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Be wary of groups of young men who try to carry your bag/open taxi doors etc for you as soon as you come out of the airport, then demand a 'trinket' - usually currency. It can be quite dazing and confusing after a long haul flight, and a long time waiting in a queue for a visa - I thought the guy who carried my bag was from the 'pick up' guy from the hotel I was staying in, as I wasn't quite as on the ball as I usually am!
Everything is negotiable in Nepal,but in Thamel district,the main tourist hub of kathmandu is the main area you will have the most haggle and babble for accommodation,shopping and transport..I heard many stories whilst i was there and had many arm wrestles with taxi drivers over fares.I guess that is normal for any country but like many places,the nepalese taxi men will try get as much as possible from you with a range of justifications..Just work out in your own calculations what seems fair and reasonable for you and him and don't budge..best thing is to always say you will find another driver.although having said this,once you negotiate a price,I had many a time where they tried bumping up the fare once you arrived at the destination! so be firm but polite also-as some of them won't hesitate to leave you stranded!Bartering in Thamel can be fun,but like most Asian places,they can be...
I don't recommend Pokhara Cyber Cafe run by Tamagi T&TP LTD. Cafe on the same side of the street as STandard Chatered bank, you have to go upstairs to get to Cafe. Computers infected by viruses (they infected my flash memory), slow connection, unhelpful and grumpy staff. Choose another Internet Cafe :)
Nepal is a country full of many opportunities for adventure. It also has the most spectacular and breathes taking beautiful scenery not to be seen in any other parts of the world. There is also the world-famous mountain range, the Himalayas, a part of which of course is the highest mountain on this earth, Mt. Everest 8848m. The travel agency organize a variety of adventure trips and activities including trekking, peak climbing, expeditions, white water rafting, wildlife safari and also arranges treks for families, small groups of friends, School/collage groups and larger parties organized by clubs or travel agents. For more information or detail text, please visit this website www.peakclimbingnepal.com and for Himalayas mountain views, climbing pictures, temples, rafting river, you can also visit http://www.peakclimbingnepal.com/index.php?action=display-gallery Nepal is a country full...
If crossing the border from nepal to india at sunauli and someone offers to sell you a ticket in nepal that will get you on a bus in india do not believe them. I bought a ticket from the nepal side that was apparently going to get me to varanasi. I was told to meet a guy called babu once on the india side. I met him and of course the usual story followed of 'that ticket is for tourist bus and tourist bus just left now you must buy new ticket for local bus no more tourist bus today'. The ticket in the first place was an absolute rip off, 600 hundred indian rupees and then the new yicket the real price was only 172 rupees. So once you cross the border just jump on a bus when you hear them yelling out the name of where it is going and pay once you are on. if this same thing happens to you just accept it cause there's nothing you can do. you can't cross back over the border to where you...
Having just returned form an Excellent though Expensive trek to Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang, Nepal, My friend took 9 films for processing to “The Image Centre” (Colour Link) JP Road (Same street and same side as the kathmandu Guesthouse) Tel 4251468They Destroyed 9 films and then blamed her Camera, which is fine and an expensive SLR model (Also she had 3 films developed without problem just before setting off on the trek)They reckoned that light had got into the camera, Strange that this problem mysteriously came and went at the beginning. Middle and end of the films, Not all the films either as one only had a couple of bad ones, I reckon that just over 50% of the prints were worthless !!They didn’t even offer to reduce the price to soften the blow !!Also I had them download by photo’s from my digital camera and burn them to disk (Before I realized that they had cocked up the developing...
Everything got more expensive in Nepal over the last ten years, as everywhere, yes, but... it is crazy sometimes, the new 'magic menu' as we started calling it. Everywhere you will find it, in the Annapurna region, and it is especially magic because it conjurs up a load of money for the people that in many small places cannot even conceive of how to start cooking most of the stuff on there.. (So, apparently it is not only ACAP personel enjoying five star hotels and wages ten times as big as before, that is eating our 'anapurna conservation money', it is also the Tourism Board, who created this for nepali people so convenient menu...).In times as these it is of course very 'tempting' to accept the 'nepali price'-offer that some people make...One woman, who is living between Juni (the hotspringtown in the annapurna region) and Cchomrong, (which is now the most touristic place on the way to...
Street peddlers in Thamel get to be a frustration at times, but don't let them get the best of you. They will try to sell you anything from tiger balm to drugs. Simply say no thanks and keep walking. If they follow you keep walking or walk into a store. They may even try to insult you, but just ignore it.
..... the street peddlers can get a little on the nerves after you have firmly, but politely said, no, for the hundreth time because you have already bought all the souvenirs you're planning to buy, and even if they drop their price another 100 rupees you're not going to change your mind.Now, please do not get me wrong. I have a lot of empathy for them. They are just trying to earn a meagre earning from the tourists that obviously have a lot more than they do. And just as obviously, like the squeaky wheel that gets the grease, they need to be very persistent. But you have to understand I actually feel bad when they are forced to drop their prices to ridiculously low levels where I have to wonder whether they can even afford to sell such items so cheaply or maybe they do not understand and have just been told by someone else, here, sell this, and get as much or as little as you can? I...
When we were checking in for our flight back to Delhi, there were a few uniformed guys at the baggage counters, openly demanding a bribe to let baggage thru without paying excess baggage charges. Also, to help you jump the queue etc...Infact, we had forgotten to X-ray our bag since we we thought we were running late. The guys at check-in didnt seem to think it was a problem, and checked in our bags without even a X-ray screening!A few weeks later, when the same Delhi-bound flight was hijacked to Kandahar, in the now infamous episode, i was not surprised that the hijackers chose to board at Kathmandu...
Dwarika's Hotel Kathmandu Kathmandu
5 Reviews and 218 Opinions Dwarika's is close to the airport, safe and very good, gives excellent service, has good food and a...
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Fishtail Lodge Pokhara
7 Reviews and 100 Opinions Fishtail Lodge is the most beautiful hotel we ever stayed. Even though it is small in size but its...
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Q: A Senior couple intends to do Columbo,Sri Lanka to Goa over land in February then fly to Katmandu for a 5 days light Trek..should...
A: The later you leave it the better the weather will be. It can be real cold in February but you just interested in a very short trek, allow a day to get ur permit
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