I Love to Cycle in Kathmandu
My brother’s house in Kathmandu is old, narrow and tall. At the bottom of the house is a dark room which doubles up as an entrance hall and bicycle garage. This is where I am, getting ready to cycle across …
Repairing Ancient Kathmandu
I wrote this article in Kathmandu this Spring but put it on hold when my mother died…only now am I publishing the last of my articles from Nepal. This one has some pretty cool photos and also gives an insight …
Advice for the new Secretary of State for International Development (DFID)
This article about DFID was first published in the Scottish newspaper The National (a paper which supports Scottish independence, which I don’t, but they also support freelance journalism which I do).
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The London media have said little of interest …
Burnout
INTRO: I wrote this article on burnout six months ago when I was in Nepal. But the death of my Mother in June made me unable to write about anything but her (did you see this article in which I …
Himalayan Bus Plunge
After several hours hard trekking we reach the mountain village of Syabru Besi. It’s mid morning and the sun hasn’t come over the mountains yet. I look forward to sitting down in a tea house and having a cup of …
The Old Lady and the Guest House
Maya runs a lovely little guest house, four hours walk from the nearest road. She’s a hustler. She sits on her terrace and calls out to the hundreds of trekkers who plod past every day, using her handful of English …