Kieron writes… We’re on this trip, among other things, to do things outside outr comfort zone. As such, when tree huggers, particularly veggies Stace and I, read about the local animal sacrifice rites, we initially thought “no way are we going to see that”. So we rented 3 super-dooper Mountain Bikes and set off on the 40km round trip to “sacrifice central” Dakshinkali, ascending to the rim of Kathmandu Valley in the process. Progress was slow. We inevitably got lost in Patan. The Nepalis don’t believe in road signs or even street names. Instead, a sacred cow is strategically located at each major intersection. Depending on your karma-o-meter reading, the direction the cow faces points either to your intended destination or to some arse numbingly rickety suburban dirt track where our cycling helmets were greeted with
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