{"id":767,"date":"2017-10-11T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T07:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/?p=767"},"modified":"2025-03-30T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:29:43","slug":"kathmandu-and-kaiserslautern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/kathmandu-and-kaiserslautern\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathmandu and Kaiserslautern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<aside class=\"other-formats\">Other formats: <a title=\"Kathmandu and Kaiserslautern (PDF)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/ebooks\/en\/pdf\/kathmandu-and-kaiserslautern.pdf\">PDF<\/a> | <a title=\"Katmand\u00fa y Kaiserslautern (espa\u00f1ol)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/es\/katmandu-y-kaiserslautern\/\">espa\u00f1ol<\/a> | <a title=\"Katmand\u00fa og Kaiserslautern (\u00edslenska)\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/is\/katmandu-og-kaiserslautern\/\">\u00edslenska<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kathmandu and Kaiserslautern \u2014 Illustration by B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/W41.png?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration by B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI read an interesting article in the newspaper this morning,\u201d Jo-Anne said to Daniel as they lay on the sandy Sardinian beach, drying themselves after their first Mediterranean bath of the day. \u201cThey were asking people on the street how they would respond if offered a once in a lifetime one-way ticket to the outer edge of the solar system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd?\u201d questioned Daniel without looking up from the golfing magazine he was reading. \u201cHow did they respond?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere were mixed reactions,\u201d Jo-Anne continued. \u201cSome were really enthusiastic while some were really offended by the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can imagine,\u201d said Daniel. \u201cIt&#8217;s an intriguing question. How would you respond?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think I would pass,\u201d Jo-Anne said, smiling, gazing over the surface of the sea toward the horizon where it fused with the blue sky. \u201cThere are plenty of places on this earth I have yet to see. Like Kathmandu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOr Kaiserslautern, for that matter\u201d Daniel added, putting the magazine aside on the towel and joining Jo-Anne&#8217;s gaze at the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah!\u201d Jo-Anne said. \u201cKathmandu and Kaiserslautern are truly examples of exotic places I would like to see before I head off to the outer edge of the solar system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group book-ad has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#65aab1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?resize=1024%2C1348&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flash 52 \u2014 Cover by Ana Pi\u00f1eyro\" class=\"wp-image-1294 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?resize=778%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?resize=768%2C1011&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?resize=900%2C1185&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Flash_52.png?resize=500%2C658&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flash 52<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This piece of flash fiction appeared in the flash fiction collection Flash 52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed the story, we encourage you to support the publication by buying a copy of the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Flash 52<\/em> is available as paperbacks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/9935933741\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/flash-52-b-rkur-sigurbj-rnsson\/1127580259\">Barnes and Noble<\/a> and e-books from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Flash-52-B%C3%B6rkur-Sigurbj%C3%B6rnsson-ebook\/dp\/B077SXHPPW\">Kindle Store<\/a>,  <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/flash-52\/id1318217780\">Apple Books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/flash-52\">Kobo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/in\/books\/flash-52-2028503\">Storytel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also support the author through <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/UrbanVolcano\">Patreon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/borkur\">Buy Me a Coffee<\/a> or by rating the book on <a title=\"Flash fiction collection Flash 52 on Goodreads\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36695952-flash-52\">Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanvolcano.net\/en\/flash-52\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000\">book details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flash fiction by B\u00f6rkur Sigurbj\u00f6rnsson. 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