October 2020
SO FAR SO GOOD
The Himalaya mourn a saintly leader
Tengboche Rinpoche arrives at Namche monastery for the Dumji festival during the summer of 2018. Photo: SUJOY DAS n the […]
October 17, 2020
Opinion
The elephant dilemma
Blending into their natural habitat, elephants are a perfect vehicle on which to explore tiger country’s towering grasslands in safety […]
October 4, 2020
September 2020
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Father Moran and Nepal’s Jesuits
Fr Marshall D Moran (1906-1992) in Nepal with his ham radio and 9N1MM call sign. e stood uneasily on the […]
September 20, 2020
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Nepal’s tourism now has to re-start from zero
Boris Lissanevitch and Inger at Kathmandu airport in 1955 when the first tour groups started arriving in Nepal. ot since […]
September 6, 2020
August 2020
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Biplanes and balloons over Mt Everest
The Houston-Westland flown by Douglas Douglas-Hamilton and Stewart Blacker approaching Mt Everest. Photo by S R Bonnett taken on 19 […]
August 23, 2020
The silent skies
Ang Tshiring Sherpa, Nepal’s most innovative and self-effacing tourism entrepreneur in Marpha in 2016. Photo: LISA CHOEGYAL ne side effect […]
August 10, 2020
July 2020
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Sorting through history for the Yeti
Yeti painted by Phurba Chitten Sherpa from Namche reat grey clouds steal the light and weigh down the sky — […]
July 28, 2020
Opinion
Hippie Trail nostalgia in Kathmandu
A milieu-matching restaurant on Freak Street from Desmond Doig’s book My Kind of Kathmandu. erhaps it’s the reflective, introspective mood […]
July 12, 2020
June 2020
The wild and wonderful Bill Gavin, 1936-2020
Bill Gavin in New Zealand last year, telling a good story of the “old days” from his eventful life. Photo: […]
June 29, 2020
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Ode on unlocking
View of Gauri Shankar peeping through dark monsoon clouds on the 80th day of the lockdown, on Saturday evening from […]
June 14, 2020