Along A Hidden Trail… BANDIPUR Bandipur, situated at an altitude of 1030 meters in the Western hills of Tanahu district, is an ancient Newari town that used to be the main trading center from the late 18th century to recent times before being replaced by Damauli which later became the district headquarters. Bandipur is a [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
Red Panda
THE RED PANDA Nigalya ponya – “Eater of Bamboo” WHERE DO YOU CATEGORIZE AN ANIMAL WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS A RELATIVE OF THE GIANT PANDA, BUT HAS ANATOMICAL FEATURES SIMILAR TO THE RACCOON IN THE HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM? IT SHARES THE GIANT PANDA’S RAINY, HIGH-ALTITUDE FOREST HABITAT BUT RESEMBLES A RACCOON IN SIZE AND APPEARANCE. The [...]
Asian Connections
Asia’s Leading Independent Inbound Travel Operators Join Forces to Create a Powerful Marketing Alliance Bangkok, Thailand (June 25, 2009): Asian Connections, a powerful new marketing alliance of Asia’s best independent inbound travel operators, was launched today in Bangkok, Thailand.The marketing alliance sees the collaboration of eight travel partners covering 14 key destinations throughout Southeast Asia [...]
Everest Views
Soaring Vistas : Mount Everest (8848m) Twilight at Mt Everest: The setting sun casting a golden glow above the pinnacles Mount Everest Advanced Base Camp (ABC) – Tibet side Everest Base Camp – Tibet Side Soaring above the clouds – Mount Everest as seen from a flight to Tibet View from the summit Mount Everest [...]
Jatayu Restaurant – Feeding centre for vultures
Pithauli , a village in Nawalparasi District in southern Nepal, is being frequented by a large number of tourists. The attraction is Jatayu Restaurant — not a diner but a feeding centre for vultures.This feeding centre for vultures in Asia is first of a kind in Asia. The restaurant was established in Namuna Community Forest [...]
The Chariot of God – Rato Matsyendranath Festival
Rato Matsyendranath Festival by Utsav Shakya – Travel Times It was a cold winter’s day in the Nepali month of Poush (November-December) when an inspection team from Kathmandu set off for Makwanpur in the southern belt of the country. The purpose of their visit was to search for, and choose, the perfect tree to cut [...]
George Bush Sr. celebrates his 85th birthday with a sky-dive
George Bush Sr. celebrates his 85th birthday with a sky-dive Former US President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday on June 12th with a tandem jump. The sporty ex- president had celebrated his 75th and 80th birtdays the same way. He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward in freefall before parachuting safely to [...]
Trek to Tharpu Chuli
Tharpu Chuli Trekking Adventure: James Ward James Ward is a Technical Evangelist for Flex at Adobe and Adobe’s JCP representative. In his bio it is mentioned, “much like his love for climbing mountains he enjoys programming because it provides endless new discoveries, elegant workarounds, summits and valleys”. Perhaps it was his love for climbing that [...]
Climbers flock to Pakistani Peaks
The climbing season has just ended in the Nepal Himalayas. But things are just hotting up in Pakistan, with international teams lining up to ascend K2, Broad Peak , Gasherbrum and Nanga Parbat. Serap Jangbu Sherpa , in his quest to become the first Nepalese to climb the 14 eight thousanders is in Pakistan and [...]
Saga Dawa Festival
Saga Dawa is an important Tibetan Buddhist festival, held each year on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar. The festival marks the anniversary of Lord Buddha’s enlightenment and earthly death. Mt. Kailash is the most important place to celebrate this festival. During the festival pilgrims raise a new [...]