- Male, 40, New Zealand
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) People generally smile + are friendly
2) Mountain views + nature
3) Old arachitecture - please preserve for future enjoyment.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Better rubbish disposal (burning better than dumping!)
2) Eliminate charge into Durbar Square - unworkable and will damage shops/business, etc
3) More information available - official guides?
4) Ban use of car/motorbike horns + proper traffic control
5) Better water treatment, less use of fire for cooking/heating
6) Less corrupt bureaucracy/government!!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To come
2) Take care with water - must be purified
3) Enjoy the mountains
4) talk with the locals
- Male, 43, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I always enjoy the contact with the local people.
- What changes would you recommend?
I would advise to limit the traffic to central urban area, to few
hours to motorise vehicle for delivery of goods (ex: drinks, food,
building materials, etc) and reserve to only pedestrians and push
power rickshaws most of the day. So to give opportunity to pedestrian
(local and foreigners) to enjoy a stroll among the beautiful historical center on this valley.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To take as much time as possible for a break in Nepal, so to enable him/her to get a trekking
opportunity and to get time to apreciate beatiful sites, with the
time to share with locals, who
always seem to impress with their peculiar kindness any visitors who's given enough time to
apreciate it.
- Female, 35, Denmark
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The colourful street life and the friendly locals. The atmosphere!
- What changes would you recommend?
1) More rubbish bins + emptying them
2) Less motorised traffic in the narrow lanes/streets + less use of horns (very annoying!)
3) Treated drinking water!
4) Clean up the river
5) Use more solar panels
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go and enjoy the atmosphere
2)Don't get too worked up about gettng things at the "real" price,
but be ready to walk away if not happy with the price
3) Yes, they do sell toilet paper…
4) Don't believe everything in the Lonely Planet
- Female, 23, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The people
2) Cheap food
3) Nail polish
4) Cheap internet
5) going swimming
6) not having to walk to school
7) book shops
8) Music shops
9) Music holi
10) The blue cheese delhi
11) Motorbikes
12) Later curfew
13) Sunshine
14) Rooftops
15) Staying in bed late
- What changes would you recommend?
Everyone stops killing each other
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go to the mountains.
- Female, 29, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Once you are in Kathmandu, it's easy to go everywhere in Nepal
2) There is all facilities. You can find everything (food, shopping)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Changing the long bureaucracy
2) It's impossible to walk quietly in the street, always someone
asking for many things because you're a tourist
3) No cars in the city
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) If you want something (hotel, taxi, buy fruit…), ask to several people to know
2) Don't stay a long time in Kathmandu; when you'll arrive go quickly
in other places = mountain, small village, because people are more
true and you'll discover culture, life of the nepali people. You'll learn something
- NS, NS, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Good restaurant, books, shopping, people
2) authenticity of the old city
3) market off the street, you can find everything
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Not so many cars on the streets from the old Kathmandu
2) Protect your environment - people from Kathmandu should feel more concern of
3) NO KLAXON IN KATHMANDU!
4) To eat the good ice on the street, you have so many good fruit
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To not bring too many clothes with him, because here they have some many nice things
2) To try Dhal Bat
3) To stay to the Monumental Paradise if they want the clean and cool place and nice people
- Male, 32, Belgium
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) the food. Really good value for a reasonable price
2) Also accommodation is very good
3) Compared with these things (accommodation & food) in Tibet (except Lhasa) this is heaven
- What changes would you recommend?
1) That hopefully the economic situation - before the Maoists troubles - returns
2) The entrance of Durbar Square is annoying if you stay here
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To stay at New Kathmandu Lodge… that are really nice warm people
2) If they have problems not to go to the tourist police (The woman
of the office at "tourist service center" is rude and does enquiry
in a humiliating way with other tourists around!)
- Male, 33, Canada
- Female, 47, UK
- Male, 35, France
- Male, 31, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The buzz
2) The people (friendly)
3) The food
4) The feel of the city
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Fewer people trying to sell you things
2) The cars + bikes
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go and visit - you'll LOVE it
- Male, 56, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
People
- What changes would you recommend?
Basantapur (250 Rs), Bakhtapur (750 Rs), Patan (250 Rs): I don't
like the gate charge. Also all
my friends said same things too
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) I'll tell them about mountain hiking
2) Danger because Maoists
- Male, 28, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The markets
2) Busy streets
3) Friendly people
- What changes would you recommend?
No fee (200 Rs) to walk through Durbar Square - It is absurde to pay a fee to walk on a public
street!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Enjoy, it's a fabulous country!
- Male, 28, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The enourmous wide range of available products
2)The range of cultural old buildings spreading over the city
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Redoing of the surface of the streets
2) Get rid of the weed (charas) - sellers, they're irritating if
they ask you all day long if you want to buy and you're not interested
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Take a lot of money with you
2) Visit non-touristic places to see the real culture of Nepal
- Male, 26, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Kathmandu is very clear and peaceful compared to India, where
I was travelling before Nepal
2) I also like the natural and architectual scenery
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Change the name of "Freak Street"! It is a better area to stay
in than Thamel, but maybe the name keeps people away
2) Help the street kids come up with better scams. The "milk powder
for my sister" thing is a bit old
3) Invest revenue from tourism in other, non-tourism based, business.
Kathmandu seems overly dependent on tourism, I'm afraid of what
would happen if people stopped
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go to India first. I think it gives you a better perspectie on Nepal
- Male, 26, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Clean streets
2) Pleasant atmosphere
3) Architecture
4) Khukuri knives
- What changes would you recommend?
Changing Freak Street's name: it's kind of shame but Joche is better
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Stay in Joche, it's less touristy than Thamel
2) Get your Pakistani visa here - the visa man is very nice
- Male, 30, Switzerland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The old monuments and the nice streets with all the old houses
2) Good and clean restaurants
3) Nice people
- What changes would you recommend?
The new system with all the entrance fees is not very nice and separates
the tourist from locals: it gives a boring feeling because it seems
that everyone just wants money (IDEA: Put the cultural tax direct on the country visa)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
That he has to study the monsoon time first
- Female, 24, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The ease + comfort of facilities for travellers
2) The friendliness of people
3) Accomodation standards - good (esp. coming from India)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Price reductions of tourists attractions (especially when you see Nepalis not paying!)
2) Some money going to infrastructure of areas other than Thamel
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Learn some Nepali
2) Go trekking
3) Bargain hard when shopping
- Male, 28, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The bathroom at Monumental Lodge
2) The high standard of accomodation and good choice of food
3) Sitting on the street watching Nepali life mixed with fascinating temples and monuments
4) Small momo restaurants
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Cheaper Dal Bhat in restaurants!
2) For tourist money to go towards road building, schools and medical
facilities in all parts of Nepal, not just in tourist places and
the fat pockets of the rich
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Learn basic Nepali - helps when bargaining
2) Go to see the Himalayas, stay in small villages
3) Don't go in the rainy season
4) Never pay full price for anything except food
5) Enjoy themselves
- Male, 22, Denmark
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Nepalese food
2) Central street life outside Freak Street/Thamel
3) Cloth shopping
4) The warmness of the people
- What changes would you recommend?
More English signs around bus stations and on the buses
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go to Monumental Paradise, great people
2) Get lost somewhere
3) Weird locals will always give you a blast
- Female, 32, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Culture
2) Festivals
3) Food
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Bann all motor vehicles from NARROW streets such as Thamel area but also market area (i.e.
way from Thamel to New Rd)!!! More restrictions for traffic, more
police, more traffic lights (for pedestrians)
2) More control of air pollution (i.e. more gas and battery vehicles)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) It's basically a very friendly and save country. But be aware of traffic which can be very
dangerous
2) Read the newspaper and inform yourself daily about political situations (i.e. bandhs)
- Male, 31, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Very relaxing
2) People are friendly and do not hassle tourists
- What changes would you recommend?
Street noise is loud (horns)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Definitely come, but do research first
- Male, 38, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
People are very friendly and helpful
- What changes would you recommend?
