Thamel

His bone marrow is basically working overtime while he explores, and what a place to explore.

I mean, when you look at a standard trekking map you might pick up back in Thamel, in Kathmandu, or maybe down in Pokhara, the village of Nar is just a tiny dot.

Right, just a waypoint on paper.

Exactly, but stepping off that map reveals a reality that modern tourism has largely glossed over.