So Far So Good
The vagaries of fate
In her last column, Lisa Choegyal takes us on the Trans-Siberian Railway during the Soviet days
Collateral benefits
‘Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you...’
Nepal's history through art
Rediscovering the Victorian-era paintings of Kathmandu by early British and Nepali artists
A postcard from Jan Morris 1926-2020
Remembering the last surviving foreign member of the first expedition to climb Mt Everest in 1953
Once in a Halloween Blue Moon in Kathmandu
Unlike in the West, people of the Himalaya are totally at ease with the mystery of their lunar calendar
The Himalaya mourn a saintly leader
The Tengboche Rinpoche was a constant source of saintly support, presiding through periods of prosperity and disaster
The elephant dilemma
By following the sound science, Nepal could lead Asia in tourism best practice
Father Moran and Nepal's Jesuits
Educator and ham radio enthusiast, 9N1MM was the country's first window into the modern world
Nepal’s tourism now has to re-start from zero
As Covid-19 wrecks the industry, a nostalgic look back at Boris Lissanevitch and his Royal Hotel
Biplanes and balloons over Mt Everest
Let’s let our imagination soar during lockdown and remember those reckless men in their flying machines
The silent skies
Remembering Ang Tshiring Sherpa 1964-2019
Sorting through history for the Yeti
Whether it exists or not, this mythical monster of Himalayan folklore is Nepal’s top tourist attraction
Hippie Trail nostalgia in Kathmandu
The dusty overland vans were parked between rickshaws, tiger taxis, lounging bulls and grazing goats
The wild and wonderful Bill Gavin, 1936-2020
From a life of Himalayan white water rafting, to motors, music and movies
Ode on unlocking
Nature is settling into the hollow spaces of the lockdown
Where is Richard Morris?
The former British ambassador to Nepal has been missing near his home in UK for the past three weeks
Coronavirus Nepal Lockdown Month 2
After 50 days what is utterly extraordinary has come to seem normal, the unimaginable is commonplace
The strangest Anzac Day ever
Marking the WWI anniversary in Kathmandu through earthquakes and lockdowns
Feeding 1,000 a day in Kathmandu
Quiet heroism feeds the hungry during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal
Losing a colleague to COVID-19
The coronavirus fells the consummate consultant Oliver Bennett 1943-2020
Aussies and Kiwis homeward bound from Nepal
The saga of getting back home down under after Nepal suspended all international flights
The Nomadic Nepali
Mingma Sherpa scholarship students return from New Zealand just before Nepal shuts down to COVID-19
Remembering Des-la at Shangri~la
1,000 recollections of Desmond Doig at the hotel’s Shambala Garden that he designed in Kathmandu
‘Mainly fine throughout the kingdom’
Life and times of Nepal through the Nepali Times