Title	Around Purwanchal – Pallo Kirat Pardesh
Start Date	10/07/2010
End Date	10/10/2010
Duration	3 days
Origin	Kathmandu
Destination	Hile
Cities	Narayanghat, Hetauda, Bardibas, Dhalkebar, Lahan, Koshi dam, Itahari, Dharan,
Distance (km)	1181 kms
Coordinator	Dijup Tuladhar
Participants	Amit Nepal, Ashish Bhujel, Babins Shrestha, Bhanu Chalise, Dijup Tuladhar, Kapil Pandey, Pawan Pandey, Pragya Ratna Bajracharya, Raju Maharjan, Ravi Sharma, Saurav Thakur, Shamesh Joshi, Sudeep Khatiwada
Photos by	Ashish Bhujel, Bhanu Chalise, Dijup Tuladhar, Pawan Pandey, Pragya Ratna Bajracharya,Ravi Sharma, Sudeep Khatiwada
Captions by	Ashish Bhujel
Report by	Team
Creative Support	Dijup Tuladhar, Prerana Pradhan

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Saurav Thakur

दिन को १२ बज्यो होला, जब कपिल जी संग भेट भो र हाम्रो Everest मोमो खाना जाने प्लान फिक्स भो। आफ्नो धयान भने यो ३ दिन को weekend how to use use गर्ने ? कपिल सर ले हिले जाने कुरा निकल्नु भो। अबा मेरो कुरा गर्दा यो सेकंड टाइम एस्तो ऑफर पा, फर्स्ट time स्टुडेंट लाइफ तीर खाई के न मिलेर जाना न पा अबा सेकंड टाइम ता नो भन्न मन नै लगेन र लगियो बैग पैक गर्न तीर। अबा जाने … एशो २ – ४ जाना खोजम नत जस्तो मन भो र यो DDDDDddDDDDddDDDDD2 को windows messnger को सहरा ली राजू फेला पर्यो।

७ बज्दा सम्मा जाने मान्छेहरुको अत्तो पत्तो पा हैन। ९ बज्यो अनी हाम्रो गाड़ी स्टार्ट भो। काउंट गर्दा १२ जाना राजू कलंकी तीर ज्वाइन गर्ने रे। ल लगाम कलंकी। येता गाड़ी २० को स्पीड मा पुग्यो होला साथीहरु १०० तीर पूगी सके। All had “ONE POINT AGENDA” पानी कहा किन्ने। बल्ला बल्ला १ लीटर पानी किन्यो र हामी पुग्यो कलंकी। राजू ता गाड़ी खोज्दै कपिल को घरमा , कती हतर भा होला। हामी हुइक्यो नौबिसे तिर। १ लीटर पानी ले मुग्लिन सम्मा पुग्छ सोच्या त नौबिसे न पुग्दा अर्को १ लीटर थप्नु पर्यो। हुन त बाटो ले पनि साथ दिए कै हो नात्र किना जाम लगनु पर्ने १५ मिनट , सामान किन्ना ठिक्क हुने गारी। थप्य १ लीटर complet Complete ete हुंदा सम्मा साथीहरुका नाम परिवर्तन भई के के भा के के। अबा ऑफिस का साथीहरु कोई चुलबुल पाण्डेय निस्के त कोई भुर्तल खै आफ्नो नाम चै कसको लोवर पो परे छन। पर्यो फसाद केटी को को तर उसको लभर चै म, हुदा हुदा साथीहरु ले २ -३ गीत नै रिलीज़ गारी सके नारायणघाट पुग्दा सम्म।

खै कल्ले करायो “लौ न शेरे , नारायणघट पुग्यो ” , घडी हेर्दा १ जस्तो पो भा छ। अब होटल कता होला की गाड़ीमा नै बीतने हो ra raat? सब जाना साथीहरु को हालत नुन खा कुखुरा जस्तो, रति को सुनसान नारायणघाटमा हाम्रो पेट भित्र भोकको डांस। हुन पनि खाना को नाम मा जम्मा २ लीटर पानी। बल्ला बल्ला होटल पायो र खाना पनि भयो तर सुतने कता? नौलो शहर , तेस्माथि रात। हामी ले जानेको एक जाना होटलको शाऊजी। शाऊ जी ठीकै रहे छन र हाम्रो एक रात को बसने ठिक्का भो।

