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Travel writing from the Himalaya and far beyond

Practical guides and slow stories — treks, temples, lakes and cities, written from the road.

Gold panners on the Karnali River, Far-West Nepal.
From “Struggle and Triumph: The Gold Collector…” →

The Traveller Duo is a travel journal by Naresh Joshi: 152 articles from 23 countries, with the deepest coverage of Nepal — including 27 stories from the little-documented Far-West.

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Pokhara, Annapurna & Manaslu

Experience the Majestic Beauty of Mardi Himal Trek in Nepal

The towering Himalayan peaks of Nepal offer some of the best trekking trails in the world. Far from the chaos of Kathmandu, a trek through the Nepalese mountains transports you to a…

7 min readUpdated Oct 2024

Everest & Eastern Nepal

Experiencing the Thrilling Journey to Mount Everest Base Camp

5 min read

Faroe Islands

7-Day Faroe Islands Itinerary: The Ultimate Travel Guide for 2025

6 min read

Uttarakhand

The Holy Kedarnath Temple: A Complete Travel Guide

4 min read

Where we travel

All destinations

Nepal and India region by region, then everywhere else the road has gone.

Nepal

73 stories

From the temples and lakes of the little-visited Far-West to Everest, Langtang and the Kathmandu Valley — field notes, treks and pilgrim trails from across Nepal.

India

34 stories

Himalayan shrines in Uttarakhand, forts in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, river sources, hill stations and holy cities — our India, region by region.

Asia

Middle East

Europe

The Americas

Africa

Tanzania 1

Plan a trip

All guides & itineraries

Complete guides and itineraries — routes, permits, timings and what things cost.

The long read

My Journey Into America’s Most Lawless Town Called “Slab City”

Slab City, located in the middle of the California desert, is known as “the last free place” with no laws or government. Intrigued by this mysterious community, I embarked on a solo…

United States5 min read

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Region in focus

Far-West Nepal

Sudurpaschim — Baitadi, Dadeldhura, Bajhang, Bajura, Doti, Kailali and Kanchanpur. Hilltop temples, Khaptad and Ramaroshan, Shuklaphanta and the lakes of the western Terai — a corner of Nepal few guidebooks cover.