By the time Tony co-founded Lonely Planet Publications in 1973, he already had the travel bug. And ever since, travel and discovery have been at the heart of his life and career.
My trip through the Mustang region of Nepal up to Lo Manthang – part 1 and part 2 – was bookended by stays in the Kathmandu Valley and a brief stop in Pokhara. I wasn’t planning or expecting to see anything new, my visit was just a reminder of familiar places and inte...
▲ The first half of our two week trek to the legendary Tibetan kingdom of Mustang or Lo Manthang took us up to the ‘capital’ Lo Manthang. This is the main square of the walled town. The king’s palace, where we had an audience with the king,’ overlooks the square fro...
With my daughter Tashi, son Kieran and their partners plus four other friends I made the trek (and horseback ride) up to the legendary capital Lo Manthang in the second half of September. Change is on its way, a road is already open from the Chinese border south to Lo...
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