If you’d have mentioned Dhankuta, Nepal a couple of years ago, most people in the travel industry would stand around, scratch their heads and say, nope, no idea. Perhaps if you’d been the juice man from Del Monte (showing my age?), it may have been on your radar, for it was, until quite recently, the
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Roaring Reads: Five Essential Tiger Tales for International Tiger Day
It’s International Tiger Day, social media will be flooded with images of this truly magnificent animal, hopefully also praise for the forest guards who spend their lives protecting them, the conservation groups who also do their utmost to raise awareness to protect this endangered species, and the lodge owners who provide wonderful accommodation for you
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
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
One can’t work in travel and not have noticed the protests in Spain regarding over tourism, Venice now charging entrance fees etc. Both Shoba and I have been around in travel for over 25 years and have seen first hand the impact that over tourism has had on many destinations in India and Nepal. When
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