Travel blog from Nepal featuring interesting articles, travel journals, revealing posts, Everest base camp blog, trekking in Nepal information and photographs
Nepalese souvenirs are some of the best in the world You might notice a lot of low quality made in China type souvenirs invading the stands and stalls of many tourist destinations these days. From bracelets to clothes and the odd indigenous mask. They look great until you realize they weren’t made locally. If there’s …
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Is social integration in Nepal possible for a foreigner? Racism in Nepal – does it exist? Or is it a reality everywhere today? Could racism in Nepal really be all that different? Perhaps living here as a foreigner has taught me too much about really integrating with an open society over the long-term. I’m desperately writing this before it’s …
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River Mining the Seti river in Pokhara Nepal Quite often you will hear people saying “if you go back to a place it will never be the same as it was before”. One of the most enduring, albeit slightly haunting, memories I have of my previous journey to Nepal was meeting a 12-year-old river mining …
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Photographing The Kumari Living Goddess There’s really no doubt that this Kumari photograph is going into my main photography gallery. It was one of those events that meant a lot to me personally rather than purely for a “photographs” sake. If you’d like to find out more about the Kumari then check out the links at …
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Want to volunteer in Nepal? Choose carefully and with knowledge If tourism is Nepal’s number one profitable industry then the tightly bound world of volunteering and NGO’s (Non Government Organisations) must surely come a close second. They are of course closely linked to tourism and rather unfortunately often times merged into one. Post 2015 …
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The Essential Guide to Bargaining and Bartering in Nepal: Master the Art of Negotiation Table of Contents Why Bargaining is Essential in Nepal Why Tourists Struggle with Bargaining Why Thamel Isn’t the Best Place for Bargains Best Places to Buy Authentic Souvenirs in Kathmandu 7-Step Process to Bargain Like a Local Ethical Considerations When Bargaining …
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Should you pay an inflated entrance fee to a tourist area? You head down to Kathmandu’s Durbar square. The most famous heritage area among this old city’s long list of cultural charms. Old Newari buildings stand beside red bricked temples, a palace, a goddess’ house, a few places of worship and a giant public courtyard that’s an …
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