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...
Issue 134 | January 2013
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...
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...
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....
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...
Here’s a quick holiday quiz. What belongs on the Christmas table: Beet soup, pork or eel? What do you do with a Christmas tree: Enjoy it all month, decorate...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It made perfect sense: on December 8, the 2nd Kathmandu International Art Festival, whose theme this year is Climate Change, offered the first of two Saturday Shuttle Service rides...
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...