Blogs from Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia - page 9

Hey there! So we are finally in Nepal!Dan is currentlystressing over trying to get Yellow player to work to listen to the Oxford match so I have been left the grand task of hyping up what we have done so far! We arrived here on Wednesday 5th after a sleepless night in Singapore. The worst part was when I went to the toilet at around 2am; minding my own business reading the sign on door...(I was not poohing just to point out!)...when the most spontaneous, out of the blue, shockingly terrifyingly, right over head clash of thunder enveloped the hostel!! Needless to say I disregarded the eco friendly policy of turning off the light when leaving the toilets, to run back to the bedroom! Anyway, going off task there...at Singapore airport we waited for our flight ... read more

Get out of here ASAP. It's complete chaos and, at least during the low season, you will not be left alone to walk the streets in Thamel. The accomodations are poor (compared to anywhere else in Nepal that I visited) and the power goes out throughout the day. It's hot and dirty and loud. To avoid dealing with a taxi, I walked through some slums to get to Swayambhunath from Thamel. It was longer than I'd expected, but everyone I asked for directions from was pretty helpful. If you don't have to buy gear or gifts, I would really consider staying near the Boudhanath stupa, which isn't far from the airport. It's actually peaceful there, and really no more touristy.... read more

Bonjour à tous, Dans cette publication, vous trouverez quelques photos de Katmandou. bonne journée... read more

I woke up today saddened by the fact that we are leaving Tibet, and chances are I will never return. These people have touched me, and their plight and oppression will haunt me forever. We arrived at the Nepalese border after going through 4 Chinese military checkpoints, within 8 kilometers. At customs I was told that my Lonely Planet book would be confiscated due to it’s accurate depiction of historical events. I had carefully cut out pages from my China lonely planet to fit the Tibet one before I had left and happily it worked. A Chinese immigration officer confiscated someone’s travel guide right before us, so I was definitely feeling the stress as if I was smuggling illegal goods. Our bags were first x-rayed, then rummaged through by hand. They showed keen interest in some ... read more

Okay, so after some painful hours in New Delhi Airport with practically no sleep at all, I got on the flight to Kathmandu. It was a very different crowd than the one on the flight from Russia to India. Here it was Tibetan Monks and very characteristic looking Himalayan people, and other travellers like me. From the plane I could see the himalayas popping up through the clouds and further down, rice fields in the mountain sides. It was all very hilly and full of mountains. When I landed in the airport in Kathmandu (which looks nothing like the typical airport, more like a small office in reed brick walls) I had barely picked up my backpack before I was asked if I needed a place to stay. I hadn't got any sleep for roughly 30 ... read more