The romance and myth of Shangri-La resonate deeply, a magic kingdom hidden in the highest mountains, a place of untold beauty, happiness and fascination, whose people are handsome, wise, and immortal.
There is without question an extraordinary beauty to Nepal, the kingdom that is said to be the real life basis for Shangri-La. Kathmandu is a short hour and half flight from Delhi, slightly south and east as the eagle flies, but it is a different world. For the modern traveller the first thing to note that there is no blackberry coverage, and no traffic lights on the chaotic streets of the city. Electricity is something of a luxury, with long power outages persistent and routine, and roads are narrow, treacherous, and few. We might picture it as ...lire la suite