खै साथी हरु ले २ -३ घंटा सुते भने अफु लै त १० – १५ मिनट भन्दा बढ़ी लगेना। गाड़ी स्टार्ट भो, सपना हेरीरा की गाड़ी गुडीरा हो हौथादा पुग्दा सम्मा कांफोर्म नै भएन। बिहाना को ८ बजे तिर होला राम ड्राईवर sir ले ब्रेक हने र गाड़ी चिया पशल को अगाड़ी रोक्यो। सबै अफना ऑफिस को दौतरीहरु संग लगे। फोटो सेस्सिओन पनि राम्रो नै भयो। आफ्नो हालत भने ख़राब। रति को पानी ले हो की निंद्रा ले खै के के, हात खुट्टाको ताल मेल नै छईन। त्यो बेला मा चुलबुल जी ले पानी थापम ना भानु भो , मुँख बाट हो फुसकी हल्यो। सुरु भो अर्को दिन पानी संग।

हामी माथि को पानी को अशर काम हुदा सम्मा पहाड़ शक्यो र तराई को गर्मी सुरु भो। तराई को हवा ले होला सायद हाम्रा साथीहरु नेपाली छोडे र सुरु भो हिंदी को चलन। “अब बताइए” र हिंदी गानामानै कुरा सुरु र अंत हुन थाल्यो। हुंदा हुंदा राम ड्राईवर शब ले पनि बिच बिच मा हिंदी मा नै हरण दिए। यो संगतिक प्रोग्राम चलदा चदला कुन टाइम मा ढलके पुग्यो थाहा नै भएन।

ढलके पुग्दा सम्मा साथीहरु को हालत नारायणघाट जस्तो नै भयो। भोक ले छटपट। बल्ला बल्ला होटल पत्ता लाग्यो र हामी सुरु भो खान पान। फोटो प्रोग्राम पनि भो क्या रे तर म परे पानी पान प्रोग्राम तिरको आईडिया नै भए न फोटो तीरको । हाम्रो “पान” प्रोग्राम शक्दा साथीहरु जम्मा भाई शके तार चुलबुल जी को गफ र नेपाल सर को कीचकीच continue ongoing ।

पानी १ -२ लीटर जती साथ मा नै छ सो हाम्रो गाड़ी लाग्यो नॉन स्टॉप। कोशी सम्मा नॉन स्टॉप। कोशी m ma साथीहरु दूंगामा घूमनु पर्ने ड्राईवर सर को बिचारमा हामी लगनु पर्ने। साथी हरु को अगाड़ी ड्राईवर सर को के चल्थ्यो र हामी boating गर्दै…. ड्राईवर शाब साइड ma हेर्दै। मज्जा नै भयो कोशी को चिशो हवा मा।

रति को ७ बज्यो होला हामी Dharan पुग्दा सम्मा। Now what to do ? चुलबुल सर को कुरामा लगेर हामी लाग्यो “Bhadetar” तीर। तर हस्सूले गर्दा हामीलाई धराननै return हुनु पर्यो।

Third डे , अज ता हिले पुग्नुनै छ। बिहानको मिर्मिरेमा हामी “Bhadetar”। बाटो ता गज्ज़ब नै रहे छ। हस्सूले धप्पा पर्य पहाड़ चिशो चिशो हवा। काठमांडूमा त सोचना पनि गारो।

हाम्रो first milestore “Bhadetar” पुग्यो। हस्सूले हामीलाई नै welcome गारीरा जस्तो। चिशो चिसो हवा ततो ततो चिया। सायद एस बटा नै गाना भा होला “चिसो चिसो हवा मा यो मन तेशाई “। हाम्रो final destination हिले still ७५ KM टाढा छ भन्दै गाड़ी स्टार्ट भो। तोमर ,सायद नेपाल को one of the best bridge होला। तोमरको सुन्दरतालाई पछी पर्दे हामी लाग्यो हिले तीर।

