Visiting Nepal’s Tengboche Monastery
THE path sidled around to the Tengboche Valley then plunged down to the river as the cloud boiled up from below. Mist hung about until the snow started but I could still see…
Grass fire closes Nepal’s only international airport
A GRASS fire has closed Nepal’s only international airport and forced flights to divert to India. Police spokesman Raviraj Shrestha said the fire spread close to the runway but away from the terminal…
Destination: Kathmandu, Nepal
ONCE thought to be the fabled and inaccessible Shangri-La, Nepal’s largest city and capital Kathmandu is now a hub for independent travellers as well as a growing vacation destination catering for visitors of…
Nepal puts Buddha’s birthplace on tourist trail
NEPAL’S president announced a campaign Saturday to lure hundreds of thousands of tourists and pilgrims this year to visit the area of the country where Buddha was born. President Rambaran Yadav said Nepal…
A night in… Kathmandu, Nepal
THE capital of the Himalayan country of Nepal, Kathmandu has a long and storied history replete with adventures and misadventures of all sorts. Nepal has had a fascinating albeit turbulent time for the…
US cancels Nepal travel warning
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United States says it has canceled a warning issued against travel to Nepal earlier this year because of the improved political situation in the Himalayan nation. The U.S….
Hundreds of stranded Everest trekkers rescued
A NEPAL police official says hundreds of foreign trekkers stranded in the Mount Everest area for the past week are departing on flights now that the weather has cleared at the region’s only…
Bad weather strands 1,200 Mount Everest trekkers
MORE than 1,000 foreign trekkers are stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because bad weather has not allowed planes to take off or land at the area’s only airport. Police official Ramesh…
Top events and festivals in Asia this month – November 2011
FOR the weird, wonderful, exotic and downright unusual happening in Asia this month consider one of these festivities. 1. Loy Khratong, Thailand, Laos and Burma (in Shan state) In this colourful annual festival…
