Apr 28, 2015 • 8 min read
Decades of predictions by seismologists about an impending ‘big quake’ for Nepal have been proved tragically accurate. At 11.56am on Saturday 25 April, a…
Apr 28, 2015 • 8 min read
Decades of predictions by seismologists about an impending ‘big quake’ for Nepal have been proved tragically accurate. At 11.56am on Saturday 25 April, a…
Jan 16, 2012 • 3 min read
Kathmandu is an assault on the senses. It is a blend of fume-shrouded traffic chaos, clanging temple bells, cooing doves, the sticky scents of temple food…
Sep 17, 2009 • 2 min read
Kathmandu is enchanting. It’s medieval and spiritual and alive. And the only way to really see this chaotic cobbled maze is by foot.
Aug 18, 2009 • 2 min read
Indra, the ancient Aryan god of rain, was once captured in the Kathmandu Valley while stealing a certain flower for his mother, Dagini. He was imprisoned…
Jul 23, 2009 • 2 min read
Nepal is the budget travellers’ paradise. Sleep cheap, trek independently, take the bus and eat daal bhaat twice daily, and you can get by on less than US…