A Young Man’s Strange Erotic Journey Around the Globe
Kathmandu Valley
Nepal
At the time of my visit, 1USD = approximately 95 Nepalese Rupees
Patan Durbar Square as seen from above
Dusty corridor near Patan Durbar Square
Poster on the wall about some fucked-up elephant leg disease
Patan is a city in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley
Commies
Wandering around old city Patan
Stupas
Littering bad
Proper disposal good
Mural
To my understanding, “dhoti” is a South Asian man-skirt. This tagger must prefer pants
Sippin’ chai
I bet you do
Modern day Patan
It always seems to me like it’s the littlest old ladies doing the most back-breaking physical labor…
…while all the able-bodied men stand around playing games.
Man in Patan
Same dude up close
Tri
Ladies
The pungent Bagmati with a shanty town along the shore
Man wearing a Dhaka topi atop his head
Mural
Makin’ them handicrafts
Around Patan
I was in Patan during the height of wedding season. And every wedding I saw was led by a massive marching band that could be heard across town.
The wedding procession
The wedding procession continued
Creepy dudes who wanted to talk about “hand sex” with me in Patan’s Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square
Chillin’ in Durbar Square
Corner Pharmacy
Typical looking street in the old part of Patan
Little girl with hands in the Anjali Mudra position while saying “namaste” which is a greeting that means “I bow to the divine in you.”
Swastika dichotomy
Miniature front door leading to the guest house I stayed in
Around Kathmandu Valley
Small town of which I can’t remember the name in Kathmandu Valley
Temple
Man at a Hindu temple
Statue at a Buddhist temple
Inspiring messages at a restaurant I frequented in Patan…
Same
Guidelines
Pride
JonBenet?
One-stop shop: Pick up the clap while you send out a fax!
Buddhist stuff
Old friends
Sellin’ snacks
Government building
Traffic cop
Chicago Bulls cap on the right – a lotta Bulls shit in Nepal. My favorite article of clothing that I didn’t get a photo of however had been a t-shirt with the phrase “I LOVE SEX WITH PROSTITUTES” on it
Commies
Kids throwing water balloons off the roof at passers-by on a holiday known as Holi
Po-po makin’ sure Holi doesn’t get too out of control
Holi is a Hindu festival where everyone throws a bunch of different colors on each other
Holi bros boasting the Nepali flag
Holi punks
Holi suck it
Some friends I made at the celebration who…
…took me back to their home and shared a meal with me…
…before we ended the day, getting some tea.
My homeboy Kumar, a 26-year-old Nepali military badass