Holiday #393, Kathmandu
275 x 345 mm, 290 pages
Paris, France (English-language)
Biannual
Relaunched in 2014
Editor & publisher: Franck Durand
Editor-in-chief: Marc Beaugé
Design director: Marin Muteaud
‘It is written in English, but its heart French’
The international travel and style review lets us imagine the holidays of our dreams. Relaunched by Paris-based creative director Franck Durand in 2014 after a 37-year hiatus, Holiday is a modern classic built on its ’50s heyday.
For this issue, the team delve into 'The Land of Truth', otherwise known as Kathmandu, capital city of the South Asian country Nepal. In their own words, 'Kathmandu is not just a place. It is also a word that encapsulates a legend and an era. Holiday magazine has followed up on its Paris issue by delving into this iconic destination...'
Inside, you'll find plenty: 'Sharif Gemie recounts the travels of the hippie-trail idealists, Samrat Upadhyay describes their arrival from a Nepali perspective, the novelist François-Henri Désérable shares his witty impressions after a unusual trip to the country’s heights, Valérie Steele deciphers the aesthetic influence of the region on Western fashion, Willy Van Rooy recalls a trip she took there in 1964, Ed Douglas asks several Sherpas for their view of the history of Himalayan mountaineering, Chanira Bajracharya talks about her life as a living goddess, and Sonia Awale gives us a few tips on the best treks to take to reach Kathmandu on foot.'