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Nepal's Singing Nun

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

Ani Choying Dolma better known as "The Singing Nun" of Nepal...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: People | Performing Arts

Nepal's Royal Politics

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Nepal's Royal family may be eyeing a return to public life...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: People
Himalayas, Leh

Southern-East Asia and Central Asia experience in photographs

Olga Mo - peremeny [55]

RADIOTRAVEL is the big long-distance and long-term journey. We travel in countries of Southern-East Asia and Central Asia. Aim of this project - creation of online blog-book. During the journey we...

Destinations: Karnataka | Himalayas | Ko Tao | Mumbai | Hoi An | Guilin | Himachal Pradesh | Kathmandu | Hangzhou | Beijing | Bangkok | Kerala | Ninh Binh | Nepal | Hanoi | Vietnam | New Delhi | Varanasi | India | Ladakh | Zhejiang | China | Port Blair | Thailand | Kochi(India) | Goa
Topics: Travel | People | Photography | Traditions | Food
Zhao Hitches a Ride to Three Gorges in 'Getting Home'

On the Edge of Our Seats at Cinequest 18

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

Mystery and suspense take on many forms in the seven Asian entries in San Jose's 18th annual Cinequest Film Festival. Why is everyone looking for Amal? What's in Dashang's suitcase? Will Zhao make it...

Destinations: Nepal | Tibet | Mount Everest | Hong Kong | India | China | Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Culture | People | Performing Arts | Nature
Working Rice Fields

A Village Awakens

Kristi Hemmer - hemmertime [143]

Although I’m not a morning person, I really look forward to our morning walk through the daily lives of villagers of Kathmandu Valley and am tolerant of Shivagiri’s habit of telling me everything I...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Culture | People | Adventure | Women & Travel | Nature | Ecotourism

Film review: Seven Years in Tibet

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

Based on a true story, the 1997 Jean-Jacques Annaud film stars Brad Pitt as Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who, during an attempt to scale the Himalayan peak Nanga Parabat, is interned...

Destinations: Lhasa | Tibet
Topics: Culture | People | Literature | Religion | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | Art

Bhutan bucks regional trend in attitude to women

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, which only recently opened its doors to the modern world, women own land and inherit property, are often the family decision-makers and are even flocking to enter...

Destinations: Thimphu | Bhutan
Topics: People | 20th Century History | Traditions
Potala Palace contains many original statues, scrolls, and other Buddhist/Tibetan artifacts. It is an important site for Tibetan pilgrims and is open to the public as a museum.

The Don Juan of Dalai Lamas

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

* * * * * I sought my lover at twilight Snow fell at daybreak. Residing at the Potala I am Rigdzin Tsangyang Gaytso But in the back alleys of Shol-town I am rake and stud. Secret or not No matter.

Destinations: Lhasa | Tibet
Topics: People | Literature | Religion | Ancient History
Dubar Gouare, Kathmandu.

Passport: Nepal

April Thompson - athompson [581]

"In Nepal, a guest is like a god," says Hiranya, a boy who captured and brought me to his hillside village, so tiny it isn't on any map of Nepal or has a road wider than a goat path. As a female guest...

Destinations: Nepal | Kathmandu
Topics: Travel | People

Roadside

Kim Indresano - kindresano [1,077]

There is one main winding east-west road in Bhutan. It's in good shape but quite narrow and slow-going and we frequently halt for oncoming cars, trucks and livestock. From Paro to Thimphu, two of the...

Destinations: Thimphu | Bhutan
Topics: Culture | People | Nature
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