Kathmandu cloudburst
The monsoon gave a dynamic performance this afternoon in Kathmandu. Without so much as a rumble for a warning, the levees in the clouds...
Mongolian hip hop
Tonight I managed to get three lovely people to join me for a screening of a documentary about the Mongolian hip hop community. My...
Baber Mahal Revisited
A treasure trove of exquisite antiques at Baber Mahal Revisited, a historic Rana palace turned upscale shopping complex near Singha...
Perambulatory pleasures, kebabs, and street art in the backstreets of Kathmandu
Another long walk through the labyrinth of Patan, an al fresco garden dinner of vegetable and paneer kebabs with a glass of red wine at...
Newari fare at The Village Cafe
How have I been here for six entire weeks and not discovered Newari food until today? (This is why spending ten days paid vacation in a...
The divinity is in the detail
The monsoon has stepped up its game this week, unleashed its liquid combat in earnest. For most of June the rain was just scrimmage, one...
Café Swotha
For an unusually classy and delectable take on traditional Nepali cuisine, visit Café Swotha near Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, just...
The road to Pokhara
I woke up at sunrise to catch the bus to Pokhara—no easy feat for a nocturnal scribe. I was so dizzy and groggy and befuddled that I left...
Adventures in Faffmandu
faff (dialectal, British): a. (verb) to do things in a disorganized manner and without accomplishing very much. ("Stop faffing about and...
