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Close Encounters of the Traveling Kind

Close Encounters of the Traveling Kind
  • Author(s): Amanda Jayne
  • Location(s): South America, Japan, Nepal, South Africa, Thailand
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

This collection of near-death (and a few almost-near-death) stories take you on adventures in Africa, South America, Nepal, Japan and Thailand. Close Encounters with an angry snake, the edge of an abyss, an unfriendly African tribe, a shady guide...

Himalaya

Himalaya
  • Author(s): Michael Palin
  • Location(s): Nepal, The Himalayas
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): early 2000s

Michael Palin’s travel books have repeatedly topped the bestseller lists. In this book he is back at his adventurous best tie-ing in with a major BBC TV series. The book/series will travel through many countries little known to the...

Himalayan Kidnap

Himalayan Kidnap
  • Author(s): Jane Wilson-Howarth
  • Location(s): Nepal
  • Genre(s): Young Adult, Adventure
  • Era(s): Modern

When sixteen year old Alexs parents ask him to deliver a mysterious package to their animal research camp in the Nepalese jungle, he and his twelve-year old brother James do not know the trouble they are about to face....

House of Snow

House of Snow
  • Author(s): Ranulph Fiennes
  • Location(s): Nepal
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Various

In 2015, Sagarmatha frowned. Tectonic plates moved. A deadly earthquake devastated Nepal. In the wake of disaster, House of Snow brings together over 50 excerpts of fiction and non-fiction celebrating the breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage of this...

In the Land of No Right Angles

In the Land of No Right Angles
  • Author(s): Daphne Beal
  • Location(s): Nepal
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): early 2000s

Alex, a twenty-year-old American student, is spending the year in Nepal, backpacking and photographing. As a favor to Will – her American friend – she uses one of her Himalayan treks to seek out Maya, a young Nepali woman...

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air
  • Author(s): Jon Krakauer
  • Location(s): Nepal, The Himalayas
  • Genre(s): Biography
  • Era(s): 1990s

In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight...

Kathmandu

Kathmandu
  • Author(s): Luke Richardson
  • Location(s): Kathmandu, Hong Kong
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Jamie’s colleague and former lover goes missing, the police start to ask questions. After a panicked call comes to light and traces of blood are discovered in his car, the net closes in. Sure, a body’s not been...

Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
  • Author(s): Conor Grennan
  • Location(s): Nepal
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 2006

The riveting story of Conor Grennan’s year in Nepal reads like a cross between Into Thin Air and Three Cups of Tea. While volunteering at an orphanage, Conor discovers that the children are not orphans: they are trafficked. Despite...

My Midnight Sun

My Midnight Sun
  • Author(s): John Shors
  • Location(s): Nepal
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Life is good for thirty-year-old Owen Sterling. But when tragedy strikes during his honeymoon in Thailand, the future he’d hoped for is shattered. After time with his family and friends in America does little to ease his pain, Owen...

Notes of a Naive Traveler: Nepal and Thailand

Notes of a Naive Traveler: Nepal and Thailand
  • Author(s): Jennifer S Alderson
  • Location(s): Nepal, Thailand
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

The ride back to Kathmandu was comfortable and relaxing. There were more overturned trucks (the gas-powered ones seem to tip the most, I’m surprised there weren’t more explosions), goats being herded across the highway by ancient women, children playing...

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