Shangri-La Group Nepal

Biological Shangri-La risks being lost forever, study says; Change taking toll on Himalayan habitat where new species are still being discovered.(News)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 8/11/2009; 892 words; ...Binaj Gurubacharya KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The world's smallest deer...rich regions, an environmental group said yesterday. But the effects...program that covers India, Nepal and Bhutan. The WWF is calling...chocolate-brown catfish from Nepal that have evolved unique adhesive...

A walk in the sky.
Gulf Weekly; 2/1/2009; 672 words; ...in Shangri-La, Nepal, right after he...In the early 90s, Nepal saw a sudden boom...too! While at the Shangri-La I worked in its French...food. Back home in Nepal, Chef Hari enjoys...amp; Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate...

Crowning glory; Bhutan's newly crowned king.(Bhutan and the art of happiness)(Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk)
The Economist (US); 11/15/2008; 1010 words; ...contrast with neighbouring Nepal, where this year a much...being happy. But even Shangri-La has its problems. Despite...Bhutan's three ethnic groups, the Nepali-speakers...Tens of thousands fled to Nepal from 1988-93. More than...

Inside the real magic kingdom.
7 Days (Dubai, United Arab Emirates); 6/20/2008; 1345 words; ...disembarked from the van, our small group of tourists chuckled at the near...Often referred to as 'the last Shangri-La' it is a mystical place, sandwiched...China, and neighbours Tibet and Nepal. Rich, deep, green valleys make...

It's quite an expedition to the top of Mera Peak ; Nepal's complex fee structure calls climbing this mountain a 'trek'. Don't be fooled by the terminology, says Stephen Goodwin
Belfast Telegraph; 6/11/2008; 1027 words; ...a cost. Now his group was heading down...trekking" peaks in Nepal. That is 21,248ft...journeys to be had in Nepal. Separated from...most had trekked in Nepal before, it being...so aptly named the Shangri-La. COMPACT FACTS How...