Nepal is renowned (aside from trekking) for its three main destinations of Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara. As with many destinations these days, increasing population and tourism focusing on mainstream destinations means that they are now busy places to visit. On our recent fam trip with RARE Hotels, we set out to see if it was
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Community Projects & NGO’s, Indian Experiences Newsletters
As a tour operator, how can Community Homestay Network work for you?
Community Homestay Network does exactly what it says on the tin. It provides accommodation in private homes in communities around Nepal. This accommodation by and large is simple, you stay with a family in their home and experience their daily lives. On the surface, this might not appeal to the more luxury traveller but we’ve
Community Projects & NGO’s, The Rest, Wildlife Tales
Predicted, Preventable, Tragic: How Tourism is Destroying Bera’s Leopard Balance
Take a look at these pictures. These are all recent images of the ancient landscape of Bera in Rajasthan, where 850-million-year-old granite outcrops pierce the sky, as part of an extraordinary tale of coexistence that has played out for centuries. Here, the Rabari people – traditional pastoralists who believe they were created from Lord Shiva’s
Sustainable Cities, The Rest, Travel Advice
“The Lost Art of Wandering: Finding Joy in Expectation-Free Travel”
Pre-social media, there were dinner party destinations. Places people traveled to seemingly just so they could drop the name at the next gathering. Back in the early 2000’s, when I was managing a luxury tour company in London, people would call and tell me they wanted to go to Bhutan. When I asked why, they
Community Projects & NGO’s, Sustainable Cities, Wildlife Tales
A Brilliant Solution to Combatting Over Tourism Whilst Benefitting Local Communities – Introducing Community Homestay Network Nepal
How do you cope, in these days of gross over tourism, with promoting fabulous new destinations that you discover and want to shout to the world about, but don’t want to see go the same way? I now see destinations I visited some 20-25 years ago which were extraordinary and my heart bleeds at what