![In October 2008, I entered Nepal overland from Tibet and traveled by bus to Kathmandu via Dhulikel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068157.Sw5vDQvd.NepalOct08046.jpg) In October 2008, I entered Nepal overland from Tibet and traveled by bus to Kathmandu via Dhulikel |
![River plunging down from the Tibetan Plateau](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068161.MXfo2ZDG.NepalOct08053.jpg) River plunging down from the Tibetan Plateau |
![Kodari, Nepal's border town with Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068158.bz5NuMQx.NepalOct08047.jpg) Kodari, Nepal's border town with Tibet |
![Kodari, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068160.3OkoFkdY.NepalOct08051.jpg) Kodari, Nepal |
![A Nepali bus at Kodari](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068159.aZPKTIB3.NepalOct08049.jpg) A Nepali bus at Kodari |
![I'll find the right bus eventually](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068162.owIwLgZm.NepalOct08054.jpg) I'll find the right bus eventually |
![Kodari, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068163.H6TvGamd.NepalOct08055.jpg) Kodari, Nepal |
![Kodari - gateway to the Indian Subcontinent](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068165.3PXECfcl.NepalOct08057.jpg) Kodari - gateway to the Indian Subcontinent |
![Simple wooden houses on the road south from Kodari](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068166.7hErdiuO.NepalOct08059.jpg) Simple wooden houses on the road south from Kodari |
![Cascade at Kodari](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068164.ciVUlU8v.NepalOct08056.jpg) Cascade at Kodari |
![The river flowing south from Tibet into Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068167.3iemDI4n.NepalOct08060.jpg) The river flowing south from Tibet into Nepal |
![A bridge across the river in the narrow Kodari Valley](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068168.jV6PjIVY.NepalOct08061.jpg) A bridge across the river in the narrow Kodari Valley |
![Cable foot bridge across the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068169.2tVH9FyE.NepalOct08062.jpg) Cable foot bridge across the river |
![Driving the Araniko Highway which connects Tibet (China) with Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068170.tvmIpdka.NepalOct08063.jpg) Driving the Araniko Highway which connects Tibet (China) with Nepal |
![Bhote Kosi River, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068171.m7XkkTtk.NepalOct08065.jpg) Bhote Kosi River, Nepal |
![Bhote Kosi River, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068172.c1loxR7O.NepalOct08066.jpg) Bhote Kosi River, Nepal |
![The Araniko Highway was built by China in the 1960's](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068173.2i5qbIzm.NepalOct08067.jpg) The Araniko Highway was built by China in the 1960's |
![The river flows downhill starting from Kodari's altitude of 2300m (7500ft)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068174.uG20L4v6.NepalOct08068.jpg) The river flows downhill starting from Kodari's altitude of 2300m (7500ft) |
![Bhote Kosi River, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068175.C1gJP0Kt.NepalOct08069.jpg) Bhote Kosi River, Nepal |
![Roadside village along the Araniko Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068176.UcpWC7KO.NepalOct08070.jpg) Roadside village along the Araniko Highway |
![Bhote Kosi River, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068177.6U686Ejj.NepalOct08073.jpg) Bhote Kosi River, Nepal |
![Roadside village along the Araniko Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068178.CjQ0jxsb.NepalOct08076.jpg) Roadside village along the Araniko Highway |
![A waterfall seen from the road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068179.hY2QXn40.NepalOct08077.jpg) A waterfall seen from the road |
![High waterfall, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068180.Fy8bFk8T.NepalOct08078.jpg) High waterfall, Nepal |
![Painted houses along the Araniko Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068181.O8RYnL74.NepalOct08079.jpg) Painted houses along the Araniko Highway |
![Bungee Jump off a wire bridge at the Last Resort, 12 km from the Tibetan Border](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068182.H6EsdRTf.NepalOct08082.jpg) Bungee Jump off a wire bridge at the Last Resort, 12 km from the Tibetan Border |
![Bungee Jump, Last Resort](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068183.HXC11LW6.NepalOct08083.jpg) Bungee Jump, Last Resort |
![Nepali boys with Hindu blessings on their forehead](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068184.t2HW436g.NepalOct08085.jpg) Nepali boys with Hindu blessings on their forehead |
