While Everest Base Camp trekkers eat very well at tea houses along the route, anyone who then embarks on an Everest summit attempt will be faced with a diet that is typically more practical than delicious: what can fit in their bags, be easily carried, last without refrigeration, and give the high quantity of calories [...]

In the 1990s, the Merak and Sakten region of eastern Bhutan was closed to outsiders. Its re-opening in 2010 means that visitors on Bhutan treks can now experience this beautiful part of the country and meet the culturally unique Brokpa people who dwell there.

Chitwan National Park is one of Nepal’s gems and a perfect addition to the Annapurna Circuit trek for those who have the time. Within its borders are leopards, wild elephants, rhinoceroses, sambar, chital deer, wild boars, sloth bears, gaur (a kind of wild cattle), crocodiles, varied birdlife – and the famous Royal Bengal Tiger. From [...]