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Issue 134 | January 2013

A floating city

After the must-sees and must-dos in Pokhara: From visiting Mahendra Gufa to boating on Phewa, or a jump from the top of Sarangkot on a Para-glider to zip flying...

An unmasked man

An unmasked man

The popularity of using masks in Kathmandu is so common that Hitman Gurung once saw a man wearing a mask under a Kapoor tree. The artist couldn’t just ignore it...

The lake of snakes

The lake of snakes

As the beautiful migratory birds rest in its placid waters, people find refuge from the chaos of Kathmandu on the banks of Taudaha Lake, right on the foothills of Chobhar....

High in the Khumbu, 1966

High in the Khumbu, 1966

The first time I saw Mount Everest close up was December 1966, when trekking in the Khumbu was still a rare adventure. (It’s still an adventure, but not as...

From a sea of junk

From a sea of junk

There was an overwhelming reek of gas. Junk was scattered everywhere. Empty whiskey and vodka bottles, crushed beer cans, oxygen cylinders, gas stoves, sections of aluminum stairs, pans, and...

What's Nepali Now

What's Nepali Now

Travel: Before we lose our Shangrilas For the last 22 years I have been leading treks in not-so-far-away regions of Nepal that not only stay away from commercial trekking...

What's a sentence?

sen·tence noun. Origin - Middle Englishthrough Old French, from Latin‘sententia’, present participle of ‘sentīre’ (to feel). In grammar - a syntactically independent unit with a subject and a...

Wind Chimes

Wind Chimes

In As we head into the new year 2013, we need to remind ourselves and make a commitment to ourselves that we shall not be easily swayed by rumors...

Kathmandu A Pocketful of Momos

Kathmandu A Pocketful of Momos

Search for a city’s soul in its landmarks and monuments and your spoils will be disappointment. There are no clearly written guidebook directions for what you seek... it...

A winter's treat

A winter's treat

The weather’s getting colder, and people’s minds are turning to hearty, warming winter fare. There’s another kind of winter food though, special because it is made only in the...