Nepal is open for the autumn season, and glad you are coming.
Everest, Annapurna and Thorong La are open. Langtang treks stay paused while the Rasuwa road is rebuilt; Mustang and Manang roads are still being repaired.
News desk
Every story, newest first.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
Landslides have cut off Samagaun on our Manaslu Circuit route, trapping dozens of trekkers since Saturday night. Here's the real status and what to do.
Gear & Tech
A plantar-pressure study found the damage begins at 10 percent of body weight, half the usual multi-day backpacking limit, here's what that means for your daypack.
Breaking Trail & Weather
Heavy rain since Sept 24 has blocked the Beni-Jomsom road in six places and shut highways nationwide, here's what it means for your Annapurna or Mustang trek.
Money & Insurance
Visa and Mastercard are paying $167.5 million after allegedly blocking cheaper ATM fees, and the claim deadline is 10 February 2027.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
An avalanche hit Himlung Himal's base camp in Manang on 26 September. By 1 October, 15 Nepali workers had been found dead and one was still missing.
Safety & Advisories
Both cost the same permit and sit within 70 metres of each other in altitude, but our guides say the harder climb isn't the one most people assume.
Wildlife & Nature
Nepal's 2026 tiger census found record numbers in Chitwan and a rare decline in Bardia, and it changes the honest answer to which safari to book.
Breaking Flights & Access
Western Sydney International opens 25 October with Jetstar's first flight, but the promised Metro line won't carry passengers until 2027.
Breaking Flights & Access
Heathrow says its 2035 third-runway deadline is unrealistic and now targets 2039, leaving London's capacity squeeze unresolved for years.
Breaking Flights & Access
Bangkok declared all 50 districts disaster zones after 300mm of rain in 48 hours, and five airlines, Thai Airways included, are waiving change fees this week.
Breaking Flights & Access
Catania halted arrivals after a 4km Etna ash plume, and EU261 treats volcanic ash as ‘extraordinary’, so no cash payout, but care and rerouting are owed.
Safety & Advisories
Jordan Yap, 30, hasn’t been heard from since he set off solo into Peru’s Huayhuash range on 14 September — Nepal’s guide rule exists for this.
Breaking Flights & Access
Hurricane Nolo has grounded at least 21 Hilo flights, and four airlines have separate waiver rules — here’s what each requires.
Safety & Advisories
A month after Nepal's flood, disaster officials say 5,644 people remain missing, 1,453 bodies have been recovered, and the rebuild will cost $4.77 billion.
Money & Insurance
International airfares rose 21.5% in the year to August 2026, the steepest climb since 2023 — and it's part of what a Nepal flight costs now too.
Safety & Advisories
Cold dry air can trigger asthma at altitude, but studies show reduced allergens help many trekkers breathe easier — here’s which Nepal trek fits.
Safety & Advisories
Real studies from Everest and Nepal’s Dhaulagiri circuit show blood sugar swings both ways at altitude, and which trek actually suits type 1 diabetes.
Visas & Entry
From 1 November 2026, Russia, Belarus and Turkey lose visa-free access to Montenegro under EU alignment rules, most Western travellers won’t notice.
Records & People
Apple’s new film Tenzing sent Tom Hiddleston and co-star Genden Phuntsok trekking to Everest Base Camp before filming, here’s the real 1953 story.
Breaking Money & Insurance
A Brisbane-Longreach return booked five days out cost $1,386, just $450 less than a last-minute Singapore fare. Here's why, and what isn't being fixed.
Breaking Flights & Access
LAX got grounded by thunderstorms again. Here's what US, UK, EU, Canadian and Australian rules actually require when weather delays your flight.
Money & Insurance
One in seven Australians flew overseas with zero cover last trip, and Vietnam’s storm season just gave that gamble its worst possible timing.
Breaking World Destinations
He fell about 60 metres descending Torrecerredo on Thursday, on ground climbers don’t rope up for — proof an ‘easy’ mountain can still kill you.
Money & Insurance
Once a strike, flood or eruption is public news, Australian travel insurers won't cover it, and buying a policy the day it hits headlines is too late.