More signs in Thamel pointing tourists towards taxi stands, etc
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Enjoy the experience
2) Plan ahead
- Female, 19, Switzerland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The incredible hopsitality and generosity of the people I was lucky enough to meet
2) The experience of working as a volunteer
3) The good feeling of becoming familiar with the local transport
(tempo) system and getting to know non-touristic areas and having
non-touristic experiencies
- What changes would you recommend?
1) If shop owners and sales people want to improve business, let tourists look without being
accosted and pushed
2) Get rid of the tourist price/local price thing, it's very demeaning
3) Don't assume or Nepali friends are automatically our guides and
want commission for every lichi nut!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) In Kathmandu - avoid Thamel
2) Try to meet local people and be involved locally
3) Do yoga
4) Pack light
5) Don't get angry when constantly approached by sellers
6) Be polite and respectful yet firm
7) Keep a very good humour
8) Bring water purifying pills
- Female, 40, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Culture, beauty, traditional life and activities like festivals.
All occuring and accessable. Historic sites actively utilized. Seeing
real life culture not just stuged. Nepali people.
- What changes would you recommend?
No car/motorized vehicles in tourists streets of Thamel and Durbar Square
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go!
2) Stay long enough to enjoy and adjust to difference
3) Connect with local people, don't just be insulated with Westeners
or localities only catering to tourists. Have locals inform you
on stories/historic reference and meaning as well as Nepali current situation
4) Understand the term cultural relativism
- Male, 30, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The wood carvings in the old city are impressive. It was wonderful
to be able to stay in Durbar Square which is extremely beautiful
with its wonderful temples and palaces. The streets are kept clean
and the Nepali people are friendly and helpful. There are very good
restaurants and souvenir shops in Thamel
- What changes would you recommend?
Something needs to be done about the air pollution caused by motor vehicles
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would tell them they MUST come. They should definitely spend some
time trekking and some time in Kathamndu and the other historic
sites. Nepal is a beautiful country and Kathmandu is an amazing city
- Female, 27, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) A beautiful homely room over looking Drubar Square
2) The wonderful architecture of the temples and palace
3) Friendly people + clean streets
4) A great selection of restaurants in Thamel
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Lower the entrance fee for Palace Museum
2) Less cars - the pollution is very bad - perhaps trams on the big roads
3) More Nepali toilets!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go trekking
2) go to Kathmandu - stay in Kumari guesthouse - Durbar Square
3) Spend as long in Nepal as you can (2 months is not enough) and
explore as much as possible
4) It is a beautiful country full of stunning scenery and wonderfully warm and open people
- Female, 30, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Beautiful Durbar Square & this lovely guest house! Also it's generally
a clean city & very friendly. There are many beautiful temples, palaces, etc. to visit
- What changes would you recommend?
Ban cars! Something needs to be done to reduce the air pollution
which can be unpleasant, as well as the environmental effects.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would definitely tell them to come for as long as possible (2
months is not enough!) We had a wonderful time trekking around Annapurna.
I would recommend Kathmandu, too, & tell them to stay here.
- Female, 32, Australia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The environs in which Kumari Guest House is located
2) I like the "old" part of Kathmandu very much & enjoy the atmosphere
around Durbar Square where, everyday, I am able to visit the vegetable
market as well as the local shops where I can sit & drink chai,
enjoying the activity around me
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Bring flower sellers back to Kasthamandap - encourage the use
of this area for selling vegetables & flowers & discourage vehicles
using Durbar Square as a thorough fare
2) Limit vehicles in this area to bicycles and bicycle rickshaws
and emergency vehicles only. The amount of traffic here now has
increased and does nothing to improve the atmosphere
3) I was last in Kathmandu 6 months
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Stay in the old part of Kathmandu, not Thamel
2) Eat in local restaurants rather than always eating Western-style food
3) Try Nepali food
- Male, 33, US
- Male, 29, Australia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The fresh air on the roof of Kumari Guesthouse in the early mornings and the rich, strong chai in
the chai shop on Freak Street - a treat after 4 weeks in the Everest
region. Buy fresh vegetables of the street sellers has also been
a highlights. Seeing old friends I like very much also
- What changes would you recommend?
Stop charging tourists to enter Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, Swayambu,
etc. I refuse to pay to enter such places as I believe it is corrupt
to charge (and particularly corrupt to charge only "tourists" or
ACTUALLY non-SAARC tourists) entry fee to visit holy places where
I venture to receive a blessing. If I wish to pay surely I can leave
a donation which I'll be more inclined to leave
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) go to India instead. Theirs is less of a "tourist tax" mentality
whilst many of the great aspects of Nepal exist also in India in
a less "tainted" manner eg. Temples, beautiful bazars, ancient peoples, mountain wilderness
2) If they still want to come, I would advise - keep well away from
Thamel and also avoid the Sherpa people
- Male, 34, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I enjoyed the temples and food the most
- What changes would you recommend?
Lower entrance fees to sites, less vendors at sites, improve air quality
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Male, 33, Italy
- Female, 30, UK
- Male, 50, UK
- Female, 20, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The tempos
2) Durbar Square
3) Pashupatinath
- What changes would you recommend?
Less pollution, more green parks with trees, real newspapers
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Stay away from the tourists ghettos
- Male, 23, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Tempos, good food, beautiful architecture, infused religiousity, weather
- What changes would you recommend?
Discourage touts, less pollution, imprisoning bureaucrats, exiling
the king, creating a literate (and maybe even intelligent, if possible)
English newspaper, parks, stop marketing (and, thus, destroying) the culture
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Instead go to India
- Male, 30, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Hanging around Durbar Square
2) Festivals
3) Visiting the places around
- What changes would you recommend?
1) No more paying money to walk on the fucking street (entry fee
Durbar Square) or make it a voluntary contribution
2) Making the visa extension cheaper
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go to the mountains
2) Don't go to Thamel (no soul, no culture)
- Male, 34, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Narrow streets, busy bazars, internet facilities, varied food, not
so much hassling as in India, good bookshops
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Finish fee for Durbar Square
2) throw out motorbikes and cars of narrow lanes
3) improve air quality
4) make visa cheaper and longer
5) Make public transport more transparent
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go trekking
2) See countryside
3) see outskirts of Kathmandu
- Male, 22, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Hanging around Durbar Square - people watching
2) Walking through the ancient alleyways of the city
3) Visiting temples and monasteries
- What changes would you recommend?
Kathmandu is too touristy. In 25 years this city has developed from
Nepal to the West too quickly. I cannot imagine what this once beautiful
city will look like in another 20 years. I think Nepal should slow
down its development, there are too many tourist shops and its really
depressing. I know business is business but Kathmandu and Pokhara
are too much like the West which is nothing to be proud of. If development
keeps up this beautiful country will be ruined by Western influence.
Please Nepal slow down and don't forget your cultural and traditional
heritage because this is priceless and irreplacable unlike cheap
and nasty Western business
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Eat Dal Baaht at local restaurants and don't drink coke or Pepsi,
and give more money to the poor people, fuck knows they need it.
- Female, 25, Belgium
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Beautiful place, shanti people, possible to walk around without too much hussle.
- What changes would you recommend?
I find it very, very expensive to go and see all the things, actually
for me I cannot afford it and I wonder if this is only to attract older a richer tourist.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Save a good lot of money, because if you want to see/do something
it'll cost you a lot! You pay allready quite a lot for a visa and
really every nice place is paying…
- Female, 22, Japan
- Male, 53, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Kindness and smiles of the Nepali people
2) Street life of the Old Kathmandu
3) Beautiful old buildings and temples
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Regulate and DIMINISH the traffic (crossing New Road is dangerous!)
2) Maintain the traditional architecture and avoid building high rise concrete houses
3) Fight agains pollution (fumes from cars, trucks, MOTORCYCLES,
plastic: forbid the use of plastic bags, treat waters before flowing them into the river)
4) Improve cleanliness (river sides), garbage collection
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
No advice: just go and get lost in the old streets and bazars of Kathmandu
- Female, 21, Japan
- Female, 26, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The image of the city. It's a capital but with features of a big
town. Not much traffic. The nice little streets. Good restaurants
with good food for reasonable prices. Enough shops with good assortiment in all kinds of products
- What changes would you recommend?