पुग्यो हिले। Everyone was taken away by the beauty of hile. cold air as if it looks like evening six at 11 AM. चौक को नाम नै “तुम्बा चौक” । टाइम waste न गरम भन्दै हामी येऔता होटलमा गयो। आर्डर भो १२ – १४ वोट जाती तुम्बा। तुम्बा त गज्ज़ब। तुम्बा काठमांडू मा पनि छ तर यहाँ को तुम्बा some thing different। in addiction to Tumba Shukati and Badel meat were simply awesome. मज्जा गर्दा गर्दै ३ घंटा पास भो र हाम्रो “Hiking to estern reason of nepal” पनि complete भो।

Amit Nepal

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

So, yes !! another incredible tour down to the north heading all the way through east. It felt overwhelming right from the beginning (i.e right from the point we kept our feet inside the van).This was my first oppurtunity to visit the northern side of Nepal. As I expected, continuous pleasure and stunning presence of nature all the way.It was a feeling that a father gets when he sees his newly born child. In the same manner , I felt like “Man, this is what so called nature is all about.There is so much peace and serenity sleeps in the way.”

There is a saying,
“As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens.”
~Stephen Graham, The Gentle Art of Tramping
It felt like the door to the heaven just opened up to me and I am dancing to the natures euphonious beat.

Ashish Bhujel

“Why think about that when all the golden land’s ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you’re alive to see?”
– Jack Kerouac, On the Road

When I found out that this time there was 3 days hike, Second thing that hit my mind was where was the destination. Later I found out that it was one of the most ambitious hike “Dharan ,Dhankuta ,Hile”.I guess most of us have heard about “Dharan ,Dhankuta ,Hile” and have wanted to go there at least one time if they love to travel and I was happy to be part of this tour. Next thing that came to my mind was maybe I will be able understand one of my favorite read, “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac. First thing I could recall was ‘Koshi River’,I could never have imagined this river to be so immense;it looked like sea at some level. We had a memorable event that surely everyone will remember for long time to come. Passing alley of Dharan was quite interesting and visit to B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) refreshing. Another thing we could never forget was that we had dinner at 3:00 am at Narayanghat and then,after a brief sleep for about 2 hours,we headed for Dharan/ Bhedatar. At Bhedatar,the atmosphere was so chilled and we were surrounded with intense fog,so had to revert back to Dharan bazaar to rest for the night.I was glad when we reached Hile, our final destination. If I look back and recall memories filled with laughter, road, places and new faces along the road.

Bhanu Chalise

You need to visit Nepal to know its beauty, it is much different than the one as shown in TV. Thanks D2 for providing the chance to feel it. Nepal is equally beautiful from East to West, just the flavours are different.

Dijup Tuladhar

After a long and continuous search for an appropriate destination, this time we were able to organise this short tour of the Eastern Region of Nepal. Special thanks to Vishnu dai for helping us to make this trip happen. Since everyone is writing something about their experience, I want to focus on the location and its special food, that we enjoyed/villified during the trip.

• Narayanghat : Lunch at 3am supplemented the thought “Bhojan bhanda bhoke mitho”
• Dhalkebar: Fried Bagedi(a small sparrow sized bird) was wow
• Koshi dam: Taja macha [we even missed boating for this, the first time around]
• Dharan : Food served at a local hotel definitely one of the worst in terms of taste..
• Bhedatar : Still remember the hot tea, alu chana and thukpa [we were even ready for the 3rd round]
• Hile: No words to describe the rich taste of food at this place
• Lahan: Just remember the insect and mosquito and yes chatpate was painfully spicy.
• Bardibas : Fresh bread [initiated by Pragya and was on and on]
• Hetauda : One of the best food of our trip

Kapil Pandey

Everyone knows Nepal is a beautiful country but the difference lies in knowing and exploring.

Pragya Ratna Bajracharya

My first trip to the eastern region of Nepal,indeed,provided me with a fair share of wonderful experiences to savor.

Despite being confined to long hours of driving,the journey itself remained exciting thanks to the upbeat mood of the fellow travelers.The high speed highway drive, the lush green fields, and the magnificent view of the Koshi river all added up to the already enjoyable trip. The serenity at the banks of the koshi river was specially so soothing that one could’ve easily been forgiven for forgetting everything else..

Fortunately for us, the weather chose to sway away from its extremes. Having said so,the early taste of chilly winter and a brief sniff of the notorious terai heat all accompanied us during the trip.

The final destination Hile greeted us with its pleasant misty glory.What followed was a delightful treat of hot tongba and tasty sukutis..definitely worth the long trip.

