Trekking
The Annapurna Circuit is one of Nepal's few major treks where solo trekking remains legal and well-supported. What the current trail status is, what the checkpoints check, and what a self-guided circuit involves in 2026.
Everest
Most guides say 60 days. None explain what fills them. Here is what an Everest expedition actually looks like from Lukla to the summit.
Food & Drink
Nepal's street food ranges from chaat carts in Kathmandu to sekuwa grills in Pokhara. What is safe to eat from roadside stalls, what the best street food is, and what most first-time visitors miss.
Lifestyle
Freak Street was the centre of Kathmandu's 1970s overland culture. What the street looks like today, and what the quiet neighbourhood of Jhochhen has become.
Profile
A grass-cutter's wish to leave something behind changed Nepali literature forever. The story of Bhanubhakta Acharya, the Aadikavi.
Everest
Above 8,000 metres, the human body begins to fail. No rescue comes easily. Here is what the Everest death zone actually does to you.
culture
Swayambhunath has been called the Monkey Temple since Western visitors noticed the primates, erasing 2,000 years of Buddhist significance. What the stupa actually is and what it means to the Newari Buddhist community.
"I have to push my limits to the max. Sitting tight, waiting it out and living in the past, has never been my thing. I want to be at the world's highest point again, knowing it might slip out from underneath me at any moment. Because that
She was still alive. That was what Cathy O'Dowd understood the moment she saw the figure in the purple jacket. She had assumed it was a body. Then the figure moved.
Lukla's runway is 527 metres long, set on a 12 percent gradient, and closes for days when cloud rolls in from the east. What the approach actually asks of you before the Everest trek begins.
The problem with altitude sickness is that the early stages feel like tiredness or a bad night's sleep. By the time it is clearly something else, you are already in difficulty.
Most monasteries in Nepal have become heritage sites. A handful are still functioning communities of monks and practitioners. What distinguishes a working monastery and which ones in Nepal still qualify.
The limestone sparks when light strikes it. Not metaphorically. The rock carries a natural electrical charge, and under a headlamp the walls of Mahendra Cave scatter light back at you in a way that stone walls shouldn't. Mahendra Cave Pokhara: What's Inside Nepal's Most
At 11am the wind comes. It arrives from the south, funnelled up through the Kali Gandaki gorge, and within an hour it can reach 60 to 80 kilometres per hour. Trekkers describe it as someone opening a giant hairdryer pointed directly at your face. The people who built Marpha knew
North of Kagbeni, the road requires a permit. South of it, it does not. Two rivers meet just before the village and they do not mix easily. The Kali Gandaki runs grey-green from glacial melt. The Mustang Khola runs red-brown from the clay of the Mustang plateau. For a stretch
Dal bhat is described everywhere as Nepal's national meal but most trekkers eat a simplified tourist version. What a proper thali involves, what the refill culture means, and why it is the most calorie-sensible thing to eat on a trek.
Around 200 bodies remain on Everest, preserved by cold and impossible to reach. This is who they were, where they rest, and why no one has brought them home.
She stops at the 108th spout, tilts her head back, and lets the water hit her face. It is October. The water is glacier-fed, channelled through stone carved in the shape of a cow's head, and at 3,710 metres above sea level it is cold enough to
Machhapuchhre Nepal rises to 6,993m above Pokhara and has been closed to climbing since 1957. It is the only peak in Nepal with a permanent ban. It is sacred to the Gurung people as the home of Shiva. No permit exists. No permit will be issued. In 1957, a
"I have to push my limits to the max. Sitting tight, waiting it out and living in the past, has never been my thing. I want to be at the world's highest point again, knowing it might slip out from underneath me at any moment. Because that
Nepal made solo trekking illegal in 2025. The Poon Hill trail was already one of the safest routes in the Annapurna region. That is not why the law changed. The ban came after a series of incidents: solo trekkers going missing in remote areas, search-and-rescue operations stretching into weeks, families
The valley narrows so completely between Hiunchuli and Machhapuchhre that you stop seeing sky. Then the walls pull back, and you are inside. That threshold at the MBC narrows is a cirque the Gurung have held sacred for generations, a mountain bowl 40km north of Pokhara that most visitors look
The boats at Begnas come out before the tourists do. By the time most visitors arrive from Lakeside, 45 minutes by local bus, or half that by taxi, the fishing boats are already back at shore, the morning catch already on its way to the markets in Pokhara. What you