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Difficult, dangerous and expensive - that's what rock climbing seems and actually is. Try it though and find the better sides. If you’ve never done any rock climbing before, here...

Robin Boustead has traversed, mapped out and campaigned hard to promote the Great Himalaya Trail. I first met Robin Boustead for lunch on a sunny, winter afternoon at Chez Caroline...

60 years of delicious baras (and more) and counting! Were it any other place, Honacha would be closed – or rather wouldn’t have any customers. While that sounds...

There are two very different sides to this popular day in Kathmandu - a formal event involving the army and a cultural event celebrated by locals. To those who have...

Khaptad is a solitude-seeker’s dream come true. Walking along the stream, I unknowingly startled a water redstart. A series of its sharp cries pierced the silence as it skimmed over...

The industrial town of Hetauda in Nepal's southern plains has its share of interesting trivia. The Tarai will always hold a special place in my heart, a land where life...

The Nepal Police Museum is not just about the history of the Nepal Police but a window into bygone eras. I stopped in front of a familiar object....

The various lodges in the Gauri Shankar trail have USPs that make every stop worthwhile. The puris (fried pancakes) were delicious! Golden brown, hot, light and fluffy. The tarkari...

W“e picked up our rucksacks and said goodbye to Grandmother in the courtyard. Our two porters had gone on ahead. In silence, we left the huddle of houses and clambered...

My first camera was a Kodak Brownie. As a boy in the 1940s, it was my pride and joy. I carried it everywhere and snapped everything, then waited impatiently for...

The fact that not a single rhino was poached in the last year is worthy of a national celebration. We have a lot to thank for the rhinos. They were...