Quiet heroism feeds the hungry during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal The web of wrinkles are etched deep into the soft bronzed face, a lifetime of gritty wind and harsh realities on the Tibetan plateau, smiling out of the phone…
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Losing a colleague to COVID-19
The coronavirus fells the consummate consultant Oliver Bennett 1943-2020 Oliver Bennet is the first person I know to succumb to COVID-19. On 11 March he cheerfully informed his Facebook followers that he was testing for the virus, then silence until…
Aussies and Kiwis homeward bound from Nepal
The saga of getting back home down under after Nepal suspended all international flights The plane flew in an elegant arc silhouetted against the sunset far above some lazily circling raptors, a victory lap around the purple hills of the…
The strangest Anzac Day ever
Marking the WWI anniversary in Kathmandu through earthquakes and lockdowns Under a gunmetal grey sky, the four of us stood for the Last Post on an expansive empty lawn as the crows wheeled overhead. The Nepal Army general and British…
The Nomadic Nepali
Mingma Sherpa scholarship students return from New Zealand just before Nepal shuts down to COVID-19 Sunil’s eyes shine with excitement and his wispy beard blows in the southern hemisphere breeze. The churning ocean accounts for his queasy stomach, but he…