Adventure of the month

When it comes to tourism, Pokhara is arguably the most popular city in Nepal. This is thanks to the fact that it is a main starting (and ending) point for Nepal's top activity: trekking. I witnessed this first hand. It was impossible to walk into a hostel, bar or restaurant without encountering hippies in teva sandals comparing base camps, guides and trying to one-up each other re: hardships encountered on their treks.  I, myself, am not a trekker. While I do love nature and being outdoors, I am not sure-footed enough to enjoy the whole going up and down steep slippery paths thing. I was in Pokhara because it promised to be a chill lakeside city with lots of non-trekking things to do. Based on these expectations, I was initially a bit frustrated. For starters, fresh off another brutal bus ride, I couldn't find the damn lake. Pokhara is much larger than my two prior Nepalese cities and while the lake is certainly visible from some parts of the city, it is not as omnipresent as I...

In my last post, I started listing all the things I loved about the six days I spent in the Bilbao region. At some point, it hit me that I had way too many photos for one post and didn't want to be responsible for anyone spraining a scrolling finger. With that in mind, let's continue with this Bilbao lovefest. 6. San Sebastian Beach resort, Belle Epoque architecture, the world's greatest number of Michelin star restaurants per capita and a viewpoint with bumper cars-this town has a lot to offer. It would be easy to spend a couple of days here. Since we were here on a day tour, we had a grand total of 2 hours. This gave us just enough time to glimpse some of the highlights. The Maria Cristina Bridge The San Sebastian Cathedral De Okendo Plaza, a monument to a Spanish admiral Constitution Square, formerly a bull ring now the city's main plaza Viewpoint from the Igueldo Amusement Park With more time, I would have happily done the Michelin thing, gone for a swim and gotten ...