Nepal

Rickshaw at Kathmandu — This is our first Guest Post written by Roshan Budhathoki, from Nepal. Aside from the Durbar Squares, Stupas and Temples that most people know about, Kathmandu offers a lot of places where one could go. Here is a list of lesser known jewels of Kathmandu . 1) First off there is […]

Lesser known jewels of Kathmandu

8 Jan, 2017 in Guest Posts / Tips and News / Uncategorized tagged attractions / Kathmandu / Nepal / travel by Samit Bhattacharya

Jonapur Village, Nepal — Our Nepal Trip, was formally ending. It was the last day with the villagers and the community of Jonapur Village. After some remarkable three days with them, it was finally, time to leave. We were taking back with us some wonderful memories, memories of a sleepy little village wrapped up in fog, […]

Nepal Diary : Memories and the way back – Part ...

2 Jan, 2017 in Travelogue tagged community / Jonapur / Nepal / travelogues / vacations / village / village community by Samit Bhattacharya

Jonapur Dancers — I was given a new name – Sahadev to use during my stay at Jonapur, the village in Nepal where we were targeting to reach for the last two days. My friends were given names such as Madhukar Resham – something that matches with their initials. We all became part of the Chaudhury’s of […]

Nepal Diary : 3 Days at Jonapur village Part III

17 Dec, 2016 in Travelogue / Uncategorized tagged adult education / BuildOn / children / committee / community / culture / dance / dowry / female / Guests / issues / labour / music / Nepal / nepali culture / school / Traditional healer / village by Samit Bhattacharya

Early Morning Sunlight at Nagarkot — Yesterday, late afternoon, we had flown into Nepalgunj on a “Buddha Air“ flight and had checked into Hotel Poplife. 🙂 Now isn’t that a funny name ?? The flight itself was uneventful, except the first few minutes which gave me some jitters as the smallish ATR aircraft banked and wobbled while on its ascent […]

Nepal Diary : Visiting Nagarkot and Bhaktpur Part II

14 Dec, 2016 in Travelogue tagged Bhaktpur / earthquake / Everest / Himalayas / Kathmandu / Nagarkot / Nepal / Nepal Earthquake / Nepalgunj / tour / travel / UNESCO by Samit Bhattacharya

Kathmandu Thamel Street — There were seven of us, from Dubai, at the Tribhuvan International Airport at Kathmandu, Nepal waiting for the Domestic Buddha Air flight to board for Dhangari. It was the 11th of December 2016, and we were travelling for a project supported by our employer Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority. Now, at […]

Nepal Diary :To Kathmandu and beyond – Part I

12 Dec, 2016 in Blog / Popular / Show at Home / Travelogue / Uncategorized tagged Basantpur / BuildOn / Durbar Square / earthquake / heritage / Himalayas / hinduism / Kathmandu / Nepal / Shiva / Thamel / tour / travel / trek by Samit Bhattacharya