Archive for the "Nepal" category

Lukla Airport is Named the Worlds Most Extreme Airport

Watch this clip from the History channel’s series on Extreme Airports: var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;

Maiti Nepal Founder Anuratha Koirala on CNN Heroes

Anuradha Koirala, the founder of Maiti Nepal will be on CNN Heroes. She will be on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at some point during the Larry King Live hour (9-10pm EST). The segment will be re-broadcast during the slotted times listed on the CNN Heroes webpage. In case you miss it, the story will also [...]

Pokahra , Nepal

Pokahra , Nepal, originally uploaded by mindz420. Beautiful. var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;

Abortion in Nepal: A Sad Story

I didn’t know this about the history of abortion in Nepal: A real success story of the last decade is Nepal. Before 2002, abortion was illegal in Nepal and women and their children often served time in prison based on the allegations of neighbors or estranged family members. It was finally legalized in 2002, yet [...]

Beautiful Shot of Chitwan, Nepal

Chitwan, Nepal, originally uploaded by elosoenpersona. var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;

10 Weeks to Go for New Nepal Constitution

U.S. Constitution — No. 4, originally uploaded by Caveman (Kickin’ 66 with Pete Zarria). I guess no one will be surprised if a new constitution is not ready by the May 28, 2010. The question is what happens on May 29th? var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, [...]

Drawing Inspiration from Maggie

Ever since a friend walked into my house with an empty Doritos bag with a picture of Maggie Doyne and I learned of her work a few months ago, I have been doing a lot of thinking. I follow her through her blog and have watched her videos at various conferences. The story of this [...]

In a Land of Sacred Stones, Children are Not

Image via Wikipedia In a land of sacred stones and animals, the children are apparently not sacred. Not only that children can be use to make money. It makes me mad. News reports of  “orphan houses” exploiting parents and trying to make a quick buck has been rampant. I’ve been reading one too many reports [...]

Annapurna Vista from Sarangkot, Nepal Himalaya Mountain Sunrise

Annapurna Vista from Sarangkot, Nepal Himalaya Mountain Sunrise, originally uploaded by Peter Akkermans Fotoakkermans.nl. Beautiful shot. Nepal can be breathtakingly beautiful! var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;

Annapurna South Nepal

Annapurna South Nepal, originally uploaded by Jeremiah Cunningham. Very vivid picture. Just loved it when I found it on Flickr and wanted to share! Enjoy. var addthis_pub = ”; var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’;