Most of us won’t have a good appetite while trekking. But not the locals. They just love their dhal baat.

It’s not impossible to walk on ice. You just need to be sure-footed and have a lot of confidence. Having a good pair of trekking boots helps.

Facilities in the Langtang region are not as good as those in the Everest and Annapurna region, but this toilet looks surprisingly good. But it’s winter and everything is frozen. No way to flush. No way to wash your hands.

Malekhu is quite a remote small town on the way to Pokhara from Kathmandu. It is a most unlikely place to find good food, but this is the killer fish curry I’ve been telling everyone about. The fish is tiny …

I’m back from Nepal! A little busy with work, so detailed updates will have to wait. First and foremost, I’d like to thank my new trekking boots. Columbia Titanium. They worked really well on the snowy, icy trails. The Vibram …

Just bought this pair of Columbia Titanium boots at World of Sports Takashimaya. Very friendly and helpful sales assistant from China. I tried on a pair of Hi Tech boots as well. The Columbia is much more comfortable. I’m not …

Kopan Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It belongs to the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Gelugpa dharma centers, and once served as its …

Looks like it’s going to be nice in Langtang (the freezing cold notwithstanding).

First stop, vehicular transport from Kathmandu to the town of Dhunche at 2030m. A 6-8 hour trek to Sing Gompa at 3340m. Next stop. Village of Laurebina Yak at 4026m. Gosainkund Lake at 4380m. This picture was taken in March. …

Normal life in upper parts of Solukhumbu district has been badly affected due to heavy snowfall and delay in melting of snow, RSS reports. Shortage of foodstuff has hit the locals of Khumbu region in the district as snow did …