Culture
The Living Heritage of Kathmandu Valley
Temples worn smooth by centuries of hands, courtyards where daily life and the sacred share the same stone. An invitation to look closer.
May 2026 · 6 min read
The journal
Notes from the route
Notes on places, people, hospitality, and the slower journeys that connect them.
Journeys
Slow Travel: Why Nepal Rewards the Unhurried
The country does not give up its best moments to those in a rush. A case for staying longer, and doing less.
April 2026 · 4 min read
Places
The Light at Phewa Lake
Pokhara is famous for the Annapurna backdrop, but the lake holds its own quiet drama at the hours most travellers miss. A field note from the shoreline.
March 2026 · 5 min read
Food
A Kitchen in the Hills: Newari Cooking
The Newar people of the valley have one of the oldest living food traditions in the Himalaya. An afternoon spent learning it, one dish at a time.
February 2026 · 7 min read
Journeys
What the Mountains Teach About Waiting
In the high country, the weather decides the schedule. A short essay on acclimatisation days, and why they are not lost time.
January 2026 · 6 min read
Culture
The Monastery at Boudhanath
Around the great stupa, the day turns in a slow circle of pilgrims, butter lamps, and prayer wheels. A walk through one of the most sacred sites in the Himalaya.
December 2025 · 5 min read
Lodges
Lodges We Trust in the Annapurnas
Not every teahouse on the trail is worth recommending. A short list of the ones we send our guests to, and why.
November 2025 · 6 min read
Journeys
The River and the Raft
Nepal's rivers drop fast from the Himalaya, and a few days on the Trisuli or Sun Koshi is a different way to see the country. Notes from the water.
October 2025 · 5 min read
Places
Chitwan and the Edge of the Forest
The lowlands of the south are a different Nepal — flat, hot, and home to rhino, tiger, and the Tharu people. A few days in the country's first national park.
September 2025 · 6 min read
Craft
The Craft of the Knife in Bhojpur
The khukuri is Nepal's most famous tool, and the village smiths of the eastern hills still make it by hand. A morning at a forge that has been in one family for four generations.
August 2025 · 7 min read
Journeys
When to Come: A Short Guide to the Seasons
Nepal has two real trekking windows and a handful of quieter alternatives. A plain guide to choosing the right month for the right trip.
July 2025 · 5 min read
Culture
The Sound of a Festival in Bhaktapur
Of the three old cities of the valley, Bhaktapur keeps its festivals loudest and most intact. A note from Bisket Jatra, when the city pulls its chariots through the narrow lanes.
June 2025 · 6 min read
Places
A Walk Around Bandipur
Halfway between Kathmandu and Pokhara, a hilltop town that time nearly forgot. A slow afternoon on its single paved street.
May 2025 · 4 min read
Journeys
The Porters Who Make the Trek
Behind every trekker on a Himalayan trail is a team carrying the weight. A short piece on the people who make these journeys possible, and how we work with them.
April 2025 · 5 min read
Places
Mustang and the Edge of the Plateau
Upper Mustang is the slice of Nepal that looks toward Tibet — rain-shadow desert, cave monasteries, and a kingdom that lasted until 2008. A note on a place unlike the rest of the country.
March 2025 · 7 min read
Journeys
Tea with a Stranger in Langtang
The Langtang valley is the closest trek to Kathmandu, and one of the most human. A short story from a teahouse at 3,500 metres.
February 2025 · 5 min read