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The Personal Nepal of Mani Lama
A Special Photo and Cultural Tour in The Aftermath Of The Earthquake
Date October 28 – November 12, 2015

Now is the time to commit to go to Nepal!
As Nepal stabilizes after the basic earthquake recovery work is completed, each foreign visitor will be of extraordinary value to the economic recovery that is so badly needed.
A Different Perspective has the unique ability to create a one-of-a-kind photography and cultural trip to Nepal that will be a lifetime experience and simultaneously create badly needed moral and financial support for this amazing land at the time they need it most.
Mani Lama, widely recognized and the most significant indigenous photographer in Nepal will lead our trip. He has been capturing the soul and essence of Nepal on film and digitally for almost 40 years. No one knows Nepal photographically better than Mani.

Because of the special circumstances Mani and our team in Katmandu are putting together a tour like no other:

Included in the cost of each trip will be a special $500 contribution to one of the most important local funds to guarantee that the most crucial work is done. We are working on this right now and will announce the name shortly.
Also included in this trip will be a special day of service when all participants will spend the day working with a local not-for-profit foundation delivering services to the local community. Details also to be announced soon.
We have arranged special access whereby we will meet with local civic leaders who will update us on the status of the situation and the recovery, what is needed and what steps are being taken.

We are currently reconfiguring the itinerary for our previously planned Nepal trip to include the most important iconic stops with the greatest photographic and cultural importance wherever possible and add new locations that will provide participants with significant first hand value in terms of understanding what has happened in Nepal and bring you into direct contact with the people of Nepal right now.
As is our practice, we will need a minimum of six for this tour and the maximum number will be eight. You will stay in 4-5 star or best available accommodations and most importantly there will be absolutely no concern for personal safety, health or comfort. To learn more about this very intimate and meaningful opportunity to make a difference call me soon at 415-331-3791 or email me at teri@differentperspectivetours.com
Hope to speak with you soon.
Best Regards,

Teri Goldstein

This is a very exciting time as TG Travels launches, this week, A Different Perspective, its new product line and business unit.

It is the result of my personal passion for traveling way off the beaten path as a journalist, my 27 years specializing in custom travel to exotic destinations worldwide and my understanding that the growing photo travel segment needs something new.

Whether you are a current or prior client, a friend or a travel industry colleague I’d love for you to learn about A Different Perspective and what makes it so special. It was created based around the following important concepts:

Providing tours that go to less traveled and less explored amazing photo destinations like Nagaland in India, Albania which until now has never hosted a photo tour and remote tribal Ethiopia, as well as other tours that go to must see iconic photo destinations but do it in new and exciting ways
Staying at 4-5 star or best available accommodations even extremely remote areas
Teaming up with the best indigenous photo guides and tour leaders that have a passion for their homelands and who will travel with our small 6-8 person groups in an intimate fashion.
Focus on using local businesses to provide accommodations, dining experiences and transportation whenever possible instead of the cookie cutter way of using large multinationals.
Ability to combine immersive photo and authentic cultural experiences into a single lifetime trip.

You will find much more about a Different Perspective at our brand new website (differentperspectivetours.com) and I hope you will visit it soon. I would be grateful for your feedback to the new site, the product line, our destinations or any other area where you might have opinions and reactions. I also would consider it the highest compliment if you would pass the site on to anyone you know that might be interested. And of course I am always available to discuss your personal travel needs and plans.

This is the first of what we plan to be many periodic blogs, talking about our trips and our guides, as well as important and interesting trends in photo and cultural travel. Please click here to subscribe or contact me at 415-331-3791 or email teri@differentperspectivetours.com

Hope to speak with you soon.

Best Regards,

Teri Goldstein