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Announcement of Some Changes Due to the Success of Business Online

March 10, 2012

Due to the success of our business online we will be making a few changes, but nothing that should effect you or your relationship with us.

Joining Our Team Is Linda Douglas

January 31, 2012

We are delighted to welcome Linda Douglas to our team, who will be heading up our brand new yoga retreats and yoga expertise. Linda is an established Yoga Teacher who has been inspired by learned international yoga teachers. She is committed … Continue reading →

Dalai Lama to Visit Scotland in 2012

January 18, 2012

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama will pay a visit to Scotland this year. At the End of June, he will tour three Scottish cities: Edinburgh, Dundee and Inverness. His visit starts in Edinburgh, where he will arrive in the … Continue reading →

Open Evening – People & Places

October 31, 2011

In November we want to take you to Nepal on a journey in pictures. Meet the people of Nepal – as diverse and colourful as their country. Nepal has a population of around 29,000 and more than 100 different casts … Continue reading →

Bollywood Made in Scotland

October 21, 2011

Perhaps some more people stumbled into the film crew of a colourful Bollywood film in Edinburgh in 2010 and since then wondered what had happened to the film, like I did. The film is the long-awaited directorial debut of veteran … Continue reading →

Dashain Festival

October 5, 2011

The Nepal Scotland Association is bringing Nepal‘s most important festival to Edinburgh: On 11 October from 4.30 – 11.30 you can join them for their Dashain party in the Masonic Hall in Leith. Tickets are available at the door for … Continue reading →

Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival

September 19, 2011

For the 9th time already the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival will be held from 6 -9 October. Main venue is the George Square Lecture Theatre of Edinburgh University, some events will happen at the International Climbing Arena in Ratho. Tickets … Continue reading →

Jungle in the City

August 15, 2011

From 16 August first the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, from 6 September the whole of Edinburgh will turn into a jungle teeming with wild creatures from Asia. In Scotland’s largest outdoor art event 130 life sized sculptures of endangered animals … Continue reading →

Blues from Nepal in Edinburgh

August 1, 2011

On 5 August a fantastic act from the Nepali music scene is coming to Edinburgh: Ashesh and Nekhvam are a Blues, Rock & Fusion band from Nepal. Their music stirs a spirit of undying Blues, the band has been hailed … Continue reading →

India at the Edinburgh Fringe

July 27, 2011

Are you as excited about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as we are? And just as overwhelmed by the amount of great shows on and can’t decide what not to see? Well, here we’ve got four shows for you that came … Continue reading →

Our Store is Now Open!

May 14, 2011

This morning everyone at Himalayan Footsteps was really excited: We went to our new store in 406 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, hung up some last decoration and then – our store opened its doors for the very first time! We have … Continue reading →

Night of Adventure in Edinburgh

May 11, 2011

How often have you dreamt of going on the great adventure? Of cycling around the world, climbing the world’s highest mountains, running across countries and continents, visiting the Antarctic or the Sahara, of breaking all limits of what your body … Continue reading →

Nepali New Year

April 10, 2011

We are already past the first quarter of this year, so time to have a look at what happened to your New Year’s resolutions. In case you have alreadydropped them all, here’s another chance for you: On 13. April it … Continue reading →

Himalayan Footsteps at Ecofusion!

April 6, 2011

On Sunday, 10. April between 11am – 5pm Inverleith Park will host the Ecofusion festival! Ecofusion is a multi cultural environmental and family-friendly festival which aims to encourage more people to enjoy the outdoors. The event is hosted within 5 … Continue reading →

Trees 4 Two Nations

March 10, 2011

On 28. February Olly Margry was invited to a very special event: The launch of Trees4TwoNations. Angus Crabbie, who also runs Trees4Scotland, invited Himalayan Footsteps along with other green businesses to the ceremony in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Two … Continue reading →

Nepal – Garden of the Himalayas

March 4, 2011

Did you know that Nepal is among the places with highest biodiversity in the world? Existing records list around 6000 species of flowering plants (about 4 times as many the UK), and it is estimated there are many more yet … Continue reading →

DIARY: 12 October Dashain Party

September 28, 2010

I look forward to this every year! If you don’t know what a Dashain Party is, it’s a Nepalese Festival of celebration, equivilant in status to Christmas, that commemorates a great victory of the gods over the wicked demons. Anyone … Continue reading →

Bollywood Film Shot in Edinburgh

June 11, 2010

Filming for a major Bollywood film has started in the centre of Edinburgh. Scenes for Mausam, which is being made by veteran star Pankaj Kapoor and starring his son Shahid Kapoor, are being shot in The Grassmarket. Shahid Kapoor is … Continue reading →

OJM and Year of the Child

November 16, 2009

2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Year of the Child, a great opportunity to make 2009 a year in which the issues, injustices and challenges facing young people today can be highlighted. A chance for OJM to work with children … Continue reading →

International Charity Work for Children: Forbes, Rainbow, and OJM

September 15, 2009

Himalayan Footsteps welcomes the fantastic support and co-operation  from the staff and parents of Forbes Childrens Nursery, Edinburgh. Working together we will raise more money to sponsor poor and marginalized children of Nepal. Our Director, Oliver, met with Michael and Tharese, owners of Forbes, … Continue reading →


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