Table of Contents

Issue 171 | February 2016

Salt of Life

Whether we eat to live, or live to eat, the real question is whether food is only that which sustains us, or is it something much more? ...

The Lamjura 'Trial'

The Lamjura 'Trial'

Trekking the Great Himalaya Trails tests your endurance, no doubt, but what you get in return makes everything worth the effort. It was during this time of...

Tokha  and the Chaku Factories

Tokha and the Chaku Factories

Among the important things that define our identity, one must add chaku to the list, because it’s something that is “Made in Nepal”. R esting on the hill...

Thumbing Down  the Spirit

Thumbing Down the Spirit

A run-in with an enterprising grandma moonshiner in Kirtipur results in a bottleful of brew with a kick that takes the writer on 20 km walk to Bhaktapur. ...

Going Organic a growing Culture

Going Organic a growing Culture

Organic food is still somewhat of a fad to the general populace, but there’s no doubting that interest has grown manifold in recent times. We hear a lot about...

Enamored by Choila

Put your race face on! Asian Enduro Series comes to Nepal. Italian by origin, Tina Geraldi has been living in London for the past 20 years. She is involved...

Nepal's All-Season Bounty

Nepal's All-Season Bounty

Off-season opportunities include everything from all-out exhilarating adventures to revitalizing leisure pursuits that this fascinating Himalayan country dishes up on a continual basis. Nepal is world-famous for mountaineering and...

Food Adventures in Nepal

Food Adventures in Nepal

‘Fear Factor’ has taken the sting out of the revulsion at eating repulsive stuff; even so, weird are the food that are part of some cultures, even in Nepal. ...