From a life of Himalayan white water rafting, to motors, music and movies “Oh dear, look what happened to my pants!” We pulled onto the beach and Bill clambered out of the big rubber raft having just emerged from one…
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Ode on unlocking
Nature is settling into the hollow spaces of the lockdown No-one forgets there is a lockdown going on, but you could be forgiven for believing the Valley is a beyul cloaked in emerald, a sanctuary freshly washed with unseasonal downpours, the air unusually…
Where is Richard Morris?
The former British ambassador to Nepal has been missing near his home in UK for the past three weeks Who would have thought it, such a nice, modest man. A quiet, measured man who would be astounded at all the…
Coronavirus Nepal Lockdown Month 2
After 50 days what is utterly extraordinary has come to seem normal, the unimaginable is commonplace The ancient brick walls of the Patan Darbar absorb the dull afternoon light like spilled claret. A black dog slinks behind a doorway and…
Feeding 1,000 a day in Kathmandu
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…