New book on the British cemetery reminds us of expatriates who lived and died in Nepal over the past two centuries The British cemetery at Kathmandu is little known but not hard to find. Keep the imposing white sweep of the…
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Remembering John Nankervis 1946-2022
The pioneering New Zealand mountaineer who preferred not to climb Everest When I bring Nank to mind we are always laughing, often uncontrollably. He is crouched pixie-like on a low table in a Wellington bar, stomping tongue-extended in a Maori…
A short walk up the Panjshir
Remembering an eco-tourism project in Afghanistan, following the footsteps of Ahmad Shah Massoud Kids playing on rusted tanks abandoned by the retreating Russians, war debris comfortably incorporated into stone walls to contain sheep and goats, and flickering green flags of…
The good doctor
Tribute to Nepal’s most celebrated Ayurvedic doctor Rishi Ram Koirala who died last week at age 63 I had an appointment with Rishi Ram Koirala the day before he suffered his fatal heart attack. Last week Nepal has lost one…
Kathmandu’s other nightlife
The lockdown provides an opportunity to tick off nocturnal wildlife from the mammal list “Does it have a tail?” “I can’t see because it’s sitting on it.” “What about its eyes and coat?” “Bright and black eyes with spikey brown…