No traffic (especially motorbikes) in the small streets and alleys.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To do a lot of trekking in the mountains, beautiful!
2) Visit Chitwan National Park and do an elephant ride
3) Bring a lot of money because the tourist prices are stupid (high)
in the mountains (no bills of 500 Rs. because they can't change in the mountains)
- Male, 51, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The people scenery + religion
- What changes would you recommend?
More eco friendly planning, I was in Nepal 25 years ago and it is
sad to see what has happened in places like Pokhara. Stop using
plastic bags. India has become a nightmare of plastic litter. Please
Nepal don't make the same mistake
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be very careful about hygine and where you eat.
- Female, 36, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The outsides of KTM!D specially Boddha, Swayambu…
- What changes would you recommend?
Pedestrian streets!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
COME!! The contry is safe for the tourist and the trekking is amazing!
Stay just a few days in Kathmandu.
- Male, 37, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Durbar Square because quiet and clean and outside of KTM
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Pedestrian streets
2) Less pollution
3) NO HORN please!! Tourists look for quiet places not for noise!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Come a few days to KTM and a few years in the mountains because it is really amazing!
- Male, 21, Japan
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Everything is good.
- What changes would you recommend?
Rickshaw is disgusting
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Nepal is very nice place
- Male, 26, Australia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I like the food here, especially Newari food. Nowadyas it is also
very cheap to stay here. I enjoy walking through the markets and
the smaller streets, Thamel is not so enjoyable. Friendly people.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) I would recommend some sort of program to reduce the pollution
in Kathmandu. I see pollution as a major problem here. Local people
and visitors will suffer health problems if nothing is done. I would
ask that tourism development be directed differently so that Kathmandu
does not all look like Thamel
2) As in most Asian countries waste management is a problem here.
I would like to see less plastic bags being used by retailers. Also
more drinking water refill facilities, this could be a profitable
business for someone and would reduce plastic waste.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) I would say don't stay in Thamel, stay in Freak Street
2) Try to eat in local restaurants, so you can meet real locals
and support local economy!
3) Make an effort to lear some local language (more than just namaste)
4) Don't use motorized transport if possib le so as to not contribute to the pollution problem
5) Be considerate to porters while trekking
6) Do not spread rubbish
- Male, 28, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Boudhanath, for it's spiritual context, the Tibetan culture, the monks.
- What changes would you recommend?
As a tourist, I found hard to find the names of the streets when
walking, so this could be more clear, maybe.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be careful when you cross the street!
- Female, 33, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Taking in the sights and sounds of everyday life, especially within
the old parts of the city. Visiting not only the three main squares
in and around Kathmandu but also going in search of and exploring
the various shrines and temples in the city. Lastly, but not least
is that Nepal as a whole has been a refreshing change from the unfortunate
hassles one experiences in India.
- What changes would you recommend?
Although the tourist area of Thamel is very pleasant & has some
wonderful shops, etc. I do not believe that this area should encroach
further on to the old city as the city as a whole would become spoilt,
as has happened in many places around the globe. It is important
to preserve history, architecture and tradition, not only for the
tourist to experience but more importantly for the people of the country.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Advise them to respect local beliefs, values and customs
2) Inform them that although on the whole the food here is wonderful,
there is a large chance of coming ill or so appears & to advise
them to stock up on medication!
3) To barter in shops, but at the same time keep in mind how much
an extra Rs. 50 for instance is to a Nepali in comparison to how
much it is to them & therefore to be a little bit flexible.
- Female, 27, UK
- Male, 35, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I have enjoyed exploring the many and varied temples, markets and
especially the narrow and twisting roads of the "old part" of the
city. The architecture of many of the buildings is quite stunning.
All most all the people (local) that I've met have been very kind
and helpful. Nepali people as a whole have a wonderful nature and great smiles.
- What changes would you recommend?
Better control on the amount of vehicles entering both Drubar Square
area and the old city would be beneficial to both locals and visitors
i.e: less pollution, less chance of an accident. Tighten and enforce
building restrictions so as to help keep over development under control.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To enjoy themselves but to be mindful of how they act or react when
in the company of local people. To try and do as Nepali's do and
remain calm and not lose their temper when things appear to be going
against them. To always ask permission before photographing people
and to show respect at temples and shrines. To remember they are
visitors in another peoples country.
- Female, 26, Norgay
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Just walking around the streets at random, observing the culture.
The food is also very good.
- What changes would you recommend?
The only problem is that sometimes when you're arriving at a new
place (airport, bus-station, ect) there are a lot of touts from
different hotels hasseling you. Sometimes sellers area bit desperate too.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Just go! It's a beautiful country and it's very easy to organize
the tour/itinerary from Kathmandu.
- Female, 53, Norgay
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Just walking around and look at people, buildings. Eat good meals and relax.
- What changes would you recommend?
A little bit stressing with sellers, touts.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go away and take your time.
- Male, 53, Norgay
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Street life, nature, culture.
- What changes would you recommend?
A bit stressing with too active sellers.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Take also a trip outside Kathmandu to watch the nature and the beautiful mountains.
- Male, 36, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Visit of the different monuments & religious places of the city.
Also the shopping and contact with people at the lodge (Annapurna
Lodge) wher I was staying.
- What changes would you recommend?
I would change for sure the price of the entrance of Bakthapur (750
RS!) in which I did not go, too expensive for me
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would give advice for hotel accomodation & restaurant and monuments
or place to go to, not including Bakthapur
- Female, 28, Austria
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Cheap shopping, friendly people, good food, great hiking, excellent bakerys.
- What changes would you recommend?
All good.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Eat an apple pie, make a trip to the mountains
- Male, 47, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Temples, mountains, friendly people
- What changes would you recommend?
No fixed price for taxis
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Come to Kathmandu and take the lonely planet with you. We come back again.
- Female, 38, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Temples, moutains, friendly people. Annapurna Lodge was good. Culture
I like very much, transportation with bus OK.
- What changes would you recommend?
No fixed prices taxis and stronger milk coffee
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Come to Kathamndu and take the Lonely Plante with you. Annapurna Lodge is best.
- Male, 32, Netherlands
- Female, 28, Indonesia
- Male, 22, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I have most liked the Swayambunath temple. I also like a lot Durbar
Square and Freak Street but not it's sade to see policemen everywhere.
- What changes would you recommend?
Stop policemen in streets cuase many tourists are scared and arrange
the political situation by a democratic government established
by people. Give less power to the king and more to the government.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
No need to have any advices just be peace and cool and almost go trekking
- Male, 58, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Hospitality, friendly people, culture.
- What changes would you recommend?
Make streets, especially small streets, forbidden for motorcycles, it would make walking more
pleasant and safer.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Stay not only in Kathmandu but spend some days for visiting the
direct surrounding cultural places
- Male, 33, Indonesia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Hopitality
- What changes would you recommend?
Better cleaness
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Female, 38, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) welcome and pleasant people
2) old places
- What changes would you recommend?
To stop to oblige the visitors to pay when they just want to walk
in the streets - as Durbar square.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
) To learn some words in Nepali and to speak with people
2) To enjoy themselves
- Male, 26, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is very different from my home city of Seattle. It is
exciting to be in such a new environment. I love the architecture,
the people, and the food is wonderful. The mountain landscapes are incredible.
- What changes would you recommend?
Many of the people that sell things along the street are very aggressive.
I do not enjoy being bombarded by people who want to sell me stuff.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I definitely want to return to Nepal. I want more of my friends
to join me next time as well. I am also considering teaching here at the university.
- Male, 28, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Atmosphera of the city: market and temple mixed together
2) Nepali people: friendly/happy/peaceful/reliable
- What changes would you recommend?
