In October 2022, I moved to Nepal for 87 days — living between Kathmandu and Pokhara, trekking the Mardi Himal, and discovering why this is one of Asia’s best-kept remote work destinations. The honest account, with real costs included.
Bhaktapur is the best-preserved medieval city in the Kathmandu Valley. A guide to its three squares, the Nyatapola Temple, and why it is worth more than a quick stop.
Patan is the finest of the three royal cities in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley — extraordinary Newari bronze workshops, the best museum in Nepal, and a Durbar Square that survived the 2015 earthquake remarkably intact.
Two months living in Pokhara: what it costs, how it feels, and why this lakeside city under the Himalayas is one of Asia’s best long-stay destinations.
The Mardi Himal trek is one of Nepal’s most beautiful and least-known routes — a ridge walk above 4,000m with unobstructed Annapurna views and almost no crowds.
Arriving in Kathmandu in July monsoon — Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, the Monkey Temple, and the Himalayas. My first Nepal trip and why I came back for three months.