The Tengboche Rinpoche was a constant source of saintly support, presiding through periods of prosperity and disaster In the midst of the galloping pandemic, we were recently blessed with a moment of reflective respite in the form of a beautiful date – 10102020 – rounded calm numbers to relish and…
By following the sound science, Nepal could lead Asia in tourism best practice In the depths of central India the red rocks hung heavy in the dry April heat. The guide Bimal led us along the marked trail and tangled thorns through the prehistoric caves, solicitous that we admired the…
Educator and ham radio enthusiast, 9N1MM was the country’s first window into the modern world We stood uneasily on the grass beneath the spreading fig tree. Father Moran was trying to create a sense of religious formality, our excited guests were in danger of being rowdy, and I was missing…
As Covid-19 wrecks the industry, a nostalgic look back at Boris Lissanevitch and his Royal Hotel Not since the early 1950s have we had zero tourists arrive in Kathmandu Valley. The combination of hostile geography and cautious politics had effectively conspired to keep foreigners out of the kingdom of Nepal,…
Let’s let our imagination soar during lockdown and remember those reckless men in their flying machines The early 1930s were an era of aviation achievements when Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Richard E Byrd reached the poles and Amy Johnson flew solo from London to Australia. Experimental flights were attracting…