Surkhet, Nepal.
The best chaat in all of Surkhet, and a late afternoon
house-cup football (soccer) game.

Kathmandu to Surkhet, Nepal.
1. I wish this photograph wasn’t blurry so that you could
see that this man was carrying a giant bloody rack of ribs
home on his bicycle.
2. Now every airplane window view will have to live up to
this: namely, the Himalayas en route to Surkhet.
3. On the road again.
4. The view from Kopila Valley Children’s School.

Namobuddha, Nepal.
I don’t usually take photos of sunrise, but when I do,
it’s a sunrise over the foothills of the Himalayas.
P.S. At breakfast, this jam was my jam:

Kathmandu, Nepal.
Lighting fires, sacrificing roosters, and hanging bells are all
ways of seeking positive results in your romantic relationship
at this temple. Just don’t go with your partner. That’s bad luck.
Only solo visits. Or get dressed up with your gal pal and head on over together.
This temple closely resembles a lighthouse, and the sky
closely resembles feathers. But this is the real wonder: Rainbow City.

Kathmandu, Nepal.
Today started with a neat surprise. Namely: My face on
the front page of the paper. Which was sweet. But then
I turned to page 7, for the “Exclusive Interview”
and discovered this:
Oops. Note to self: No more talking about poop during interviews.
Later, I visited the home of Kumari, the Living Goddess.
But I didn’t photograph her, I promise. I did have a whole
lot of questions I wanted to ask, though.
Then I found some “common” women putting on make up
next to the elephant tusk case in a museum.
Lastly, I walked past a small shrine for people with toothaches.
Apparently, if you stop by and nail a coin to the wood,
the Gods will cure your toothache. Incidentally, the shrine
is near a dentist’s office. Just in case.

Kathmandu, Nepal.
1. Monkeying around with Buddha.
2. Monkeys in the temple. (Trashing the camp?)
3. Sleepy stray.
4. Prayer Wheels.
5. Prayer Flags.
6. I feel you, Bro.

Kathmandu, Nepal.
(Clockwise from top left.)
1. Night dancing.
2. Splicing wires to a wet battery to set up a microphone for my performance.
3. Buffalo intestines hung above a temple door.
4. Man sitting on temple steps in early morning.

Kathmandu, Nepal.
Staying in Patan Durbar Square means that every corner is magical.

Paris, France.
Sometimes you sneak into a pew in Notre Dame
and take a quick nap. I’m not saying it’s
classy. Or recommended. But sometimes it happens.

Paris, France.
Cimetiere du Montparnasse.