All illustrations by Brian Houghton Hodgson. “Does it have a tail?” “I can’t see because it's sitting on it.” “What about its eyes and coat?” “Bright and black eyes with spikey brown fur.” “Sounds ...

Many visitors to Nepal complain that there is not much to do after dark besides go to their hotel rooms to watch tv. But Kathmandu has a different kind of vibrant nightlife, people just don’t know ...

For more than 20 years Kathmandu was our favourite getaway. Our Kathmandu connection began in 1970 when Bunny and I first visited it, largely thanks to the ardent advocacy of Desmond Doig, editor of ...