C O N T E N T S
Preface.....................................................................................................xi
Chapter One: Leaving Home | Germany, Austria, Greece........................................ 1
Chapter Two: The Gateway to the East | Istanbul, Turkey.....................................6
Chapter Three: Halloween in Herat | Afghanistan..................................................11
Chapter Four: Welcome to India | Delhi and Benares (Varanasi)...........................23
Chapter Five: Thanksgiving in Kathmandu | Kathmandu.....................................30
Chapter Six: Our First Trek! | Helambu/Langtang Region of Nepal......................40
Chapter Seven: Hanging Out at the Monkey Temple | Kathmandu.........................45
Chapter Eight: Happy New Year 1975! | Pokhara, Nepal.......................................58
Chapter Nine: A Land of Contrasts | Agra and the Taj Mahal...............................66
Chapter Ten: Bombay and My New Journal! | Bombay......................................72
Chapter Eleven: Are We Still in India? | Goa............................................................79
Chapter Twelve: Indian Hospitality is the Best! | Bombay ..................................... 102
Chapter Thirteen: Dropping in with the Locals | Kathmandu ....................................125
Chapter Fourteen: My Birthday in Ghoripani on the Jomsom Trek | Pokhara.............139
Chapter Fifteen: It's Hard to Say Goodbyes | Kathmandu ..................................... 159
Chapter Sixteen: A Grand Finale at a Five Star Hotel! | Delhi ................................170
Chapter Seventeen: Home to Belmont | Europe...........................................................177
Epilogue................................................................................................193