Thank you ram dai,your herculean driving prowess made this journey possible..

Ravi Sharma

Trip to Purbanchal,
Some of the things that I have never done in my life; meal @ 3:00 AM in the morning, the longest travel ever and the shortest nap ever during the long tour. The fun, the thrill and the enjoyment I had there will remain cherished forever. Some of the memorable phrases like “Aur Bataiye”, “Hamare elaka ane doh phir batayenge”, “hum challis ko bata denge thik hai?” are still fresh and quite spoken these days around among the group.

The zeal and the passion to experience the chilling weather of Hile made the whole team alert. The best part of the overall trip was the highway road as we crossed Pathlaya towards Chandranigahapur:- The straight road with the speed of 120 km/hr was an wonderful experience and a bit thrilling the same time. Our team rocked Purbanchal. My especial thanks to Saurav dai who made the overall trip so nice and exciting with his native language and some maithile and Bhojpuri tone.

• 01 Geting Ready
• 02 I’m Free
• 03 The Dirty Jobs
• 04 Who’s Next
• 05 Run Run Run
• 06 The Acid Queen
• 07 Girl’s Eyes
• 08 Endless Wire [ Bagmati Power Plant]
• 09 Smash The Mirror
• 10 Motoring
• 11 Dashain Festival[In Terai]
• 12 God Speaks Of
• 13 Much Too Much
• 14 Now I’m A Farmer
• 15 Bell Boy
• 16 Disguises [ Bagmati]
• 17 Fragments of Fragments
• 18 I’m one
• 19 How Many Friends
• 20 The Kids Are Alright
• 21 Sea And Sand
• 22 Dreaming from the Waist
• 23 Road Runner [@ Koshi]
• 24 Tommy Can You Hear Me
• 25 Success Story
• 26 Out in the Street
• 27 Eminence Front [@ Dharan]
• 28 There’s A Doctor
• 29 My Generation [Land of Hope and Glory] – Dharan
• 30 Welcome[@ BPKHS]
• 31 Please, Please, Please
• 32 Hall of the Mountain King [@Bhedatar]
• 33 I Can’t Explain
• 34 The Punk and the Godfather Part II
• 35 Face Dances
• 36 Won’t Get Fooled Again
• 37 In a Hand or a Face
• 38 In The City [@ Dhankuta]
• 39 However Much I Booze
• 40 Guitar and Pen
• 41 Who Are You
• 42 Another Tricky Day
• 43 Pure and Easy
• 44 It’s Hard
• 45 Amazing Journey
• 46 Faith In Something Bigger
• 47 The Seeker
• 48 Sparks
• 49 Boris the Spider
• 50 Glittering Girl
• 51 Fiddle About[@ Hile]
• 52 Little Billy
• 53 They Made My Dream Come True
• 54 Instant Party (Circles)
• 55 Is it in my head – Hile
• 56 Tea & Theatre – Hile
• 57 A Man in a Purple Dress
• 58 It’s Your Turn
• 59 We Got a Hit
• 60 Music Must Change [@ Tamor]
• 61 One At A Time
• 62 The Punk And The Godfather
• 63 I Can See for Miles
• 64 Miracle Cure
• 65 Magic Bus [@ Itahari]
• 66 No Road Romance
• 67 Do You Think It’s Alright
• 68 Mirror Door[Nepals Largest River]
• 69 Sound Round
• 70 Relax
• 71 I am the sea
• 72 Eyesight To The Blind
• 73 Trick of the Light [@ Lahan]
• 74 Bargain
• 75 Sunrise [@ Bardibas]
• 76 I Can’t Reach You [@Patlaiya]
• 77 Drowned
• 78 The Ox
• 79 The Quiet One
• 80 Daily Records
• 81 Somebody Saved Me
• 82 Pick Up the Peace [@Hetuda]
• 83 The Who By Numbers
• 84 We’re Not Gonna Take It
• 85 I’ve had enough
• 86 Relay
• 87 The Song is Over
• 88 Doctor Jimmy [@ Simbhanjyang]
• 89 Armenia City in the Sky
• 90 Sensation
• 91 5.15
• 92 0 So Sad About Us
• 93 Slip Kid
• 94 The Rock
• 95 Don’t Look Away
• 96 finally