Nepalese Impressions

Three years. Three years since we arrived in Nepal, and it is already time to head back to Europe. Arrivée à Kathmandu ! One year. One year exactly since the country shifted into a new era with the “Gen Z” revolution. Kathmandu is burning Three weeks. Three weeks since the Himalayan tsunami tore through the Trishuli Valley. Twenty‑four hours. Twenty‑four hours after our plane took off, our final departure, disaster struck. The calendar had already set its deadlines, but fate

At the end of a strangely quiet lane, behind a metal gate, a few motorbikes weave lazily around lost pedestrians. A sleepy Nepali dog pretends to guard the entrance, as if anyone would wander into this forgotten corner of the city by mistake. The place sits tucked between the British and Indian embassy compounds, in a small hollow dominated by the bright hills of Kathmandu, still glistening after a night of monsoon storms. It’s hard to imagine the rice fields and jungle patch

Discovering East Himalayas. the Kanchenjunga range, the ancient Sikkim kingdome, Darjeeling tea, and the elusive red pandas !

A few days in Bhutan, a serene, tucked away Himalayan kingdom.

Trekking to the Gokyo lakes

Gen Z revolution, Kathmandu is burning.

Shivaratri, Shiva's annual festival, its sadhus, hashish and techno raves. And a hindu birthday ceremony

A field trip to a badly earthquake-impacted province of Nepal

A few days in Ilam, all the way East of Nepal, neighbouring Darjeeling. Tea and Coffee country