Ken Berry

Most travel advice is shared with good intentions. Some of it is practical, some hard – won from experience, and a fair amount of it, we have come to believe, simply doesn’t travel well.  After more than three decades arranging journeys across Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Tibet, we have learned that travel rarely follows universal rules. What […]

1 October, 2026 Travel conditions are improving as key highways reopen, though some mountain and border routes still require adjustments and careful planning. Kathmandu–Pokhara / Chitwan / western Nepal: Two-way traffic has resumed on the Prithvi Highway, including at Krishnabhir. Recently damaged sections remain vulnerable to further rainfall, so road conditions should be checked before […]

Perhaps more than you expect. It’s easy to think a journey through the Himalayas is defined by the mountains. Yet, for many travelers, it’s the quieter moments along the way that leave the deepest impression. As the days unfold, many travelers return home with something less tangible but far more enduring: a different way of […]