Consonant Aspirations

As I mentioned in my last post, I've noticed a proliferation of Chinese signs in Nepal since my last visit here 2 years ago. I've ...

I'm coming out of hiatus to blog about something that involves the Language Development Centre in Kathmandu. As some of you know, I vis...

Yesterday was Bhai Tika day, the last day of Tihar,when each bhai 'younger brother' receives tika from their sister(s). I was give...

Here are some pretty examples of rangoli spotted outside shops here in Kathmandu. Note the trail of toilet paper inside the shop. Mu...

So two days ago, right after Kukur Puja (where the dogs were dressed with  mallas around their necks and had tika placed on their forehead...

Before I keep posting about my recent trip to Solukhumbu to see Mt Everest, I should say that we're into the 3rd / 4th day of Tihar here...

I suppose it was partly to satisfy my morbid curiosity that I decided to venture out early this morning (or as early as I could) to Kathmand...

The story goes something like this: Years ago, my professor's partner flew into Kathmandu to visit her. It was around the 9th day of D...

4 boys. 2 motorbikes. An afternoon at Sundarijal. What better way to spend a Sunday in the Kathmandu Valley (bearing in mind that Sunday isn...

Yesterday, P. took me on a motorbike ride with two of his friends to Sundarijal, about 15km north-east of Kathmandu, but more on that later....

I don't know how I missed it, or rather the first day of it. I had it in my diary as starting this Thursday, and didn't think to que...

Adding to my list of cultural activities here was a trip to the local cinema to watch a Nepali film. Of course, being in Kathmandu, 8am on ...

A few days ago I arranged to meet Reg Naylor, a British expatriate who's been doing development work in Nepal for years (courtesy of a c...

A week ago I got my first taste of being on a motorbike in Kathmandu. No helmet, no protective gear. Just blind faith in P. my driver, who t...

So while there's a Nepali rock music video being filmed at the guest house this afternoon, I caught the filming of another more Bollywo...

According to this article from the Nepal-based blog 'Weird and Funny World', cybercafes here are supposed to now check clients'...

Found a few of Invader's  installations here in Kathmandu. Here's one from the old town area.

Just a few doors down from the guest house. When I first saw it, I thought it was some weird three-legged cow.