Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
Over 162 people have died in severe flash flooding and mudslides in Nepal, including tourists of varying nationalities, hundreds of whom are still unaccounted for at […]
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, a Nepali climbing guide called Hillary Dawa Sherpa, who went missing six days earlier on Mount Everest, was found crawling down […]
Mount Everest’s climbing season has officially opened despite serious safety concerns around a huge, unstable ice block hanging over one of the mountain’s most dangerous sections. […]
Some countries are blessed with beauty. Others are defined by strategic potential. Nepal is increasingly becoming both. For decades, Nepal has occupied a rare place in […]
A major scandal is rocking the Everest region, with trekking guides accused of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar insurance fraud involving thousands of fake or unnecessary rescues over […]
New rules governing who can climb Mount Everest and how could soon be imposed on expeditions to Earth’s highest peak. Upper House lawmakers in Nepal’s National […]
Anti-government protests in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu have been met with a deadly crackdown from authorities, killing at least 19 people, injuring dozens more, affecting airport […]
For the first time in a decade, the climbing permit fee for Mount Everest stands to increase. As of September, climbing enthusiasts will have to pay […]
The first Welshman to climb Mount Everest has declared that the modern mountaineering industry had become “a complete circus”. Caradoc Jones, now 65, believes the sky-high […]
Nepal is about to introduce a major change to its mountaineering regulations: a new law that will require climbers to have summitted at least one 7,000-metre […]
In February, professors from Glasgow Caledonian University led a group of students to Nepal as part of the Scottish Education Exchange Programme. The visit was in […]
Chitlang village, once known as the southern gateway to the Kathmandu Valley, has been on my bucket list for quite some time. Before the highway to […]
Nepalese officials have recently announced that the fee to climb Mount Everest is expected to increase. According to authorities, starting in September, climbing enthusiasts willing to […]
Vikram, a junior pursuing Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University, embarked on a journey to Nepal last December. While his itinerary included trekking through the breathtaking […]
The Buddhist texts, including the Tripitaka and later commentaries, refer to Lumbini as the birthplace of Buddha. Indian Emperor Ashoka visited Lumbini around 249 BC during […]
The 3rd of December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), celebrated globally to promote awareness and inclusion. Nepal has recently witnessed a groundbreaking […]