Month: March 2015
Misc
Sherpas Won’t Serve as Guide or Porter on Mount Everest Anymore
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa “We climb mountains so that our children don’t have to." This statement seems to be motivating the Sherpa of Khumbu region but now, recently, they have decided to stop serving as guide or porter to the climbers of Mt. Everest. “It was not easy to decide but we want our late parents’ […]
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5 Weird Things You See Only in Kathmandu
1. Even though the Grim Reaper has already booked this house , there are people who turn a blind eye not only to safety standards but also to the Reaper himself.Let's hope this image reminds the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office of the wonderful job they are doing. 2. The differentiation between the Public […]
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Everest Region
How to get to Lukla?
Your first step to conquering Everest Base Camp starts from this small town – Lukla; located in the Khumbu area of north-eastern Nepal. To get to Everest Base Camp, Lukla’s airport is the most favored gateway. And whether you walk it or fly it, even travelling to Lukla is an adventure that you will never forget.
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Kathmandu in TripAdvisor’s Top Destinations List
Here is good news for Nepali tourism industry. TripAdvisor, world’s largest travel site, has listed Kathmandu in the list of 25 destinations in its ‘Travelers’ Choice Destinations 2015′ list. The site has placed Kathmandu 19th position. TripAdvisor has determined the top 25 destinations using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of […]
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Finnish Climber, Nepalese Guide Die While Descending From Annapurna
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A Finnish climber and his local guide died Wednesday while descending from the summit of Mount Annapurna in the first casualties of this mountaineering season, a Nepal mountaineering official said. Attempts were being made to bring the bodies of Samuli Mansikka, 36, and Pemba Sherpa, 35, back to the base camp […]
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A Blog on Getting Around Kathmandu for Independent Travelers
You can’t understand a city without using its transportation system. But just one look at Kathmandu’s system will be enough to convince you that Nepal is going to be one hell of a joy ride. Some people might mistake this excitement for trepidation, but that is normal. Now, days Kathmandu has become a hub for independent […]
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Nepal Trekking in March
Spring is a time of rejuvenation, and every year March brings spring along with it to the northern hemisphere. With the sun firmly past the equinox, it is time to say goodbye to the cold and dark of winter. The warmth of the sun not only brings trekkers to the highlands of Nepal, but also […]
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TIMS Card Made Mandatory In All Trekking Areas Of Nepal
Foreigners will now have to take Trekking Information Management System (TIMS) cards to trek in all trekking areas of the country.A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for implementation of TIMS signed between Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies' Association of Neal (TAAN) makes it mandatory for foreigners to take TIMS cards before travelling to […]
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J.K Rowling visits Nepal
Author of the acclaimed Harry Potter Series, JK Rowling who was born as Joanne Rowling arrived in Kathmandu on Friday. Rowling came to Nepal along with her family in a private jet.Rowling participated in a welcome programme organised by Kathmandu-based The British School. During the programme, Rowling read excerpts from her first book. According to the school, Rowling […]
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Everest Region
Mount Everest Pollutions and Solutions
“Tourism is the golden bird that fouls its own nest”. Like the phenomenon we humans like to call ‘development’, tourism too brings in unwanted but inevitable baggages along with it. The statement captures the excrement and other pollution situation in Mount Everest perfectly. With tourists, came so called ‘development’ which is always accompanied by mismanagement […]
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