{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"A Custom story in Kathmandu - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yLnEnrQcBm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2019\/11\/04\/a-custom-story-in-kathmandu\/\">A Custom story in Kathmandu<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2019\/11\/04\/a-custom-story-in-kathmandu\/embed\/#?secret=yLnEnrQcBm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Custom story in Kathmandu&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"yLnEnrQcBm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/65280457_2850264025001448_526349156952834048_o.jpg","thumbnail_width":1440,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"It all started with a few engine failures on the road after leaving Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama&#8217;s exiled capital. I stayed there for about ten days, tent planted in the forest amidst the omnipresent monkeys and a stone&#8217;s throw from a Vipassana temple. As they gain altitude, failures become total power losses. It is quite frightening to find yourself without gas, on the way up a narrow and bumpy road, on the edge of a precipice and with a vehicle arriving in the opposite direction. It&#8217;s an experience I don&#8217;t wish for anyone. Especially with a loaded motorcycle. I think initially of a problem with the ignition cable and so I change them to new ones. Tired! It doesn&#8217;t solve anything. On the advice of an Indian, owner of a magnificent Cottage on the side of the mountain where I spend two days, I go to a garage located about sixty kilometres away. The owner is Vijey Parmar, a legend, the Indian Thierry Sabine: he has been organising the local Paris\/Dakar for years: the Himalayan Raid. Very quickly the verdict fell: significant loss of compression on the left cylinder. Sand has passed through the engine. On the plain, it doesn&#8217;t [&hellip;]"}