Destination: Nepal
Cameron Diaz Goes ‘Trippin’
by Jim Benning | 03.30.05 | 4:12 PM ET
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Yahoo! BuzzThe Critic: “12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time”
by Jim Benning | 08.09.03 | 12:11 AM ET
Boycott Nepal, The Trekking Capital Of The World?
by Jim Benning | 06.05.03 | 8:59 PM ET
That’s the suggestion from Ethical Traveler founder Jeff Greenwald in an op-ed piece in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. A travel boycott, he believes, will pressure the government to stop turning away Tibetan refugees seeking asylum, as it did recently, and instead allow some refugees to pay an illegal entry fee and remain in Nepal, as the government has traditionally done. “A popular boycott of travel to Nepal will send a strong message to the kingdom’s officials, who draw huge profits from climbing expedition and visa fees,” he writes. “This boycott must be maintained until Nepal issues an apology to the Tibetan community, and an assurance that such a shameful lapse in human decency will not occur again.” In an e-mail to Ethical Traveler members, Greenwald notes that this is the organization’s first “direct action.” He urges travelers to visit EthicalTraveler.com, which has a link to the Nepalese Embassy and a suggested letter.
Trekking With the Maoist Rebels
by Jim Benning | 05.13.02 | 10:18 PM ET
Maoist insurgents continue to taint Nepal’s reputation as a snow-capped Shangri-la. The San Francisco Chronicle’s John Flinn offers a detailed look at the Maoists’ actions and their effects on Nepal travel and trekking. “According to published reports, some trekking companies are paying protection money so the Maoists will leave their clients alone,” Flinn writes. He asked a couple of San Francisco travel companies about that. One confessed that some trek leaders carry “a stash of cash” for emergencies.
From Stockholm to the Top of Everest and Back to Nepal by Bike with the “Crazy Swede”
by Michael Yessis | 04.22.02 | 7:45 PM ET
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