ecotourism

Not out of the woods yet in Nepal

The draft of a new national park and wildlife conservation bill threatens to undo Nepal’s decades-long success in nature protection

Mustang farmer shows what is possible despite government

Migrant returnee from Japan combines thriving apple farm with eco-tourism to create jobs

Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge at 25

A haven of sustainable hospitality in Nepal sets a benchmark for ecotourism

Lisa Choegyal

Home away from home in Nepal

A model of resilience for Nepali tourism in the age of pandemics, conflicts and the climate crisis

A short walk up the Panjshir

Kids playing on rusted tanks abandoned by the retreating Russians, war debris comfortably incorporated into stone walls to contain sheep and goats,...

Lisa Choegyal

Pokhara comes alive at night

Visitors from all over the world are attracted to Pokhara for its stunning mountain views and its relaxed lakeside life. But very...

Night of the firefly

Many of us have fond childhood memories of the जुनकिरी (firefly), chasing the fascinating lightning bugs through fields and forests. Across the...

Sonia Awale

The fading light of Nepal’s fireflies

Many of us have fond childhood memories of the जुनकिरी firefly, chasing these fascinating flashing bugs through fields and forests. Across the...

On the road in West Nepal

The past year will go down in history as one great global disaster with the coronavirus pandemic leading the pack of calamities...

The vagaries of fate

In her last column, Lisa Choegyal takes us on the Trans-Siberian Railway during the Soviet days

Lisa Choegyal