Steve Carver visited Glastonbury recently, to record a behind the scenes look at the festival. He recorded the management of backstage and the world of celebrities, camping in muddy fields, security and even the joys of using a Glastonbury loo. It was a fascinating couple of days, he tells us.  He interviewed the originator of […]

We now have just a few remaining places to join our holiday to Nepal with Radio 4 presenter Steve Carver. In what is going to be a thrilling adventure, we’ll see ancient cities, the jungle, the birthplace of the Buddha and the Himalaya. Guests will also have the opportunity to stay one night in a […]

Thanks to Richard who has updated us with some more photographs from his holiday to Nepal with us last April. As you might imagine a holiday to Nepal is a very colourful one. Already group numbers for our next holiday in October are nearly full.  Here is quite a nice photograph of a young Nepalese […]

You might remember a few months ago we confirmed that former Miss Nepal, the lovely Jharana Bajracharja has become a friend and offered to work with Angel Holidays to teach meditation to our travellers. Meditation and spiritual holidays are becoming increasingly popular. Jharana is a celebrity here, and since winning Miss Nepal in 1997 has […]

Much is in the headlines these days about the forthcoming Monty Python reunion gigs in London.  Five more dates have been added to fulfill burgeoning demand, as well as Terry Gilliam more recently hoping the gigs don’t go ahead dreading the possibility that the Pythons would have lost their edge and the whole thing falls […]

Many travellers ask when is the best time to visit Nepal. In a nutshell it is either April, October or into early November. Within these dates you have to also consider local festivals (as Angel Holidays do). Whilst some festivals are good to experience others can result in national holidays with closed shops and services […]

The hunt is on for Yarchagumba, a rare fungas that grows from the Ghost Moth caterpillar. Believed to have health benefits as far reaching as the treatment of cancer to fatigue and very rare, a kilo fetches around £14,000 in China.  Yet harvesting the bounty is difficult.  It can only be found in remote areas […]