Niraj Paudel

Traveller · Photographer · Local explorer

72 published stories

I have walked the Annapurna region every season for nine years, first as a porter’s daughter and now as a photographer. I write about the villages between the trailheads.

Niraj Paudel

Published stories

The Gandhi Memorial in Lumbini: The Pillar, the Garden and the Last Walk

Lumbini’s Monastic Zone: A Practical Guide to the Monasteries, Gardens and Canal

Ramak Van Buddha Park: Lumbini's unsettling bronze garden

The Japanese Daijokyo in Lumbini: A Complete Visitor's Guide

The World Peace Pagoda, Lumbini: A Practical Guide to the Dome, the 365 Steps and the View

Paris and the Loire Valley: A Working Guide to the Capital and the Three Châteaux

The Myanmar Monastery at Lumbini: A Working Buddhist Complex, Two Kilometres from the Main Gate

Barcelona and Catalonia: The Practical Guide

Kyoto and Osaka: Temples, Markets and the Trains Between Them

New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta: A Practical Guide to the Crescent City

Lumbini: The Complete Practical and Historical Guide

Bangkok and the Chao Phraya: The Complete Practical Guide

Rara Lake: The Full Guide to Nepal’s Deepest Lake

Kathmandu: A Practical Guide to the Valley

New York City: The Complete Practical Guide

Havana and Viñales: A Practical Guide to Cuba’s Colonial Capital and Tobacco Country

Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal: A Complete Visitor and Organiser Briefing

The Swiss Alps: Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland and Zermatt

Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland and Zermatt: The Complete Practical Guide

Kopan, the Khumbu Border Roads and the Road to Tibet

Langtang and the Tamang Heartland: A Complete Trek Guide from Dhunche to Kyanjin

Uluru, Kata Tjuta and the Red Centre: A Practical Guide to the Northern Territory

Angkor and Siem Reap: The Practical Guide to Cambodia’s Temple Complex

Lysefjord: Preikestolen, Kjerag and the Fjord Wall