Hotel Garuda Kathmandu
Thamel, GPO Box 1771 Kathmandu, 000000, Nepal
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East meets West
After the long overland trip, it felt good to reach the comforts of Kathmandu. I was in Kathmandu to organize and prepare for a trek to Everest Base Camp. I stayed in the tourist neighborhood called Thamel in the Garuda Hotel. Those of you who have read Into Thin Air (a gripping book about a disastrous Everest climb) might remember that the author …
Namaste
A side trip to Nepal was just a faint idea when I first planned this summer abroad. For several years I worked with Krishna Shrestha, an accountant at AED. In the years before I moved to New York, we sat in adjacent cubes. He called me his "chimeiki", or neighbor, and would teach me Nepali over the wall. He always told me that he would be visiting …
Yaks and Yetis
Nepal is the place that's always captivated my imagination more than anywhere else. It contains 8 of the world's 10 highest mountains, the best trekking in the world, rafting and biking, cute little mountain villages, bright green rice fields and the friendliest people. After seeing some pretty amazing countries, I still maintain that Nepal has the …
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Namaste!!
I arrived here safely, the flight was fine and all the people at Delhi and Kathmandu were lovely. very friendly and looked after me. It's hotter than expected her - 29 degrees - very hazy and sticky but fresh and cool in the morning.
We are staying in Thamel, Kathmandu, a very busy bustling area of town. Lots of people …
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Day 15: Pokhara to Kathmandu
The bus back to Kathmandu. Pastry sellers and taxi drivers linger around the busier hostels and along the route to the tourist bus park. In the rank of more than a dozen coaches, ours looks the second least likely to arrive. Expectations of it leaving on time are low. 15 minutes late is about average. The rear suspension is shot, so everyone moves forward to avoid headbutting the roof as we bash over potholes. The driver parks on a corner to mess ...



