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Head for the Hills
Aug 27, 2008 Posted By: zennepal.com |
There are many reasons to get out of Kathmandu during Dasain: to avoid seeing buffalos being decapitated en masse, to avoid meeting obnoxious relatives, to breathe oxygen, or if you are UNMIN, to take a break because elections have been postponed.
So, head for the hills. Get away from this filthy, polluted, demo-infested city of endless petrol lines. In fact, if you don't feel like coming back stay there and find a new occupation.
Whatever your reason for wanting to leave, Dasain is ideally timed to coincide with the post-monsoon season which is the best time to see Nepal in all its glory. The combination of lush green with white mountains and turquoise skies are what make October and November unique.
Now that you've decided to go, the question is where to? Here are some unsolicited suggestions from Nepali Times st + Read More
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Kirtipur
Aug 21, 2008 Posted By: zennepal.com |
So near, and yet so long ago
SRISHTI ADHIKARI
It's just 6km from Kathmandu's city centre, but historic Kirtipur may as well be many centuries away.
The picturesque ridge-top town has always fallen between the cracks of the tourist towns of Bhaktapur and Patan. And despite the proximity, one gets the feeling time has passed Kirtipur by.
Kirtipur was the first of the Valley's kingdoms to be attacked by Prithbi Narayan Shah. The resolute inhabitants held out till 1768 after three fierce sieges by the Gorkhalis. Unlike Patan and Kathmandu, Kirtipur is naturally protected on all sides.
Despite the ravages of time, past battles and earthquakes the medieval features of this fortress kingdom are still intact. The ancient + Read More
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Nepali New Year!
Jul 05, 2008 Posted By: bruce chan |
Bisket Jatra, or the "Festival of Bisket", was one of the most spectacular events I have ever witnessed in my life.
Along with a friend, I traveled to Nepal on vacation just on the eve of the Nepali new year. Without actually planning this coincidence, we had just planned on seeing the usual cultural sights that beautiful Nepal had to offer. However, the New Year festivities made the trip into something that I will never forget.
It all started with an innocent New Year lunch at Suraj's house with a delicious, delicious, traditional buffet of Nepali food. Afterwards, another American visitor named Bob suggested that we go visit the city of Bhaktapur. Why? Besides being an ancient city which still exudes the flavor of the silk road, the city was famous for its own festival for ringing in the new year: Bisket Jatra. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into.
After a short car ride east of Kathmandu to the edge of Bhaktapur, Bob, my fri + Read More
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Return to Nepal
Jul 03, 2008 Posted By: Bob Chapman |
Return to Nepal
I was last in Nepal January 10th, 1987. I had completed my service in Peace Corps in December and decided I wanted to stay in Nepal until after the holidays in the US, so that I could escape the hysteria that holidays have there. Most of my friends from Peace Corps were either on their way home, out traveling elsewhere, or back in their villages. So, saying goodbye to Nepal was a solitary and solemn experience. I remember crying as the RNAC flight took off from Tribhuvan airport. I remember wondering when I would be back. For that matter, I wondered what I was going to do next, in my life, or for my life. I hadn’t always wanted to be in the Peace Corps, like so many of my peers. I had joined because I felt like I had exhausted formal education and needed to enter the world on a human and realistic level. Being a volunteer in Kusum Khola, Palpa was a very real experience. I didn’t realize it as that plane took off, but the Peace Corps and Nepal had + Read More
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