Issue 98 | January 2010
There’s a fellow in Wisconsin (USA) with an autobiographical memory, a condition called ‘hyperthymestic syndrome’. It means ‘excessive memory’ from the Greek hyper + thymesis, remembering. Give him a date...
When my amiable photographer colleague Hari Maharjan and I traveled to Illam recently, the notorious Illam fog veiled our first views of this historical tea district. Eventually, as we wound...
My mother cheerfully jokes that the way to a man’s heart is through his belly. I remembered that as I was lunching last weekend on a fine, mouth-watering selection of...
The old woman and her husband stroll side by side along a long lush green by the brown muddy river as a light drizzle urges us along. They recall the...
I almost didn’t open the email. The message field held four words, two I didn’t comprehend, two in English: “something something from Nepal .’’ At first blink, I took...
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Cheese, wine, and a friend must be old to be good.” This old Cuban proverb is one of François Driard’s favorites. The Himalayan French Cheese co-founder has an interesting...
A warm glow slowly spread outwards from my stomach. The dining room was cozy, paneled in pine and I had just finished one of the finest meals I had...
Cycling for 11 years through 150 countries worldwide to promote global peace is no mean feat. But Pushkar Shah proved that if you really set your mind on pursuing your...
