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Kathmandu

Kopan Monastery hosts 3000 visitors each year seeking spiritual guidence.

I left this retreat ‘reborn’. All I did was focus on one scary thing

We’ve heard whispers about this meditation since the start of the retreat, and been primed for the 40 minutes we’ll spend “focusing on our own impermanence”. 

  • Nina Karnikowski
Narayanhiti Palace… doors open.

The site of a shocking royal massacre is now a tourist attraction

Inside these walls, built to keep common eyes away, we can all finally seen how Nepal’s most lavish family lived. And how it died.

  • Andrew Bain
Educated young Nepalese are returning home to Kathmandu.

A new, youthful spirit is putting this city back on travellers’ radars

A new wave of creatives is helping to preserve local cultures, environments and communities, while lifting the visitor experiences of one of Asia’s most intriguing cities.

  • Nina Karnikowski
A trekker sitting on top of Kyanjo Ri view point and enjoying landscape of Langtang valley. Himalaya mountains range in Nepal, Asia Cover: Nepal: trekking a decade on from the earthquake text by Andrew Bain

After devastation, I returned to one of the world’s most amazing countries

In 2015, I was in Nepal just days before the earthquake. I’m back to continue my trekking love affair with the country.

  • Andrew Bain
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

Travel guide and things to do in Kathmandu, Nepal: Three-minute guide

Nepal's capital is home to more World Heritage-listed sites than any other city on Earth.

  • Louise Southerden
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Rhesus macaque on the walls of Swayambhunath,the so-called Monkey Temple overlooking Kathmandu.

Kathmandu: the city with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites

Search through the chaos of this ever-growing city and there's one trait this capital is streets ahead of the likes of Paris, New York and Tokyo.

  • Andrew Bain
Pattans Durbar Square with Buddhist and Hindu Temples from the 17th Century, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Things to do in Kathmandu, Nepal: One day three ways

People-watch from shady temples gratis, or splash out and dine like a king on epic feasts.

  • Katrina Lobley
Serene: The courtyard at Gokarna Forest Resort is set for dinner.

Gokarna Forest Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal: A little monkey business

Don't leave windows open, we're told, because if a monkey climbs in all hell breaks loose.

  • Katrina Lobley
Dead Sea. Jordan.

Gone tomorrow: the places you need to visit, right now

From the Galapagos to the Great Barrier Reef, there are some destinations you can't keep putting off for a visit, writes Michael Gebicki.

Discover Kathmandu's markets.

Deals of the week: at home in Nepal

Discover Kathmandu then prepare and share a meal with a local family.

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