| Good Travel News Turns Sour
Some big media interest in Nepal in recent weeks. The latest word from Newsweek (Howdy? long time no hear!) is that Nepal is becoming safe for tourists, but not safe enough. Joe Cochrane, whose report is based on two halfnamed Nepali sources (one tour guide merely known as "Kamal" and another called "Sree," a friend), and a Western analyst (with a full name, of course) writes that for the first time in a decade, the country is enjoying a semblance of peace. Not long ago, the LA Times also broke a long silence, screaming: Nepal is back again as a good travel news!! Had it not been for this piece, LAT's news-sense would have to be challenged. The New York Times, too, displayed such optimism early this month, weeks before Terai killings turned the good news into sour news.
• Mountains and Maoists, Newsweek
• Nepal's reinvention, at warp speed, Los Angeles Times
• Nepal & Katmandu at peace, Los Angeles Tmes
• As political unrest eases, travel picks up, New York Times