Festivals & Events
Nepal Gives Every Dog a Flower Garland and a Tika, Even the Ones on the Street
On the second day of Tihar, Nepal puts a mark of worship on its street dogs, from the stray on the corner to the police dog on duty.
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Records & People
Nepal Has Two Rivers Called Bhote Koshi, and Only One of Them Flooded
The river that destroyed the Rasuwagadhi border crossing in August 2026 and the river carrying Nepal's oldest bungee jump share a name but nothing else.
Gear & Tech
Luggage Buying Guide 2026: Hard vs Soft, Carry-On vs Checked, and Backpack vs Spinner
A practical buyer’s guide to choosing travel luggage in 2026 — hard shell vs soft, carry-on vs checked, two-wheel vs spinner, and when a backpack or duffel wins. How to match the bag to the trip, weight allowances, and durability vs price.
Visas & Entry
ETA vs eVisa vs Visa vs Visa-Free in 2026: What the Difference Actually Is
An ETA is a pre-screen, not a visa. An eVisa is a real visa applied for online. A visa on arrival is granted at the border. And none of them guarantees entry — the officer does. Here is the plain-English taxonomy, and where Nepal fits.
World Destinations
Cheapest Countries to Visit in Asia in 2026 (Where Your Money Goes Furthest)
From Nepal’s Himalaya on a backpacker budget to the street-food value of Vietnam, India and Kyrgyzstan — the great-value Asian destinations for 2026, why each is cheap, and when to go.
Festivals & Events
Kathmandu's Biggest Street Festival Has a Stone Demon That Spits Rice Beer Into the Crowd
Indra Jatra runs 23 to 29 September 2026, with the Kumari chariot on Friday the 25th. Masked dancers, chariots and a god that pours rice beer.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
Nepal’s tourism minister is asking you not to cancel your trek
Khadak Raj Paudel says the floods hit specific places, not the whole country, and the trails are open. Where he is right, and the bit he leaves out.
Deals & Routes
How to Survive a Long Layover in 2026: Lounges, Sleep Pods, Showers and Leaving the Airport
A multi-hour connection can wreck your trip or become the easy part. Here is how to play a long layover in 2026 — when you can leave the airport, lounges and day passes, sleep pods, showers, left-luggage, and staying comfortable.
Gear & Tech
Travel Water Bottles & Purification in 2026: Drink Safely and Skip Single-Use Plastic
Boiling, tablets, UV pens, filters and filter bottles — what each one kills, what it misses (filters don’t stop viruses), when tap water is safe, and why a reusable bottle beats bottled water on the trail.
Visas & Entry
Do You Need an Onward or Return Ticket to Enter a Country in 2026? The Rule That Catches One-Way Travellers
Many countries — and the airlines that face the fines — want proof of onward travel before you board. Here is who it bites, why it is enforced at check-in, and how to satisfy it.
Money & Insurance
How Much Travel Insurance Cover Do You Actually Need in 2026? Sizing Every Limit
Medical and repatriation is the limit that can bankrupt you, cancellation should match your non-refundable spend, and a headline "£10m medical" is worthless if an exclusion applies. Here is how to right-size cover to your trip.
Flights & Access
Everest Base Camp Trek or Helicopter Tour? The Kala Patthar Reopening Changes the Math in 2026
A shared helicopter can land you on Kala Patthar again after a three-year ban, but it still can't buy you what nine days on the trail does.
Safety & Advisories
Can You Trek to Everest Base Camp at 82? What the Record and the Research Actually Say
There is no legal or medical age cutoff on the trail to Everest Base Camp, and the current record holder just proved it at 82.
World Destinations
Underrated Alternatives to Overtouristed Destinations in 2026: Swap the Crowd for Its Quieter Twin
Skip the ticketed queues at Venice, Santorini, Bali and Dubrovnik. Here are the quieter, cheaper equals — from Bologna and Naxos to Kotor, the Faroes and Nepal's Manaslu — that deliver the same experience with a fraction of the crowds.
Records & People
Mount Everest Was Named After a Man Who Never Saw It and Asked Not to Be
Sir George Everest never set foot near the mountain, never wanted his name on it, and wasn't even the one who proved it was the tallest on Earth.
Deals & Routes
Budget vs Full-Service Airlines in 2026: Which Is Really Cheaper Once You Add It All Up?
The headline low fare rarely tells the truth. Here is how budget and full-service airlines really compare on bags, seats, food, changes and connections in 2026 — and when each one is the smarter buy.
Safety & Advisories
The Nepal flood video with 7 million views was AI-generated, and here's how to check the next one
Nepal's Press Council has ordered 72 accounts to take content down. Here are the fakes that travelled furthest, and the three checks that catch nearly all of them.
Industry & Tourism
Should you still book Nepal this autumn after the flood, and what happens to the guides if you don't
Four Langtang and Rasuwa treks are paused on our own books, while Everest, Annapurna and Manaslu sit in different river systems and are running normally.
Safety & Advisories
Chitwan sits 150 km downstream from the Nepal flood and it has recovered the most bodies, here's why
NDRRMA's breakdown puts Chitwan first with 272 bodies recovered and Rasuwa, where the flood began, eighth with 24. Here is what that inversion means.
Safety & Advisories
Where Nepal's flood survivors are sleeping now, and what happens when the school is the shelter
Nepal's disaster authority counts about 9,000 households hit, the shelters are school halls, and winter in Rasuwa is roughly ten weeks away.
Flights & Access
Why Nepal runs its clocks 15 minutes off India, and the mountain behind it
Nepal Standard Time is UTC+5:45, one of only three 45-minute time zones on Earth, set to a meridian running through a peak Nepalis hold sacred.
Visas & Entry
Overstaying a Visa in 2026: The Fines, Deportation and Entry Bans Travellers Underestimate
A day past your visa still counts as an overstay — and the penalties run from daily fines to deportation and multi-year entry bans. Here is what really happens, and how to stay clear of it.
Money & Insurance
Honeymoon & Destination-Wedding Travel Insurance in 2026: The Extras Couples Overlook
Booking a destination wedding or honeymoon in 2026? Standard cover misses the extras that matter — a bigger single-item limit for rings, dresses and gifts, the wedding event itself, both names on one policy, supplier failure, and the activity and altitude cover an adventure honeymoon needs.
Records & People
Nepal’s first woman helicopter captain flew nearly 100 rescues in six days
Priya Adhikari has flown over 1,000 Himalayan rescues. In the week after the Bhote Koshi flood she flew about a hundred, into places with nowhere to land.