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Sibi hits as high as 53 or 54 C sometimes in June if you check the official meterological data. Up from Chilas there is no vegetation to...

I have traveled up the KKH in June almost every year over since 1989. The worst temperature that I saw was 52 C above Chilas, so it can be...

There is a military checkpoint between Baha and Dassu which is about 5 km after you turn right up the Braldu Valley from the Shigar Valley...

People can quote all of the studies in the world; unfortunately every human being is different and until someone actually goes and does it...

Long ago, the Sherpas in the Khumbu told me that they ate a lot of garlic with dealing with altitude issues. Everyone's body is different;...

I am happy to report that the Saturday's Farmer's Market at the famous 1905 Kantipath Restaurant in Kathmandu is doing well. The market...

Unfortunately I have just one short visit this year, though I was able to make it twice in 2009 and 2010. I am tied up with work in...

Hi: I am currently in Kathmandu and the overnight lows are around 5C and predicted to go to near 3C in the next few days. This morning was...

There have been plenty of trout in Satpara lake, just up from Skardu ( 15 minute drive) on the way to the Desai Plateau. Locals have set up...

In the Northern Areas, there is not nearly enough cows or dzos ( yak-cow mix) to supply the locals. I have not seen any buffalos up there...

Thanks: This trip will be my 29th consecutive year of going to Nepal, so I only needed to know if my Thai ladyfriend could arrive and get a...

Gilgit Baltistan has had some issues with some protesters killed in Hunza in August, but the situation is better now. Gilgit has had...

Thanks Scoodly: What is the website to obtain the form? Thanks in advance.

Hi : Does anyone know if a Thai national can get a visa upon arrival by air in Kathmandu. Thanks.

Currently there is much more of a problem with dengue fever than with malaria, and that is caused by a different vareity of mosquito. I...