Of all the places I visited on our FAM tour of the Kathmandu valley at the Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, I found Patan the most fascinating. Located about 8 km south of Kathmandu, on a plateau across the Bagmati River, Patan is called the city of fine arts. It is one of 3 royal cities […]
Category: Nepal
Nepal Adventure Tour Packages: 9 Things To Do Near Kathmandu
At the Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, inspiring mountaineers like Tashi Tenzing Sherpa, grandson of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, and adventurer, Adrian Hayes, shared their experiences of climbing Everest and many other peaks. They also offered recommendations for sustainable adventure tourism in Nepal. Although I went to Kathmandu on a FAM tour that had to do more with […]
Bhaktapur Walking Tour: Following The Red Brick Road In Nepal’s Cultural City
An adorable spaniel sat at the entrance of a shop, gazing out solemnly at the people milling about in Bhaktapur’s Durbar Square. It looked very different from the other dogs who made their home here. Being a dog lover, I would have loved to stop and click photos of every pooch in Nepal. Had I […]
Kathmandu Temple Tour: Doorways To Nepal’s Art And Culture
Before I visited Nepal for the Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, I thought the only things there were to see in this country, that abuts the north-eastern states of India, were temples and mountains. I didn’t opt for the FAM tour that included mountains because I don’t trek, but I did get a tour of Kathmandu’s […]
International Travel Bloggers And Media Conference (ITBMC) In Kathmandu
The International Travel Bloggers & Media Conference (ITBMC) in Kathmandu, was the second day of The Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, held on 2nd June, 2018 in Kathmandu, at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu. It was a platform for travel bloggers to network, learn and meet travel experts from Nepal. It was also to understand the […]
The Himalayan Travel Mart 2018: Nepal, The Gateway To The Himalayas
Nepal was not even on my radar – or on my bucket list – as a place to visit until I was invited to attend its biggest tourism event, the Himalayan Travel Mart 2018, on 1st and 2nd June 2018. The tag-line for the event, held at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza Kathmandu, was “Nepal, Gateway […]
Kathmandu, Bhaktapur And Panauti: My FAM Tour Of Nepal For #HTM2018
The lightning flashed and crackled outside the window. I was flying Nepal Airlines flight RA 202 into Kathmandu and we were caught in a thunderstorm. A massive rain cloud was shooting forks of lighting as large and scary as Thor’s Mjolnir. It was an electrical party in the sky with the clouds all around us […]