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The film rights for my first novel, The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu, originally published in 2004, have been bought by 108 Media. In 1976, four friends – Dan, Fred, Tim and Thierry – are on a bus along the hippie trail from London to Kathmandu. But everything is not going according to plan. After a […]
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This was a wild read! There is a lot of excitement that kept me wondering what would happen next. Although there are quite a few humorous parts, I had two favorites: where the four stopped the bus and found water to take a swim in, Fred excitedly jumps in and announces that he forgot that […]
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An intriguing new review of The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu. “The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu tells the story of four men during a fateful trip in Asia that culminates 25 years later as each faces the repercussions of their initial trip and choices. Broken up into 6 parts that time jump between the initial trip […]
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wildwritinglife reviews The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu! …Beyond the very loaded action line, which appeals to the action-thirsty reader, The Devil´s Road to Kathmandu by the author and journalist Tom Vater has very fine human observations and a well-tempered timeline. The idea of coming back and forth from a period of time to another is a frequent […]
Continue ReadingTourism and climate change threaten way of life in scenic Himalayan valley. Laure Siegel and I report from Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, the Middle Kingdom, a remote valley between Tibet and the rest of India. KAZA, India — “There are more cars than potatoes now” sighs Chhering Angrup, slowly turning a prayer wheel below a […]
Continue ReadingThe first edition of The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu, published in 2005 by Dragon’s Mouth Press in HK. Photo by Charlie Londs. The novel about a drug deal gone wrong on the 70s […]
Continue ReadingAnother great story from Nepal by Laure Siegel with photos by Dom Pichard, Laure Siegel and myself. Published in French magazine Rise Tattoo back in July. The Newar people have a unique tattoo tradition which only survives on a few old people in the Kathmandu valley, primarily in Bhaktapur today. We visited Bhaktapur, a stunning […]
Continue ReadingIn the mid-90s, I trekked around the Everest region of Nepal. Last month I returned, retraced my steps and found both the mountains and myself in good shape. Though a little more torn and frayed than almost 20 years ago. Everything changes quickly, even amongst the world’s highest peaks. And that, apparently, is the way […]
Continue ReadingDer österreicher Maler und Videokünstler Willy Wysoudil und Tom Vater trafen sich 1998 auf dem Dach eines Hotels in Pokhara, Nepal. Damals war Tom Vater im Auftrag der British Library unterwegs, um die traditionelle Musik der Minderheiten Südasiens aufzunehmen. Willy Wysoudil war in Nepal unterwegs, um Film und Fotos für seine Videoinstallationen zu sammeln. Gemeinsam […]
Continue ReadingRhein- Neckar-Zeitung, Katrin Holthuis, November 2008
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