Kathmandu, Nepal. This video was shot by a GoPro that John had and shows some of the funeral ceremonies along the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath Temple.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: John Buys Water at Pashupatinath (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple ...
Kathmandu Tourism: The Burning Ghats at Pashupatinath
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Kathmandu Tourism: The Burning Ghats at Pashupatinath

During our visit to Nepal in 2014, we visited Pashupatinath Temple. This video shows the funeral pyres along the Bagmati River at Pashupatinath.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: John Buys Water at Pashupatinath (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple Circumambulation (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath ...
Kathmandu Tourism: Lydi Talks About Pashupatinath
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Kathmandu Tourism: Lydi Talks About Pashupatinath

In 2014 we visited Kathmandu, Nepal. In this video we walk through the Pashupatinath complex and Lydian talks to the camera.Related Posts:Kathmandu Tourism: John Buys Water at Pashupatinath (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Hailing a Taxi to Pashupatinath from Freak Street (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Temple Circumambulation (video)Kathmandu Tourism: Pashupatinath Burning Ghats ...
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