By Italian point of view, I cannot recommend any change. I like
as it is. Kathmandu! I will never pay 200 Rs. To get into Durbar
Square after 5 Nepali visas on my passport.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Not to pay the entrance in Durbar Square
2) spend long time in Kathmandu
3) Go for trekking everywhere
4) forget Chitwan!!
- Male, 29, UK
- Male, NS, UK
- Female, 30, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
People welcome and the old parts of the town.
- What changes would you recommend?
To stop to increase the number of places where foreign people have
to pay just to walk in the street. For me, I stop to go to these
places! But I think that it is very bad for nepali business
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To try to learn few worlds of nepali and to speak with nepali
people because they are the real Nepal and very friendly for most
of them 2) Do not accept to pay everywhere just to walk in the streets
(Durbar Square, Baktapur …)
- Female, 29, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Nepali people are very nice, friendly and welcoming. The standards
of restaurants + hotels are very good. There are a lot of things
of cultural and historical interest to see.
- What changes would you recommend?
The most important thing is that Nepal remains peaceful. I know
people in Britain who had planned to come but changed their plans
unfortunately. At the moment Nepal is in the international
news a lot.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
come!
- Female, 46, Germany
- Female, 20, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Not as much hassling like in Indian cities. It's nice for a few
days to enjoy the tourist facilities, good restaurants… but I prefer
to be in the countryside (not as busy, people are more friendly)
- What changes would you recommend?
The air pollution is very bad.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Try to make your backpack weighing very little. Most/all things
you need you can buy in Kathmandu.
- Male, 20, French
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- NS, 70, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Temples and atmosphere
- What changes would you recommend?
?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Good!!
- Male, 24, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Cannot answer this question as I have been in this town for only 1 night
- What changes would you recommend?
Cannot answer this question as I have been in this town for only 1 night
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Do a trek! Buy cheap Gore-Tex
- Male, 29, France
- Male, 25, Netherlands
- Male, 52, Netherlands
- Male, 27, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Good food, civilisation for being in Burma for 6 wks, cool climate
- What changes would you recommend?
Less rubbish
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go trekking, it's great. Come rafting when there's more water than
there is now. Talk to people, they're lovely.
- Male, 34, Mexico
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Tourist attractions, culture, landscape.
- What changes would you recommend?
More culture events, put out dealers from the street, be fixed in your prices, not bargain.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Take care of prices, specially with taxis. People who sells stone,
pashmina, etc… Everything is copy.
- Female, 32, Mexico
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Street life, tourist attractions, culture.
- What changes would you recommend?
I would recommend to not increase prices for tourist looking for a long term tourism.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Take care of prices people will give to him and be sure that the
price include taxes, specially with taxis.
- Female, 40, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
On Freak St. there is still local culture instead of it being all tourists.
- What changes would you recommend?
Making the entrance booths where fees are collected for Durbar Sq
at the end of Freak St. so that we can walk to email + shops + the
bank without having to buy a ticket or walk around another way that is longer.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Male, 46, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is a very colourful city, and I will never forget her.
She is also chaotic but with system.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Your entry fees to the Durbar Square ar too high - it's really
a shame - and the money is not for restoring the buildings, I never believe!
2) As you treading your nature (waste, rubbish) polllution (bann the trucks)
3) Stop childwork
4) change your military likely school education - it's really worse.
5) Begin a nreal democracy (no monarchy)
6) Invest in new technologie (solar helps the K. people)
7) Protect your water
8) Stop the pollution of the stone factories in the valley
9) Help the Maoists so that they stop with terrorising the whole land
10) the buses are to noisy and dirty
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Learn bargaining, be cautious when some Nepali wanna catch only
your money and can't you see as a human being. In the other hand
the nepali are very nice, friendly and open.
- Male, 42, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The friendly people. The living cultural traditions (religious)
- What changes would you recommend?
The area around the temples should be made a traffic free zone.
The cars and motorcycles etc move through the area in a dangerous
& chaotic way and are a danger to Nepalis & tourists alike. Esp. at night time.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Quickly visit the historic centres of the towns in the Kathmandu
valley then walk in the mountains.
- Male, 47, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The hotels and restaurants are very comfortable and friendly
2) The atmosphere of the town is very friendly
3) The British Council is a very good place to go
- What changes would you recommend?
I would like to see something cultural in the evening for instance,
Nepalese dancing or folk singing or cinema.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Be careful with the water
2) Go trekking
3) Travel light.
- Male, 30, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The friendliness and honesty of the Nepali people
2) The vibrancy and diversity of an Asian city, without the hassle of India.
- What changes would you recommend?
Within the central district between Durbar Square and Thamel, a
ban on motorised transport. This would cut pollution, increase tourism
and produce a healthier environment for both tourists and Nepalis.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Come with an open mind
2) Be patient
3) Respect customs and culture
4) Go trekking -however hard or painful
5) Smoke lots of marihuana!
- Male, 34, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Transportation cheap and OK
2) the scenerie, old streets and buildings
3) the food was mostly good
4) Most of the people are friendly. I feel save
- What changes would you recommend?
1) More streets where is forbidden to go in with car or motorbike.
Destroy your city more and more!
2) To fill water NOT in oneway bottles. Keep the city clean
3) It cannot be to charge two prices for entrance: KTM Durbar Square:
200 Rs. Or 20 Rs; Patan Durbar Sq 200 Rs. Or 20 Rs; Baktapur Durbar
Square: I'm not going. 10 US$ CRAZY! Two class society (tourist)
it cannot work out. We had it in Germany before… dangerous.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Bargaining, the most people speak fantastic prices, first. Better
for business with tourists is fix fair price. My thinking is the
Nepali people can sell more. I feel sorry for Nepal about the political
situation. A wonderful country you are visit. You have great experiences
never forget in your life.
- Female, 70, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The courtesy and consideration of hotel, restaurant and shop keepers.
The vivid activities in the streets, the culture, the holiday spirit,
the temple life. The excellent foods.
- What changes would you recommend?
That the government settle with the Maoists to assist the people
in fundamental ways that bring peace & prosperity nationwide.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would suggest they follow our example and spend as much time as
possible in this extraordinary country. I would recommend hotels
we have enjoyed and lodge in the mountains and in Chitwan Park.
- Female, 42, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) the temples around and in Kathmandu
2) the kindness of nepali people and hamge particulary to my porter during the trek
- What changes would you recommend?
1) People become aware of bins and rubbish and pollution (rivers and streets)
2) Paying places for monuments restauration it's OK but we must require the tickets!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To stay in Freak street (quiet district)
2) to make a trek
3) to go in Pokhara
- Female, 48, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Kindness of Nepalese people
2) Swayanbonath
3) Durbar Square
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Too much paying places (Durbar Square, Baktapur, Patan, Swayanbonath,
bodnath, patshupatinath) and very oftne no ticket…
2) "tourist prices" in shops, taxis, etc
3) Pollution in rivers, rubbish in the streets, etc.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To stay in Freak Street and not to Thamel (more quiet). To bargain everything.
- Male, 50, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) To visit temples around and in Kathmandu
2) the kindness of Nepali people
3) Some streets around Durbar Square
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Rubbish streets. Rubbish rivers
2) All places are "paying places" (Bakthapur, Patan, Durbar Square,
Swayambudnath, etc) "ca devident pessible la main an porte fenille!"
TOO MUCH PAYING PLACES, AND WHAT ABOUT "TICKETS"? (money directly in the pocket, perhaps?!)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Be aware of "red bricks" (places in temples)
2) Be aware of "tourist prices"
3) Welcome in every place (but bargain!)
- Male, 39, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Nice people in the city, beautiful buildings. There is very much to see and do.
- What changes would you recommend?
There are too many neon publicity board in the city, that is a very
pitty. At the airport the taxi drivers are jumping upon you.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To take his time here, it's beautiful.
- Male, 49, Germany
- Female, 28, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) People nice, not aggressive
2) Life in the streets
- What changes would you recommend?
1) to organize the traffic jam
2) a better orientation in the streets by names of the streets
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
to meet Nepalese
- Male, 23, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Durbar Square, temples, atmosphere not much hasle from street sellers as in India.
