Nepal's Buddha Jayanti Celebration
It is May: nature’s celebration of the fullness of life. Here in Nepal, the glory of this month also includes full-out celebrations of Buddha Shakyamuni, native son of Nepal. The...
Issue 18 | May 2003
There is nothing quite as disturbing to a man approaching middle age as to learn that his girth has significantly increased- apparently overnight. Yet my trusty tailor had the evidence...
It is May: nature’s celebration of the fullness of life. Here in Nepal, the glory of this month also includes full-out celebrations of Buddha Shakyamuni, native son of Nepal. The...
They say traveling broadens the mind. So I set out to Malaysia to see, experience, and hopefully learn from a new country I had not visited beforethereby broadening the horizons...
The monsoon is almost upon us. If the past is an accurate predictor, in the coming weeks, the exodus of expatriates will rival the crest of flooding rivers later in...
JUST A SHORT DRIVE AWAY from Kathmandu, down a wonderfully smooth road beyond New Thimi, is situated a “little paradise on earth”, as one guest describes it- Appropriate Agricultural Alternatives’...
To a trekker on the Annapurna Circuit going downhill from Jomsom, Tukuche is a quiet unwashed town of cobbled streets and quaint white houses, a few hours down the trail....
Amidst the chaos and dust just north of Samekushi chowk, Arya Tara School sits as an island of peace and learning. Opened in the winter of 2000 by Tibetan nun...
Perched atop sand bag steps that lead up to her doorstep, the lady beckoned me. With my eyes fixed on the ground, I maneuvered my way up to find her...
Shiva (Shyam) Sunder Maharjan, 78-year old resident of Pyangaun of Chapagaun Village Develop-ment Committee (8 kilometers south of the ancient city of Patan) has only one worry: there is no...