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Practical guides and slow stories — treks, temples, lakes and cities, written from the road.
Popular: Mardi Himal, Kedarnath, Everest Base Camp, Far-West Nepal
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: 158 articles from 23 countries, with the deepest coverage of Nepal — including 27 stories from the little-documented Far-West.
A complete Mardi Himal Trek guide: 3, 4 and 5-day itineraries from Pokhara, route options via Kande, Dhampus and Siding, altitudes, teahouses and costs, permits, best time, difficulty, packing list and FAQs.
Nepal and India region by region, then everywhere else the road has gone.
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.
Himalayan shrines in Uttarakhand, forts in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, river sources, hill stations and holy cities — our India, region by region.
Complete guides and itineraries — routes, permits, timings and what things cost.
The long read
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…
Read the storyRegion in focus
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.
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