The monsoon deluge hammers our rooftops and buckets of water seem hurled at our windowpanes by divine hand. Drains clog and swell, streams overflow, and rivers spill onto what is left of roads with their surfaces corroded by wheels and…
NEPALI TIMES
A Miracle in Manhattan
It was a miserable July 4 weekend calling every cab company to see if anyone had found the precious watercolours The sickening realisation hit as the door slammed behind me and I froze on the polished wooden floor of our…
Jaunts with JBS
Catching up with Col John Blashford-Snell, the army explorer and Nepal aficionado “With this amazing sunny weather, the garden would have been much better if the deer hadn’t eaten everything.” Judith smiled, unconcerned in a bright orange top, as I…
The cantankerous conservationist
Maybe it was the only way to save tigers, but Billy Arjan Singh had a fearsome reputation for being crusty, cantankerous, and unwilling to compromise when it came to the protection of the wild places he loved and championed. Possibly…
Hiking with Jimmy
Little Sangjay was fascinated by the birds: brightly coloured tragopans, garish impeyan monals and strutting Chinese golden pheasants. His small fingers gripped the wire netting of their cage whilst the sunshine lit their feathers. The speckled grey guinea fowl fussed in…