- What changes would you recommend?
Make peace with the maoists and tourists will be more willing to
come. If you are in Nepal you know it's safe but news reports in
Britain and Europe give bad impression.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Don't pay more than NRs. 200 for a room if you are on a budget.
Try a trek: the beauty of the Himalayas is magnificent.
- Male, 39, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
For a first time visitor all of Kathmandu is interesting. There
is the great architecture of the temples, the enormously elaborate
woodcarving, so many shops, crafts, trades, so many faces, so many
ways people dress, either or most to express their religion. It
is just not possible to name one separate thing.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) More electro vehicles
2) I found the sight of some severly disabled people begging in
the street and the way they are overlooked by their fellows-nepali
heart breaking. I hope they could e.g. get a bottom line amount
of money from the government to be at least secure in life
3) Even as economics are hard, people offering services should not
get so pushy. Many tourists would find Nepal so cheap compared to
"home" that cheap (even cheaper) as an argument does no longer work.
They would be willing to pay MORE, I think if: a- quality is better
(either like home or more purely, original nepali), b- reliability/trustworthyness.
Many offerings are made for a cheap cat-drive after which pushy
efforts are made to get you in to the hotel of a relative, while
you had already chosen your hotel. A "no" should be taken as a "no."
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Stay at Annapurna Loge: frendly people, good service, good comfort.
- Male, 36, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
City life, barber shop, to my opinion sellers and shop keepers became
less insistant than about 10 years ago.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) It would be nice to have a good INDEPENDENT (Gut?) agency that
could recommend and give details about trekkings to be made. We
were looking for the tourist office at Durbar Sq. but we couldn't
find it. Even if it moved, it is still a good place to have some information.
2) Reception by hotel-touts at the airport was a bit unpleasant.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Take immodium, go to Annapurna lodge, Freak Street is a nice quiet
area to stay. Thamel has become too touristic - nicer to stay in
an area where also a lot of Nepali people live.
- Male, 26, Denmark
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Prices, talking to people who weren't trying (too hard) to get into
my wallet, the whole experience of being outside Europe. Learning
to hackle. Learning of development projects such as the ACAP and
the Hannuman Dhoka Durbar Square World Heritage Site.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) CLEANING THE STREETS!
2) Make hostels for the beggars.
3) Make price-guide on common goods (I mean, mostly food, toilet-paper
and such) - I don't like being cheated out of 450 rupees for 2 kilos of dry milk
4)Ban motor vehicles from such places as Durbar Square (and others,
if possible.) They disturb the peacefulness of the city, which I much enjoy.
5) Put up more public garbage bins and maintain them! Often I had
to carry my garbage with me all day because the garbage bins had no bags in them!
6) Encourage restaurants - also the expensive ones- to specialize
in Nepali food! It's much easier for the tourist to get a pizza
or a burger than to get dahl bat (or what it's name is.)
7) Replace the "Discourage the beggars" signs with "Don't encourage the beggars."
8) Focus more on traditional Nepalese culture in developing the
city, rather than Western values, trade marks and such. I didn't
come to Nepal to drink Carlsber (although I do) and buy Northface
trekking equipment (although I do.) I came to Nepal to experience
the nature and the people, to talk to hindus and buddhists (we have
muslims in Denmark), on the whole, to experience the NON-Western way of life.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Bring as little as possible from home- buy things when you get to
Nepal (which is what I was told.) Don't miss the experience of the
Nepali nature. Don't spend all your time in the big cities. Don't
let yourself be discourage by the constant hassle from street salesmen
who won't take no for an answer. Talk to the "ordinary" Nepalese folk.
- Male, 29, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The street children and the girls!
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Less police and army!
2) less tax on hotels, restaurants, temples, airports and wilf life
sanctuaries, trekking permits, …(what money is left for the "poor" Nepalis?)
3) Less advertising for alcohol
4) Less concrete constructions
5) Better water supply
6) less private cars in historical areas (against pollution)
7) Improving Nepali restaurants agains unhealthy Western food.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Male, 31, Switzerland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Shopping! Just TOO many nice shops! I cannot stop buying… The charming
feeling around the old part of town. Shopping again… what do do??
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Thamel is ugly; too new, NO CHARM and too expensive…
2) Built traditional Nepali/style, not Chinese concrete monsters!
3) Stop these totally unneeded, usless police-boxes around Durbar
Square (for what 200 Rs??) Else, I like it here very much.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Bring enough money for shopping!
2) Take your time (at least one month)
3) Have fun!
- Female, 26, Japan
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
shopping!
- What changes would you recommend?
???
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Enjoy!
- Male, 39, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The variety of cultures combined into one big melting pot, all living
and happening at the same time. The variety of food is good. The
people for being in a large city are pretty friendly.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Less unrest
2) Less corruption
3) No cars or motorized vehicles in Durbar Square.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To go!
2) To find a balance between trekking and visiting the other attractions of Nepal.
3) To find ways to meet local people
4) To stay outside of Thamel, for a more authentic stay
5) Find a place to volunteer time
- Female, 39, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The hospitality of the people & their friendliness
2) The architecture, temples, small lanes & courtyards
3) The old town
4) Watching the people go about their daily lives & performing their religious ceremonies
- What changes would you recommend?
I strongly suggest you do something about the pollution! It is disgusting,
dangerous & not healthy for anybody, especially the locals who are
born & raised here. I have been sick for 3 weeks because of it,
one of those weeks I had to be confined to my bed as I was so ill. BAN LOW-GRADE PETROL.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would tell them that there is more to Nepal than trekking, that
the country offers such a wide variety of things to do & see, especially
with the locals & that the most touristed areas of Nepal are not
necessarily the best places to go to. I would also tell them that
tourist food is O.K. but Nepalese food is much better so they should be more adventurous.
- Female, 29, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The room in the sky overlooking Durbar Square… watching Nepali life.
- What changes would you recommend?
Less police aggressivity agains its own people.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be prepared for some beautiful people, some great nature, and tasty
food! Be also prepared for water shortage, curfew, and pollution.
- Male, 28, France
- Male, 48, Australia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I think it is a very good country, good scenery, trekking
- What changes would you recommend?
No strikes. Otherwise OK
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Yes and not listen to the news.
- Female, 18, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
All. The stupas & religious temple we love! It's also intereting
to see other people (help poor people)
- What changes would you recommend?
I think in last years are already too much changes. I prefer the old Nepal.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
We've many friends they want to stay in Nepal. We always give them
tips and also visit cards from good hotels and tell them places we like.
- Male, 35, Germany
- Female, 20, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The atmosphere here in Freak Street - nice people.
- What changes would you recommend?
It would be great if there would be a program to collect and avoid
rubbish, to keep the streets cleaner (otherwise it's also Kathamndu
& flair to be dirty). And there should be palns against air pollution.
It would be great to stroll around at night in town - but that's
now not possible because the emergency.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Don't make fix plans. Go to Freak Street and let is flow. Don't
give money to all the beggars and don't give anything to the street-children
(better to give a donation to an organisation such as Shanti Lepra Aid or others.)
- Male, 42, Netherlands
- Male, 30, France
- Female, 28, France
- Male, 25, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The multitude of temples/stupa's, within walking distance or bus ride away
2) The cultural diversity is staggering, old and new SEEM to co-exist, without problems
3) The choice of restaurants + hotels (more so in Thamel) is also
impressive (also include range of internet access)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Some traffic calming measures! Even though I have felt strangely
safe on transport, I worry about the safety of pedestrians, particularly children or the aged
2) Litter points, to try and reduce street rubbish
3) Street maps, distributed at guest houses (for a small fee)
4) Abolition of the child workforce
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Try and avoid "bandh" periods. I have the utmost sympathy for
the people of Nepal who are living under this condition, when called
by the Maoists, but from a purely tourist point of view, it really
minimises what you can do, and where you can go (which of course is it's ultimate aim.)
