

Kathmandu, Nepal
Sun burst through the cloud like a silent cannon midway into our descent from the Tibetan plateau. The mountain became green. Birds sang a happier tune. I stopped shivering. When we reached the Tibet/Nepal border control, I suddenly realized there were no yaks. Then I realized there was no need for the wooly fuel producers. Nepal was warm. A full 25C warmer than it had been just 30 minutes earlier. After passing through border control, we found a guy with a beat ...