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  Ajit Baral is known as a World Cyclist and a dedicated promoter of Nepali Tourism. Photo: Ajit Baral   By LB THAPA Ajit Baral needs no introduction. He is a world cyclist who has already paddled 77 countries. He has traveled across the length and breadth of Nepal three times. He has even paddled to such extreme places of the country where no cyclists have ever dared to trade in. If you think this is enough then you are utterly wrong.   In order to add more excitement and boost the Pokhara adventure tourism, Ajit Baral surprised everyone when he was seen flying with paragliding along with his mountain bike. A huge crowd became the eyewitness when he flew over Fewa Lake and finally landed at Khapaudi landfill.   His personality is as such that people call him by many names. Some call him a crazy cyclist while others call him a Nepal's tourism ambassador to the world. He does not mind what people prefer to call him, because he believes in action than words. Actually, ...

  Can you believe that many people rush from different parts of the country and abroad to attend Yak's Blood Drinking Festival in Myagdi and Mustang? Everyone wants to drink a fresh glass full of Yak's blood before it is finished.   After all, what makes Yak's blood so special so that crowds of people want to drink a glass full of Yak’s blood!    To know all this and many more, read this story till the end… By LB THAPA Nepal has been popular for its glorious cultural and traditional practices. Many of those cultural and traditional practices are very old, while others have become popular only recently. Over the years, some traditional practices have attracted many people at home and abroad.  In fact, there are several fascinating traditions popular across the country, the Chauri Mela, has a special place to put in. Yak Blood Drinking Festival is observed twice a year at Khopra Lake in Myagdi and Marche Lake in Mustang, where unbelievably a large number of...

Lakeside is the epicenter of Holi revelers. Photo: LB Thapa By LB THAPA Holi is the festival of colors. It is celebrated with much fanfare and excitement. In addition, this excitement is multiplied by several times when the festival is celebrated at the vibrant streets of Lakeside, a famous tourist hub in Pokhara.   This evening yours truly had visited Lakeside to observe the moods of the people for celebrating Holi, the festival of colors.   Foreigners celebrating Holi at Lakeside. Photo: LB Thapa It had amazing sights indeed. Though not many foreigners were seen on the street of Lakeside this year, definitely it was due to the Covid pandemic, however, the streets of Lakeside were jammed with Pokhareli and several domestic visitors. Well, sorry to say but I saw almost no masks on the faces of Holi revelers. They were walking on the street more like the soldiers of the triumphant army of the Roman Empire. I think now most people are not scared of the covid virus as they used t...