![Kathmandu 100 km](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068185.ct3Rl5ST.NepalOct08087.jpg) Kathmandu 100 km |
![Bus stop for the Borderlands Resort, 16km from the Tibean Border](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068186.FGFYpj4i.NepalOct08089.jpg) Bus stop for the Borderlands Resort, 16km from the Tibean Border |
![I was planning on staying at the Borderland but the bus was so full I stayed on keeping my nice front window seat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068187.dr2Nlq4N.NepalOct08091.jpg) I was planning on staying at the Borderland but the bus was so full I stayed on keeping my nice front window seat |
![Nepalis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068188.HAegH2fc.NepalOct08093.jpg) Nepalis |
![Bhote Kosi River, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068189.zjH1Z3Tx.NepalOct08094.jpg) Bhote Kosi River, Nepal |
![Barabise, the first large town we reach, a 3 hour journey from the border town of Kodari](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068190.Pkzg1Tyn.NepalOct08096.jpg) Barabise, the first large town we reach, a 3 hour journey from the border town of Kodari |
![At Bahrabise, the Bhote Kosi River is wide and relatively placid](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068191.bCkFZvSQ.NepalOct08097.jpg) At Bahrabise, the Bhote Kosi River is wide and relatively placid |
![Barabise, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068192.wvY154H4.NepalOct08098.jpg) Barabise, Nepal |
![Crossing the Bhote Kosi River at Barabise, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068193.qDW1rxWr.NepalOct08099.jpg) Crossing the Bhote Kosi River at Barabise, Nepal |
![Bus Station of Barabise, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068194.X8qqWmES.NepalOct08100.jpg) Bus Station of Barabise, Nepal |
![The next bus was so full, I opted for the relative comfort of the open roof](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068195.AzqLy0yl.NepalOct08101.jpg) The next bus was so full, I opted for the relative comfort of the open roof |
![Roshan Guest House, Barabise](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068196.hGKJ8zM7.NepalOct08102.jpg) Roshan Guest House, Barabise |
![Departing on the Bahrabise-Kathmandu Bus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068197.fzAgwZPG.NepalOct08104.jpg) Departing on the Bahrabise-Kathmandu Bus |
![A second river joins the Bhote Kosi 1 km downstream from Barabise](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068198.Hg8rbA1P.NepalOct08106.jpg) A second river joins the Bhote Kosi 1 km downstream from Barabise |
![River confluence 1 km south of Barabise, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068199.Cn7c6XTf.NepalOct08107.jpg) River confluence 1 km south of Barabise, Nepal |
![Driving along the right bank of the Bhote Kosi River](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068200.IUZ5zvhn.NepalOct08108.jpg) Driving along the right bank of the Bhote Kosi River |
![There's a first time for everything...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068201.Bi0cJN5s.NepalOct08111.jpg) There's a first time for everything... |
![The Bhote Kosi River](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068202.4EOGlb2J.NepalOct08112.jpg) The Bhote Kosi River |
![The roof of the bus soon fills up as well](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068203.OWogXgwI.NepalOct08114.jpg) The roof of the bus soon fills up as well |
![A large village between Barabise and Balephi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068204.a61ybezr.NepalOct08116.jpg) A large village between Barabise and Balephi |
![An old Nepali woman smiles as a little girl on a passing bus waves](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068205.WPRSzMo9.NepalOct08117.jpg) An old Nepali woman smiles as a little girl on a passing bus waves |
![Most of the signs are in Nepali only](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068206.7JwVOwug.NepalOct08118.jpg) Most of the signs are in Nepali only |
![Observing a Nepali town from the top of a public bus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068207.cR6pXUWi.NepalOct08119.jpg) Observing a Nepali town from the top of a public bus |
![Terraced fields, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068208.vJWHFuom.NepalOct08121.jpg) Terraced fields, Nepal |
![They say you have a chance to jump off the roof as the bus goes over a cliff](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068209.Fe1aeZV0.NepalOct08123.jpg) They say you have a chance to jump off the roof as the bus goes over a cliff |
