100 Kilometers and runnin' (ride report now in the Philippines)

[Duck-Stew]

Envious....

Good to hear from you DTM!  

[GAAN]

 

wow

hopefully I never complain about my job ever again

[Grampa]

^ you will

[IZ]

D*mn!! 

Awesome!![clap]

[GAAN]

DTM

I have to know

Are Nepalese Temple Balls real?

[DanTheMan]

DTM
I have to know
Are Nepalese Temple Balls real?

Don't know....lots of temples around here, i'll walk in and ask the monks if they have balls.





ah i crack myself up 


I had to google what that was, ill see if i can find out when i get back to Kathmandu, they are always offering some sort of substances around there.

DTM

[Polpetta]

Incredible, thanks for sharing this with us! 

Keep yourself safe, think about a stop in SB when you come back.
We would love to hear some of your stories and share some

[DanTheMan]

DTM

I have to know

Are Nepalese Temple Balls real?

Plenty of Hash around here, guy i asked said yes and offered to take me to the factory to show me how they hand rolled the hash. I declined, but apparently they do exist!

[DanTheMan]

Incredible, thanks for sharing this with us!  
Keep yourself safe, think about a stop in SB when you come back.
We would love to hear some of your stories and share some

Will do. I think i might have to postpone my tour through the US to be sure to have enough for South America, But a trip south for sure before reaching Mexico! And maybe touch the Canadian border. Loved to share some stories and beer.

[DanTheMan]

Annapurna Sanctuary Trek. Imagine 8 days on a stair climber.





Annapurna Trek 1







Next 4 taken at 2am








Annapurna Trek 2

[somegirl]

Spectacular!

[GAAN]

holy shit amazing


and yeah yeah yeah Napalese Temple Balls!!!!

[Duck-Stew]

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(that's me being speechless BTW...) 

[DanTheMan]

Here is the finale round from Nepal or India "lite" as some people refer to it as. These pic's are from in and around Kathmandu and Pokhara. Off to catch my return trip to Thailand good thing the mini civil war is over so i can leave my RPG's at home. Brief stop there for a few days to get my camera cleaned and then off to the land of the rising sun, Japan.

Konichiwa pregnant doges

Robyn - Konichiwa pregnant doges

Pohkara

Phewa lake






Kathmandu
Pashupatinath, site of outdoor cremation. They don't look like bodies, but that's usually all they burn here


One of the many Monasteries


Butter lamp offerings, the illumination of wisdom




Boudhanath, the holiest site in Nepal and a mecca for Tibetan monks


Inside Boudha


Monks


Kathmandu river, i mean dump.


Swayambhunath or better known as monkey temple. But you can find the monkeys in the trash piles surrounding the temple


The all-seeing eyes of Buddha, He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake! ...oh wait...


Kathmandu Valley, the second most polluted city in the world next to Mexico City


Nepal traffic jam 1

Notice the guy pulling bike backwards to help out. But he parked his bike in the middle before helping out!
Nepal traffic jam 2

Same corner as traffic jam


Ganesh, Hindu and Buddhism are mixed around here. Most practice both


No matter where you go in the world, a pedal cab is waiting


Dubar Square, the old kingdom of Kathmandu


Decoration on the Kumari house designed to keep out evil spirits. Kumari is actually an interesting story of how a pre-pubescent girl is chosen and worshiped as a living goddess. More here


More at the Kumari house


Durbar


Typical street

[DanTheMan]

First round from Japan


Street vendors


Pachinko! These little gambling halls are everywhere!


Prizes from vending machine


Shopping at Ginza


Wooden ornaments with prayers to be answered


Tokyo at night




Girls dressed up at Harajuku st


Sake Barrels


Park gate


Shibuya crossing



Akihabara, electronic city. The place to go for all electronics.


Inside an electronics store


Part of the Imperial Palace


View from Imperial gardens


One of the entrance gates to Imperial Palace


Yes, but its a smaller size


From National Museum


Armor


View of Shinjuku


Forget which building this is