Nepal – Page 4 – Tom Vater

Dans Katmandou en deuil – Reporting from Nepal for Mediapart with Laure Siegel

April 30, 2015September 6, 2016tomLeave a Comment

Ces journalistes étaient à Katmandou au Népal, ce samedi 25 avril 2015, lorsque la terre a tremblé. Le séisme, le plus grave depuis 1934, a coûté la vie à plus de 5 500 personnes et le bilan n’est pas définitif. Des dizaines de milliers de familles sont à la rue, le pauvre réseau d’infrastructures a été […]

My story on the Nepal earthquake for The Daily Telegraph: What does the future hold for tourism?

April 29, 2015May 19, 2015tomLeave a Comment

Holidaymakers in Nepal were helping dig locals out of the rubble in the aftermath of Saturday’s earthquake. Tom Vater assesses the damage to the country’s tourist industry. Read the full story in The Daily Telegraph today.

Kathmandu – A City in Shock in The Nikkei Asian Review

April 28, 2015May 19, 2015tomLeave a Comment

Numerous aftershocks wracked Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and surrounding regions into Monday, after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region Saturday afternoon, killing more than 3,700 people and injuring at least 6,500. Many more people have been left homeless, while others are camping in the streets for fear that aftershocks could hit their residences…. Read the […]

Trembling Kathmandu – my on the ground view in The Nikkei Aisan Review

April 27, 2015March 2, 2019tomLeave a Comment

My on the ground view of the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal in the Nikkei Asian Review.

British Library holds a significant collection of Lao material – including unpublished recordings of remote populations by Tom Vater

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015tomLeave a Comment

Hmong Lao Khaen player in Vientiane 2001 The British Library holds a small but significant collection of Lao material, consisting of manuscripts, rare printed books, periodicals and post cards, mainly acquired after 1973. However, the oldest items in Lao language date back to the 19th century. The earliest book about Laos is in Italian and […]

Kathmandu, Camino al Infierno – el T Shirt!!!

September 17, 2013September 17, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Xplora Editorial now offer a great line in T Shirts based on their book titles, including Kathmandu, Camino al Infierno, the Spanish edition of my first novel The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu. Buy your sexy shirts here…. Or even better, get yourself a copy of Kathmandu, Camino al Infierno now!!! And check out the fantastic […]

McEverest or Die! The Madness of Consumerism on the World’s Highest Peak

May 2, 2013May 3, 2013tom1 Comment

There have been media reports of a fight between Sherpas and climbers on the slopes of Mount Everest. Not surprised. Rich white men without compassion or mountaineering experience have been throwing dollars at the world’s highest mountain for a couple of decades now and the atmosphere at base camp is one of sloth, luxury and […]

“Los mochileros son consumistas” entrevista a Tom Vater

February 28, 2013March 10, 2013tomLeave a Comment

I’ve been interviewed by Editorial Xplora to promote Kathmandu, camino al infierno, the Spanish edition of my first novel The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu which has just been republished in paperback with Crime WavePress. Here’s the lowdown: Tom Vater, escritor y periodista experto en el Sur y Sureste Asiático, lleva viajando y viviendo durante más […]

Kathmandu, Camino al Infierno – Out Now!!!

February 12, 2013March 10, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Out now with Editorial Xplora!!!

Kathmandu, Camino al Infierno – Out Now!!!

February 8, 2013March 10, 2013tomLeave a Comment

Kathmandu, camino al infierno, the Spanish translation of my first novel The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu, published by Editorial Xplora, is out now!!! ‘The Devil’s Road To Kathmandu’ is a tense, fast paced and kaleidoscopic pulp thriller, following the lives of two generations of drifters who become embroiled in a saga of sex, drugs and […]