2) Definitely go trekking. I was in awe of the ever changing scenery
to be found on Annapurna circuit and base camp.
3) Shop around, for everything!
4) Try and learn some Nepali, I have enjoyed using what little I have acquired
5) Don't always go to the obviously touristy restaurants, or avoid
local buses, this is where you meet the people of Nepal.
6) Don't be too shocked when strangers talk to you, and Nepalese
help each other out without question. (This was a shock to a Westerner,
as increasingly we seem to have lost all sense of community spirit.)
7) At a holy site/ Durbar Sq. etc… be aware of strangers who take
great interest in explaining the surroundings to you. They're probably
a guide. If you don't want a guide, be firm and say no. If you do
want a guide, establish an expected fee beforehand
8) Expect people to spit in front of you, a lot! In the street,
on buses, etc. (Considered normal in Nepal, not so in the West, generally)
9) Read the whole guidebook, then you can work out how long to spend
in each place. Ideally ou should include, Terai (Chitwan), Hillside
towns, busy cities and mountain areas to appreciate Nepal's diversity.
- Male, 27, France
- Male, 29, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Wandering in the small streets of the old city
2) Visiting Swayambunath and Bodnath
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Better cleaning of the streets, the water
2) Make the old city around Durbar Sq. a pedestrian area?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Take time to visit the Kathamandu valley, but avoid places like Thamel
2) Go to Pokhara ONLY if you go trekking
- Male, 44, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Female, 27, Belgium
- Female, 24, Japan
- NS, 37, Italy
- Male, 40, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Nice, smart people
- What changes would you recommend?
Nothing
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Just go!
- Male, 27, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) I like the atmosphera of the city: bazars and temples mix together
2) I like Nepali people, food, culture
- What changes would you recommend?
1) No pay to enter in Hanuman Dhoka area
2) The emergency state. Government has to understand that is time
of changing and give more rights to the workers
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Trekking. Stay at least one week in Kathmandu and try to understand
cultural and political situation.
- Male, 26, Japan
- Female, 25, Switzerland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Innocence of Nepali tea shops
- What changes would you recommend?
No more charge for sight views (Durbar Sq. ,…)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be open for the beauty and simplicity in the land, people and culture
and miss the tourist traps.
- Male, 25, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Drinking chai
2) eating donuts
3) Sitting Durbar Square and looking sky
- What changes would you recommend?
Pollution in the road and river
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Please stay at Friendly Home!!
- Male, 30, Belgium
- Male, 29, UK
- Male, 29, France
- Male, 27, France
- Female, 24, Israel
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I like Friendly Home guest house very much, and the street life,
Durbar Square, tibetan people, and Nepali people!! I DIDN'T like
to be charged five times the price of food! (in the street and in the restaurants)
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would advice trekking, and staying in Friendly Home guest house
in Kathmandu. I would recommend always to ask for the Nepali price
when buying food in the street.
- Female, 25, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Trekking
2) Teagardens in Ilam
3) Hindu-atmosphere in Jankpur
4) Mixture of different cultures in Kathmandu (like swayambu compared to Boudhanath)
- What changes would you recommend?
Less than 10 dollars for the entre/fee in Bakhtapur!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To go off the tourist places like KTM and Pokhara!
2) To learn a little bit Nepali
3) To eat local food - no touri-food!
- Male, 26, Sweeden
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is very beautiful and the people are friendly. GIRLS ARE
VERY BEAUTIFUL and then I like the food, Nepali music, hashis, atmosphere, and sadhus
- What changes would you recommend?
Close down the car traffic on Freak Street and fix up the street
so only walking people can go there
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I don't know. It's up to her or him what they are going to do in
Nepal. But first when you come to Kathmandu go to Freak Street and
stay there. Thamel area is so crowded and hectic too much tourist.
- Male, NS, NS
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Local drugs. Friendlyness of Nepali people, cheap internet places,
the weather, Durbar Square, nice co-travelers on my guesthouse (Pagoda
Lodge) - like Sonja (GRM) and Martin (Poland) and fresh donuts.
- What changes would you recommend?
No ideas
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go to Kathmandu, stay in Freak Street, enjoy and never pay for entering local famous places.
- Male, 25, Poland
- Male, 23, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Kathmandu represetns for me centre of Asia with a large cultural
mix. It's quiet a clean city and everything is possible to find in this place.
- What changes would you recommend?
Problem for me is the mind of Kathmandu shops and traders: they
ask 10 times the real price for everything and don't give any consideration
to cheap budget travellers who were the first to come in Nepal and
the only ones who still come despite of political problems. Money
get the mind of Nepal in her net…
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
No come if you don't need to do it… situtaion (politics) is bad,
traders will consider you as a money purse and it's still very difficult
to stay in real Nepal: I mean in the mountains away from trekking
costes. It's a wonderful country but for sure this is not the good time to go!
- Male, 24, Austria
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Old cultural sites in KTM. International community. Little more clean than before.
- What changes would you recommend?
More attention to different style of tourists (traveller, business,
trekker, …) Make decision whether Western or Asian toilet in this
town. Less fees on old monuments.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Bring money!!!
- Female, 21, Austria
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The cheap email service is for me in relevance of the quality!
- What changes would you recommend?
The quality isn't fitting to the price for food, clothes and crafts.
Make difference between TOURISTS (2 weeks) and TRAVELLERS (long term)!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Either to come off/season or to stay outside of Kathamndu. I'd tell
him take a lot of money. KTM is coming like West. Just not enough
facilities (rubbish, cleanliness, pollution, etc.)
- Male, 44, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I've liked Kathmandu the most. Just as it is: old & dusty. I also
like the old style hotels in Freak Street, e.g. the Pagoda Lodge
& Century lodge, & the staff are very helpul and friendly here.
- What changes would you recommend?
Educate the local people not to throw their rubbish down onto the
street, & put litter bins all round Kathmandu so people have no
excuse to drop rubbish everywhere. ALSO: Teach people not to pit
everywhere. It's a dirty habit & it SPREADS DISEASE.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Just come to Kathmandu & soak up the atmosphere, but be prepared
to see lots of rubbish in the streets.
- Male, 40, Turkey
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The life is here very interesting. The small streets with many little
shops. And the life on the street. And don't forget the very friendly people.
- What changes would you recommend?
Some places without car, motorbycicles
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Enjoy everything in Nepal. It's a paradise for tourists.
- Male, 22, Denmark
- Female, 31, France
- Female, 26, Switzerland
- Female, 30, France
- Male, 21, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Beautiful buildings (Durbar Sq.), Nice relaxed attitude from the
people, especially after India - nice to have some rest.
- What changes would you recommend?
Cheaper entrance to Durbar Square and all the money going to maintain the square
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Make sure you get to see some of real Nepal and not just Thamel!
- Female, 36, Korea
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Festival (Events)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Good failities, accommodation
2) Clean the roads
3) Durbar Square needs entree fee to stop
4) Erased political problem
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Nepal has a wonder views, careful army checking, … Everythign is OK.
- Female, 21, Japan
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
People- kind, friendly
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Enter fee should be reduced
2) Hawkers are too pushie
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
When you buy something, please doubt the price and discount.
- Female, 23, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
All the small temple and typical house of Nepal
- What changes would you recommend?
Stop to ask money for everything… (e.g. 200 Rps Durbar Sq)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
It's a very nice country but for a lot of Nepalis tourist=dollars!!
This is a very bad point of Nepal… the worst.
- NS, 47, Germany
- Male, 23, UK
- Female, 26, Spain
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Nice people, easy travelling in the city and outside the city, food
is very good, clean Asian city, security.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) More stop buses in New Road gate
2) More Kathmandu brochures in hotels: maps, historical & architecutral information
3) English sign board on the bus
4) Paying attention of poor children… under 16 year old children shouldn't work
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Not coming in July because of the weather. Learning Nepali language.
- Female, NS, Poland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I feel like at home because of Thamel (restaurants) and the same
time I fascinated about old city. It's a pity that is so dirty. So badly polluted place.
- What changes would you recommend?
