Category: Nepal

Can I visit Nepal this year? Yes! Nepal is open to tourists! Much of the tourist and trekking infrastructure is up and running again. Hotels and restaurants in the tourist quarter of Kathmandu known as Thamel are open, likewise in Patan and Bhaktapur, Pokhara, Lumbini and Chitwan. The latter were not even affected by the earthquake in …

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A second major earthquake has shaken Nepal On Tuesday May 12th (12:35 local time), just over two weeks since the first earthquake, a second major (7.3) earthquake hit Nepal. The earthquake struck in Kodari about 22 kilometres southeast of Zham in China along the Nepal border. Areas such as Namche Bazaar and Everest Base Camp are also …

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Most of Nepal’s temples are still standing The last few weeks have been burdened by the dour and devastating news from Nepal and the 7.8 earthquake that hit it on April 25th. I’ve written about it and spent countless hours helping, searching and trying to do what I can to help. Now, nearly two weeks …

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The killer earthquake that hit Nepal is still causing damage Yes, the title is correct. On April 25th 2015 Nepal was struck with a 7.8 earthquake that has so far killed 8,000 people with a final number expected to be over 10,000. To give this some scale, 8.1 million people were directly affected – just under …

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Devastation hits Kathmandu to an extreme By now many people are waking up to the news about the major 7.8 brute force Earthquake that has caused massive destruction in the Kathmandu Valley and throughout central Nepal. I’m writing this knowing I have located all but two of my friends. I am hoping one of the missing …

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