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One of the many Naxi Guesthouses along the trail

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yello...

Nepal / Afghanistan / China Adam Bray

In the late 1980s, author Pico Iyer embarked on an Asian journey with the purpose of discovering ...

Nepal / China / India Kenneth Champeon

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Kumari -- Nepal's `Living Goddess'

A slum settlement in an anonymous by-lane of Kathmandu city was abuzz with activity. In spite of ...

Nepal Nabanita Dutt

Zhao Hitches a Ride to Three Gorges in 'Getting Home'

On the Edge of Our Seats at Cinequest 18

Mystery and suspense take on many forms in the seven Asian entries in San Jose's 18th annual Cine...

Nepal / Japan / China Celeste Heiter

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The Mountain Trails

Part I – Embarking on an unfamiliar territory… Adventure really did not begin ...

Nepal / Afghanistan / China Nandini Raybaruah

Kumari, the Living Goddess of Kathmandu

Kumari, Kathmandu's Living Goddess

Kathmandu's Living Goddess is an integral part of the daily lives of the people of old Kathmandu...

Nepal Anil Blon

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Union Jack still flies at Britain's last military outpost in Asia

BRITISH ARMY GARRISON, Brunei, July 28, 2006 - The Union Jack hangs limp in the muggy tropical ai...

Nepal / Brunei AFP/Ian Timberlake

Thukpa

Thukpa is popular throughout all the Himalayan countries, and there are as many preparations as t...

Nepal / China / Bhutan Celeste Heiter

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War-weary Asian nations offer new treats for tourists

War-weary Asian countries are planning new treats for travellers in a bid to cash in on a "peace ...

Nepal / Cambodia / Indonesia AFP/Mel Gunasekera

Yeti Airlines, on the airstrip in Simikot (9,400'), Nepal.

Kailash Pilgrimage Journal - Day 4

1st pass, after Simikot We flew from sea level to Simikot at 9,500 feet, and started walking -- u...

Nepal / Afghanistan / China Jeff Greenwald

Black Narcissus

Film Review: Black Narcissus

Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, Black Narcissus tells the story of a cloister of nuns from th...

Nepal / China / Bhutan Celeste Heiter

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Nepal's Singing Nun

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

Nepal AFP/Deepak Adhikari

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The Himalayan Yeti -- Believe what you will

1913: A Chinese hunting party captured an apelike creature that their Tibetan loaders identified ...

Nepal / Afghanistan / China Nabanita Dutt

Boudhanath Stupa

Boudhanath Stupa - Little Tibet, Nepal

Anil Blon on trekking in Nepal...

Nepal Anil Blon

Fruit seller on the roadside, Nepalganj, Nepal.

Kailash Pilgrimage Journal - Day 1

Nepalganj When the Journey Begins The pilgrimage begins when you pack up the computer; when you g...

Nepal / China Jeff Greenwald

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Nepali film Highway

Love it or hate it, this daring Nepali film makes waves...

Nepal AFP/Frankie Taggart

Terraced fields along the Karnali River just outside of Muchu, Nepal.

Kailash Pilgrimage Journal - Day 5

en route to Kirmi The Karnali is the color of elephant hide, a churning river that looks fully ca...

Nepal / China Jeff Greenwald

Evening bazaar, Nepalganj, Nepal.

Kailash Pilgrimage Journal - Day 3

Hotel Batika, Nepalganj If this is to be a journey beyond preferences, I am sorry. For I would tr...

Nepal / China Jeff Greenwald

Freelance holy man, Patan. "Suddenly a wild man with long unkempt hair and bedraggled beard confronted us."

Photos from Kathmandu

A story told with photos.

Nepal Robert Tompkins

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Nepal

Anil Blon introduces Nepal's Bhaktapur Durbar Square...

Nepal Anil Blon

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