Jasmin tea is not real one
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To be careful with "friendly" Nepal people
- Male, 40, Australia
- Male, 31, Italy
- Male, 28, Spain
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The temples and the streets in the old Kathmandu
- What changes would you recommend?
I like it. I don't change anything
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To enjoy and visit all the places.
- Female, 20, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The relaxed atmosphere, friendly people. Cosmopolitan shops + food.
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Come to Freak Street because it has much more atmosphere and life than Thamel.
- Male, 26, US
- Female, 27, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The friendliness of Nepali people
- What changes would you recommend?
More water filters at guesthouses so you don't have to use as many
plastic mineral bottles. Also more KITCHENS in guesthouses so you
can cook your won food sometimes.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Learn some Nepali before coming. This helps you connect with the
Nepali people easier and quicker.
- Male, 30, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
An easy and quiet place to stay compare to India or China
- What changes would you recommend?
A new circulation map for the OLD CITY of Kathmandu. No cars, no trucks.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't live in Thamel if you stay in Kathmandu, it's a horrible
place, just go there for shopping
2) There's a very big difference between Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal
3) Do't go on trekking in the touristic season, chose mountains
which are not touristic: it's too hard.
- Male, 38, Spain
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
People is good, although business people try to cheat too much overcharging
prices. The landscape, the mountains, the temples, some times the
food. Nepal is a very good country for hollydays. All the Hindu
and Buddhist culture. Shopping music and books.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Allow to non-Hindus visit all the temples.
2) Finsih with the fee to pay to visit temples and monumental sites.
This is cultural Heritage belongs to everybody. In my country nobody
pay to see monasteries, temples or cathedrals.
3) Try to put in Neapli mind that price should be fixed. No bargain.
4) Clean the streets more often.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Don't go in rainy season. Is not good for visiting Nepal. If you
go shopping, be careful with prices. You have to bargain a lot.
- Female, 25, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Good food
2) Smiling people
3) quiet places to stay
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Clean the streets = put bins
2) Avoid traffic in the old city
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't pay the entrance of the old city (In Kathmandu, Baktapur,
Patan): it's too much expensive for travellers
2) Try to meet Nepalese people who are friendly, but avoid talking
with jewellers who want only your number of Visa card
- Male, 24, Germany
- Male, 29, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
There are too many things to mention… Kumari Guest House and its
view over Durbar Square, sitting aournd at Swayambunath Stupa, the
beautiful surrounding landscape and above all the beautiful, friendly, … people of Nepal!!!
- What changes would you recommend?
If you change something, you'd change the Kathmandu Experience!
The crowd, the dust, the food, the temples, the bargaining, the
people, all these "good" and "bad" things are the great "Kathmandu
Cocktail." This Five Month Visa is much too short!!! Why only five
months??? Is there any reason for it???
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
They should be open-hearted, they should suck in this cocktail with all their senses.
- Female, 25, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Pashmina/Cashmere
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Bring lots of money
- Male, 52, Australia
- Male, 26, Germany
- Male, 23, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The people, the troubles (not eves)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) No cars in the small streets
2) To bring this chickin' man from the immigration office in jail!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Keep cool
- Female, 22, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The people and the work as a volunteer in a hospital
- What changes would you recommend?
There are too many cars and litter in Kathmandu
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
They should stay here for a longer time, to see more from this country
- NS, 38, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The village
- What changes would you recommend?
Less pollution
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be cool
- Male, 32, US
- Female, 31, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The temples
2) the people
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Cheaper visa fee
2) cheaper trekking fee
3) less street hawkers
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Don’t give $ to the beggars
- Male, 53, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Historical architecture
2) shopping, good prices
3) scenery
4) Friendly people
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Free entrance to Durbar Square
2) Cheaper visa fee
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Stay in Thamel!
2) Do not give money to beggars
- Male, 25, Sweden
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Pashupatinath Temple was a nice relaxing place to hang out.
2) Thamel can be too much sometimes but it's a great place to do shopping.
3) Freak Street is cool
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Trek to Himalaya, Sharras, Kathmandu
- Female, 21, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Speak with people
2) All the culture (particularly religion)
- What changes would you recommend?
No change or maybe clean some of the streets
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Not to have a relation only business with people - Take the time
to speak because Nepali people are very very nice.
- Male, 38, Germany
- Female, 20, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
I liked most for the moment the people. The people are so nice to
us and they are always very helpful and always ready to talk you
about the culture and the customs of the country. Secondly I liked
also most is the religious atmosphere, it's very moving, very intense
and I learn so much, that I'm happy.
- What changes would you recommend?
I recommend only one thing puat a garbage in the room at Himalaya's
Guest House, but the hotel is perfect and the people are just great.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) I would have no real advice except to be mentally prepared to
see poverty and sorrow, otherwise I would tell them just to be themselves
because people see through you, so you cannot lie.
2) They should just ENJOY the trip and the people.
- Female, 21, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Wandering around the city, visiting stupas + shrines
- What changes would you recommend?
Less entry fees/permit, etc
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Avoid Thamel
- Female, 27, France
- Male, 24, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Temples!
- What changes would you recommend?
Entry fee to Durbar Square (Rs. 200)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be careful: the food is good, but not so easy to digest if you are not used to it.
- Male, 22, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) I have liked all the different food we can find in Kathmandu
2) I have also liked going out of the city where the landscape is
very nice and the air less polluted
3) I enjoyed take bus and tempos
- What changes would you recommend?
Use more electric vehicles (bus, taxi, etc…)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Female, NS, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Hanuman Dokha
- What changes would you recommend?
Euro
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Yes
- Female, 22, Switzerland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Great temples and monuments
2) Street life like vegetable markets, momo or teashops
3) Good and clean restaurants
4) good public transport
5) Many possibilities for walks and visits in the valley
6) people are friendly
- What changes would you recommend?
The entry charges for tourists are quite high, e.g. Durbar Square
Bhaktapur, Hanuman-Statue Kathmandu, … Would be better to make small
charge and make for example the visa $10 more expensive.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Not to come in the rainy season, because there's no view on mountain…
2) To visit also the countryside and villages, only to see Thamel
and Durbar Square may not give a very complete impression of this wonderful country.
- Female, 29, France
- Male, 27, Ireland
- Male, 29, Sweden
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The kindness of the people
2) You can walk on the streets without getting hassled by the shopowners
3) The nice surroundings (architecture, moutains)
4) Good internet facilities
5) The staff at Himalaya Guest House
- What changes would you recommend?
More signs in English: road names, directions, etc
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Do trekking and/or safari
2) Stay at Himalaya Guest House
- Female, 27, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The people, temple, square, etc. The best place is Durbar Square (Basantapur)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) less pollution, garbage, etc
2) No more money charged in entrance, temple, etc
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Be careful with taxi driver, agencies & the guide.
2) Stay in Durbar Square area & Himalaya Guest house is also nice & good view.
- Female, 26, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The atmosphere on Durbar Square and Bodhnath
2) The temples
3) The mostly friendly people
- What changes would you recommend?
Too many people want to sell something
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't trust taxi drivers
2) Don't go to Thamel in a hotel
- NS, 20, Japan
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Nepal people is very kind and they can speak good English. Before
I stayed in China so I feel very comfortable now.
- What changes would you recommend?
Before I think Nepal people is usually tell a lie. Now I thik Nepal
people is sometimes tell a lie. Generally Nepal people is honest
but some bad person tell a lie.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be careful bad persons.
- Female, 21, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Athmosphere on Durbar Square and in Boudnath. Durbar Square is nice. Friendly people.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) not so much traffic and noise
2) Cancel the entry fee in Durbar Square area
3) Bargaining
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To recommend Himalaya's Guest House & the area to stay is Durbar
Square. Shopping in Thamel but do not stay in Thamel.
- Male, 22, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Walking around Drubar Square and the streets around
2) Sit on the top of Maja Deval and watch the life going on
- What changes would you recommend?
Less pollution, less cars in the center of Kathmandu. Put some bins in the streets.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Take time to enjoy the things.
