Flying into Nepal was simply magical. First you see all the little villages in the mountains, with those farm grounds around them that look like staircases. And once the plane flies over those mountains, you get an amazing view of the valley, which is filled with colorful apartment buildings. Really nice. When I got off the plane, I was immediately confronted with the fuel problems Nepal has been having: There were no busses and the taxi's were extremely expensive. See, the Nepali and Indian government had an argument and as a result India has stopped exporting certain things to Nepal, one of which is fuel. Because of this the prices of a lot of things have gone up, because the transportation costs are so high. When I found my hostel, the owner was really nice and
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