Month: December 2018
Trekking in Nepal
Trekking in Nepal- Expectations Vs. Reality
The following is an extremely crude and almost offensive generalization of the experience while Trekking in Nepal. Touchy-Peeve, God-fearing, Carlin-hating PC Police are recommended to stop reading right now.
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HoneyGuide
Trekking in Nepal
5 Ways Trekking Guides can Benefit from HoneyGuide
Guides can receive online payments from trekkers.
Guides have a Professional Profile with Verified Reviews and Ratings.
Guides can make a lot more money.
Guides can focus more on the Experience of the Trekkers.
Guides can Train themselves.
Everest Region
The End of Free Rooms in Everest. Good or Bad?
However, in November 2018 the people of Everest realized that they needn’t put up with this corrupt practice. If they simply came together and started charging room prices just like everywhere else in the world, this practice would just stop. It was as simple as that. And it isn’t exactly expensive either. For Lobuche and Gorakshep the room prices are set at NPR 700 (~USD 6.3) and for lodges below that the price is set at NPR 500 (~USD 4.5). This charge is collected by the Lodge Management Committee and not the lodges to ensure that it isn’t possible for trekking companies to play the lodges against each other anymore.
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