An expat in Kathmandu and his Nepali gardener try to bridge culture and language gaps in the face of Covid-19. Knees creaking, ankles cracking, I slouch up the stairs for …
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Parsi baking culture survives in the heart of India, where Nimrah and his staff of 70 pump out tens of thousands of cookies a day. Our correspondent sampled a few. …
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Over many glasses of Arrack, a local coconut based spirit, Thomas Heaton hears a firsthand account of how the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami is still affecting lives on Sri Lanka’s coast. …
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After a 9 day hike through the mountains of Western Nepal, Thomas Heaton was looking forward to a comfortable ride back to Pokhara. Then the local bus pulled up… I …
