Posts Tagged ‘ kathmandu ’
Volunteering to Learn
Volunteering to Learn is a NGO registered and based in Nepal that helps potential volunteers placement in activities in Nepal. The main areas where the organization makes placement is environmental awareness, home stay and cultural exchange, teaching English, orphanage program, organic agriculture and women empowerment.
It offers placement from one week to six months
Tamu Losar
Gurungs from across the country celebrate Tamu Losar by organizing rallies in traditional attires and cultural programs. They also visit Buddhist shrines on that day. This event is a chance for people who travel to Nepal to witness cultural heritages of the Gurung community.
Date: December 30, 2009
Venue: Across the country (in Kathmandu, they organize a
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2009
The seventh edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) is being organized in Kathmandu from December 10 – 14, 2009 by Himal Association. There are altogether 49 films that will be screened during the festival out of which 8 films are on the non competitive Nepal Panorama section. The films will be screened in City
Garden of Dreams
Garden of Dreams – renowned as the garden of six seasons – was designed by Kishor Narshingh and constructed by late Field Marshal Kaiser Shumsher Rana in early 1920 as Kaiser Shumsher’s private garden. The Garden of Dreams has an ensemble of pavilion, fountains, decorative garden furnitures, and European inspired features such as verandas, pergolas,
flydubai
flydubai, Dubai’s first budget airline, offers direct flights from Dubai, UAE to Kathmandu, Nepal and connecting flights to more than a dozen destinations across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Universal Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd is the GSA of the flydubai for Nepal.
Destinations from Kathmandu: Dubai
Category: International
Number of flights per week: 4 (Sunday,
Sherpa Adventure Gear
Sherpa Adventure Gear, an American Company owned by a Sherpa, sells authentic, international quality outdoor clothing and gear for trekking, mountaineering and all other outdoor activities through an outlet in Nepal.
Outlet Location: Hattisar, Kathmandu
Phone: 9771-4445163, 4446173
Email: info@sherpaadventuregear.com
URL: www.sherpaadventuregear.com
Nagarjun hike – a short hiking trail around Kathmandu valley
We, a friend and I, did the hiking in the Nagarjun Hill, part of the Shivapuri National Park in western Kathmandu, on a fine autumn afternoon. The hiking was two hours of upward and one and half hours of the downward walk on the moderate slope of Nagarjun hills. The starting point of this trail
Himalayan Blues Festival 2009
Blue Music Room presents the Himalayan Blues Festival 2009 from October 7 to 11, 2009 at various locations across Kathmandu, Nepal. Most of the programs will be held at bars around Kathmandu.
Around Town (October 7 2009, Wednesday – 7:30pm Onwards)
The following bar venues around Kathmandu will resonate the sound of Blues on this day.
Fusion Bar
Jazzmandu 2009
Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2009 is the seventh edition of Kathmandu Jazz. The program is organized by Upstairs Ideas each year and features local and international artists playing the Jazz music. The schedule, starting from October 8 and ending in October 13, 2009, for the program is as follows:
JAZZ FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
Date: Thursday, October 8
Time: 10:00
Film South Asia 2009
Film South Asia 2009 is the seventh edition of the Film South Asia Festival organized every two years in Kathmandu, Nepal by Himal Southasian magazine. The festival features South Asian documentaries which compete for the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’, citation and cash prize of US$ 2,000.
The festival will be held from September 17 to 20, 2009.
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