![As the busses are so slow in Nepal, it's not particularly frightening up here](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068210.GE11h0Vt.NepalOct08125.jpg) As the busses are so slow in Nepal, it's not particularly frightening up here |
![Passing through a Nepali town](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068211.U6WZoy1X.NepalOct08126.jpg) Passing through a Nepali town |
![One of my fellow travelers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068212.bSKDbksh.NepalOct08129.jpg) One of my fellow travelers |
![Still following the north side of the Bhote Kosi River](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068213.ZDoqsxvr.NepalOct08131.jpg) Still following the north side of the Bhote Kosi River |
![Another bus with a roof load of passengers](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068215.pxQfNEd3.NepalOct08133.jpg) Another bus with a roof load of passengers |
![Passing through another small town](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068216.UyDNkBf2.NepalOct08134.jpg) Passing through another small town |
![Crossing a bridge at Balephi, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068217.VM6dMhBj.NepalOct08135.jpg) Crossing a bridge at Balephi, Nepal |
![Balephi River, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068218.4IYOXQHQ.NepalOct08136.jpg) Balephi River, Nepal |
![Nepali boys find the front row best](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068219.Jcnq68WW.NepalOct08141.jpg) Nepali boys find the front row best |
![Climbing away from the Bhote Kosi River, Bandeu-Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068220.cpwoNQsT.NepalOct08144.jpg) Climbing away from the Bhote Kosi River, Bandeu-Nepal |
![Road junction at Bandeu, Nepal - the Dolalghat-Chautara Highway meets the Araniko Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068221.BXjcgs07.NepalOct08145.jpg) Road junction at Bandeu, Nepal - the Dolalghat-Chautara Highway meets the Araniko Highway |
![The Bhote Kosi joins the Sun Kosi River at Dolaghat, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068222.W0MWWNFc.NepalOct08147.jpg) The Bhote Kosi joins the Sun Kosi River at Dolaghat, Nepal |
![Dolaghat, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068223.dSipMQXY.NepalOct08151.jpg) Dolaghat, Nepal |
![The Sun Kosi River at Dolaghat, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068224.ZCpcecjz.NepalOct08154.jpg) The Sun Kosi River at Dolaghat, Nepal |
![A small red temple among the fields 3 km west of Dolaghat on the Araniko Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068225.HBViZNJK.NepalOct08159.jpg) A small red temple among the fields 3 km west of Dolaghat on the Araniko Highway |
![A small house in Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068226.Ay0ndl2X.NepalOct08160.jpg) A small house in Nepal |
![Passing through a small roadside village](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068227.Ot4DnCJ0.NepalOct08161.jpg) Passing through a small roadside village |
![While nice, rural Nepali architecture has nothing on Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068228.tVHpSod8.NepalOct08162.jpg) While nice, rural Nepali architecture has nothing on Bhutan |
![White house with blue trim and prayer flags](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068229.WPyefgu8.NepalOct08164.jpg) White house with blue trim and prayer flags |
![Roadside Nepal from the top of the bus heading west towards Kathmandu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068230.ZxZgn8oU.NepalOct08166.jpg) Roadside Nepal from the top of the bus heading west towards Kathmandu |
![Flat farmland and terraced fields along a small river near Panchkhal, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068231.wQGWsuR1.NepalOct08167.jpg) Flat farmland and terraced fields along a small river near Panchkhal, Nepal |
![Hillside village, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068232.B5SFmw57.NepalOct08168.jpg) Hillside village, Nepal |
![Hillside village with a burning field, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068233.B4lxrmAS.NepalOct08170.jpg) Hillside village with a burning field, Nepal |
![Hillside village with a burning field, Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068234.fbAWtrWh.NepalOct08172.jpg) Hillside village with a burning field, Nepal |
![Maiti Nepal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068235.RtqmK1pB.NepalOct08174.jpg) Maiti Nepal |
![It's only 74km from the Tibet border at Kodari to Dhulikhel but it's taken most of the day](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068236.gHexcAsr.NepalOct08178.jpg) It's only 74km from the Tibet border at Kodari to Dhulikhel but it's taken most of the day |
![The road to Dhulikhel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/121068237.ThDqRkaL.NepalOct08182.jpg) The road to Dhulikhel |