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Video Montage Lokta Paper Journals
We've put together a small video introduction to our journals that we'll be sharing on the inter webs. Hope you enjoy! Journals Featured in the Video: Nepali Traveler Everest Explorer Nepali Recorder Eco Fern Goldenrod The Nepali Dot Eco Batik Nepali Keeper (Sage,...
Helping Nepal’s Newest Citizens
One Heart World-Wide is an organization that has been helping the people in rural Nepal by setting up tents where mothers can give birth in a clean environment. Much work is still left to do to hope those affected by the earthquake. Below are two videos showing and...
Drone Footage Documentary of Nepal Earthquake
Many of you may have seen the drone footage that was posted online of the destruction caused by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. That footage has now been put together into a documentary. Here is the short trailer for the film: The need...
How to See Mount Everest
The climb up the tallest mountain in the world is no small feat, but even just getting to the base camp is a trek all in itself. But climbing Mount Everest is not the only way to enjoy its beauty. Travelers can trek to certain points and villages and needn't go all...
Capturing your Adventures in Style
Has a most wonderful vacation or trip become nothing more than a blur in the weeks, months, and years that follow? Yes, we take pictures, and pictures are worth a thousand words as they say. Pictures do a great job of capturing a scene, but... Words capture emotion....
Old Paper vs Old Paper
There's nothing like a paper that has a good age behind it. But old paper doesn't necessarily mean number of years it's been around, it also refers to the history. For example, here's a sampling of paper that's been around for a while, written on Lokta Paper...
Tibetan Singing Bowls from Nepal
Many people are not familiar with Tibetan singing bowls also called Himalayan Singing bowls, and they're missing out. The rich tone from a Tibetan singing bowl soothes and relaxes, not to mention it's an enjoyable musical instrument to learn to play. You won't be...
Eco-Friendly Lokta Paper
Different cultures have used various forms and types of papers over the centuries, but what makes Lokta paper so different? Today's mass produced computer printer and copy paper are processed from trees that are cut down and turned into wood pulp to create the...
Rustic Leather Journals from the Himalayas
There are rustic leather journals, and then there are rustic leather journals. Many journals now a days lack what makes them truly rustic. They certainly look the part, and may even be distressed in all the right places with "rough cut" paper edges and natural...
Super Sherpas – The Great Everest Climbers
Going through my closet, I found shirt I bought in 2007 to support Super Sherpas, an Everest expedition made up of entirely of Sherpas. Sherpas are common guides for mountaineers who want to summit the highest mountain in the world. They live in the high, very high,...
Inc.’s 7 Minute Morning Routine: Write Notes and Draw
An article featured in Inc. with the title This 7-Minute Morning Routine Will Change Your (Work) Life has gone viral. Written by John Brandon, the article introduces a 7 minute routine that can "change your life." I thought the article would be about the 7 Tibetans (a...
Help for Nepal Earthquake Victims
On April 25, 2015 a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal. The quake occurred about 80km from the Kathmandu and its effects were devastating in the capital city. Collapsed buildings, broken roadways, and no news from the villages closer to the epicenter. We...