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The air up there: Inside Upper Mustang
So there I am in Kagbeni, the southern-most town of the District of Upper Mustang, about to cross the border with my two friends into the “restricted” area of northern Nepal, and I’m wondering, “What the heck will I find in this desolate land? By the time I’m done, I’ll have spent over $1,000 and […]
The air up there: An introduction
May 7, 2011
After a month-long hiatus from blogging, I’ve got a lot to share. But I’ll admit it’s mostly about Upper Mustang, a remote northern area in the Nepali Himalayan range where I spent two weeks in April. Getting up to and into Upper Mustang is no easy feat. As a “restricted zone,” foreign nationals are required […]
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Nina Wegner, a twenty-something journalist, editor, and Westerner in Nepal, is in search of local lore, momos, and yetis.
Of Yaks and Yetis 
May 19, 2011
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