Hippie Street

For reals... There is a street in Kathmandu called "Hippie Street." That should give you some impression of who had (in the 1970s) the strongest effect on the tourism business here. Things have changed over the years, but there's still a strong feeling of post hippie-hippiedom.

In many ways, Rachel and I don't "fit in" here... Actually, come to think of it: everyone fits in here. But, it is interesting to see who (from the West) has decided to hide-away in Kathmandu. There are the real new-age hippies, the middle-aged tourists, the "I'm hiding from real life" twenty something croud, the hikers and trekers, and us.