Dear friend Namaste and greetings from Nepal! This is Rishi used to work with BigGuest House group being associated with a travel agency there would like to inform you that the situation in Nepal is getting cool. The political change has no effect on tourism in Nepal. There seems to be a ?Peace Talk? between the new Government (King) and the rebellions. However, the news is made more serious all over the world. Travelers and Trekkers are welcome for every group in Nepal. Please, kindly check the following link for safety message produced by the President of Trekking Agents Association of Nepal. http://www.taan.org.np/news.php?sec=President%20Message Travel and Trekking in Nepal is safer as usual. There are thousands of people trekking still in different Himalayan regions in Nepal. The data produced by Nepal Tourism Board shows the increment in total number of tourists here. There are about 100 groups permitted to scale Mt. Everest for this upcoming season-May, 2005. Similarly, other mountains are also permitted in the remarkable number. The numbers are satisfactory to the tourism industry in Nepal. Please, kindly note that we haven?t seen and heard any attacks over foreign tourists and the rebellions have clearly announced not to harm them in any means. Please, be confident to travel in Nepal. There are more air links to Kathmandu now a days. A good connection is accessible from Bangkok, Hong Kong, Dubai, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna, Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Dhaka, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur and Osaka. In the mean time, I would like to let you know that I have launched a travel agency with a motive of Eco-tourism concept in Nepal. If you need any travel advice in Nepal, please feel free to write to me at info@encountersnepal.com. I expect and thank you for your endeavor support in spreading the ?Peace message? to your nearest friends and relatives. Looking forward to seeing you some day in Nepal. Regards, Rishi Pd Nepal Encounters Nepal.com (Specialising in real Eco-adventure) Thamel Marg, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal GPO Box: 21952 Tel: +977-1-4411 142, 4411 338 Fax: +977-1-4411 338 E-mail: info@encountersnepal.com enepal@wlink.com.np Website: www.encountersnepal.com