- Female, 32, Japan
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The exciting & lively atmosphere of Indra Chowk & Asan.
2) the peaceful evening at Durbar Square
- What changes would you recommend?
So much money you need to pay if you're a tourist: the price of
visa got higher, and entrance fee for temples. It wasn't like this
when I visit Kathmandu 4 years ago. What happened to this city?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Try to avoid travelling in monsoon season. And if you go to Kathmandu,
try to stay away from Thamel.
- Female, 30, Hungary
- Male, 28, Hungary
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Durbar Square
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Be careful with Maoists
- Female, 29, Hungary
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Durbar Square, Thamel
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Male, 57, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Beautiful monuments, nice people, good fresh summer weather - my
present hotel (Annapurna Lodge) is good
- What changes would you recommend?
1) International phonecalls to Italy cost too much (I have been
asked 215 NR per minute, against about 60 Inrupees from Varanasi, India.)
2) Indian rupees banknotes by 500 rupees are not accepted by banks.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would definitely encourage to come.
- Female, 33, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The local life, all the small temple everywhere, the historical
aspect of the city, the proximity of interesting site…
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Free passage in Drubar Square (very unfair for people living in Freak Street.)
2) More pavement in small street + no vehicles in small street.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go trekking and take your time in the differents city to enjoy the
beauty of the landscape, the culture of the peoples and the holly place.
- Female, 40, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Cultural heritage and streetlife of Nepali people, good accomodation and peaceful places.
- What changes would you recommend?
Do not exagerate with "beautification." Do not destroy Pashupatinath
complex. Do not transform Kathmandu and other nice places in to fake, plastic places.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Pay attention that Indian Bank notes by 500 rupees cannot be changed
2) The price of international phone calls is exceedingly high!
- Male, 30, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) nice and relax atmosphere/people
2) Nice temple/square
3) Nice food
- What changes would you recommend?
Overpriced access to Durbar Square (200 Rs in Kathmandu, 750 Rs
in Baktapur!!!) When passing through/living localy we shouldn't
have to pay! It is bad for the local business
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Stay long enough in Kathmandu to feel the atmosphere and visit
Baktapur (try not to pay), Pashupatinath, Patan
2) Go for a trek, Annapurna trek is amazing but unfortunately the
food is overpriced (bring your own to avoid paying 300 Rs for a
Dal Bat! The portage fee does not justify those prices!)
- Female, 28, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) I really like the Nepalese people (they are really nice & welcoming),
this really help to appreciate the country which is relaxing.
2) the food is really good.
- What changes would you recommend?
For people who live in Durbar Square, Freak Street, to not pay the
fees of 200 Rupees for the Square
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) I will recommend to appreciate Kathmandu in the local street,
not in the touristic place.
2) And to go trekking
3) to go visit Pashupatinath, Baktapur
- Male, 30, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) the quietness because of less tourists
2) The cultural variety, the religious impressions
3) The spontaneous, charming Nepali people 4) Just taking a walk and enjoy
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Lower, more flexible entrance fees
2) For share a lot of thoughts about improving the life situation with the locals!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't care about expectations, live the moment
2) Take your (and others) time
3) Bring light clothes
- Male, 39, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The people are very warm and friendly
2) The extraordinary architecture of temples, pagodas, etc
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Progress in communication infraestructure
2) Running water for the common people
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) yes, definitely. Nepal is a wonderful place to discover
2) Nepalese people are very warm towards foreigners
- NS, 52, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) People and temples
2) life in the evenings and early in the mornings
- What changes would you recommend?
Nepalis need to know what is good for them, tourists must accept
they live. Is what I am here
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
You must go. It's nice. Friendly
- Female, 40, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Small streets to discover
2) Shopping
- What changes would you recommend?
Renovation and keep of houses. Not destroy old houses.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Visit first Kathmandu and rent a car to be free for visiting the valley.
- Male, 43, Germany
- Male, 31, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) No touts and hasslers
2) Good food
- What changes would you recommend?
1) more waste bins
2) Don't make the city too touristic like Thamel, because that part
of the city has nothing to do with the Nepal culture any more
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
The Nepal Guide Book and a lot of money so he can orientate well
before he goes to Nepal. A lot of money because there are a lot of nice things to buy.
- Male, 21, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Such a variety of people, many friendly faces surrounded by beautiful
scenery. Much history and culture to absorb!
- What changes would you recommend?
Possibly a greater control on drugs. The ocnstan hassle from touts
selling hashesh and opium becomes too much. This is something that
cannot be changed over night but if it persists what Nepal stands for will change
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would recommend a friend not to stay in Thamel, why travel all
the way to Nepal to see the West
- Female, 32, Netherlands
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Friendly people
2) Not too much hassling
3) good food
4) movies
- What changes would you recommend?
Free guides for tourists (because they pay Rs. 200 / and have to
pay extra for tourist guides); so please have also guides during low season.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) go to Thamel for the food, but take a hotel in Freak Street
2) Don't go there during monsoon.
- Male, 25, Spain
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The quietness of the city, and the monkey temple, and the atmosphere
of the streets and the mindness people.
- What changes would you recommend?
To low the price of the ticket to Durbar Square because it's too expensive
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To come to Annapurna Guest House.
- Male, 35, Spain
- Male, 24, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Temples (Swayambhunath), kindness of people, cheap life, restaurants
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Not to pay to go to Durbar Square (Kathmandu, Patan)
2) Not to pay to visit Bhaktapur
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) To go on trekking (Annapurna)
2) To visit Kathmandu and the Kathmandu valley
- NS, 52, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Beauty of the cities, Durbar Square and small streets
2) Shopping
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Not to destroy the old houses
2) Be care of pollution
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Try to come antoher than July (monsoon) but we were lucky and we had two sunny days
2) Take care of men who wants to show you hotel.
- Male, 19, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Nice people
2) Pleasant town
- What changes would you recommend?
1) What about a global ticket for all the touristic sites?
2) When will any counters work in taxis and rickshaws?
3) Regular buses to the main cities
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Not to go in Thamel (noisy, expensive, far from old town.) It also
seems like a tourist parla!
- Male, 20, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Visiting all touristic places (Swayambhunath, Patan, Durbar Square in Kathmandu)
2) I enjoyed coming in shops to buy clothes and objects
3) I enjoyed all the restaurants I went (very good food not expensive)
4) the hotel (Annapurna Lodge) was very quiet.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Stop asking money for tourist to visit the touristic place or
asking less, I didn't go to Baktapur because of the price.
2) Making prices for students. I think it is also interesting to
have (tourist) students in Nepal
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I will advise him to trek near Pokhara in the good season and after
to go to Kathmandu in Freak Street because it is very quiet (not
Thamel: too noisy, too much tourists)
- Female, 26, Korea
- Male, 24, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Temples, relaxing places, food, cheapness, hinduness of the people
- What changes would you recommend?
Not to pay everytime we want to visit a place
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
I would advice him to go trekking in Himalaya and to go to Kahtmandu
in Freak Street and not in Thamel.
- Female, 29, Spain
- NS, 29, Spain
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Friendly people, food, accommodation. Special landscapes and scenery
- What changes would you recommend?
Free access to every places, including mountains. Kathmandu is too
dusty and polluted. Don't horn please. Don't stop the Nepali people
in the check point. The corrupted are in the power.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Don't pay attention to alarmist news. Nepal is very safe and friendly.
- Male, 31, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) The street life and the culture
2) The friendly people
- What changes would you recommend?
The informations about crime and Maoist activity are not good. Better informations!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Bring a lot of time
2) be careful and enjoy
- Female, 41, France
- Female, 46, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Culture
2) Street life
- What changes would you recommend?
we stay 2 times in Kathmandu (start and end of travel) only paid 1 time Durbar Square
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To come at the most favorable season (beautiful views of the mountains and many treks possible)
- Male, 28, Austria
- Male, 21, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Variety of food, religions and cultures
- What changes would you recommend?
Ecological and cleaning changes to dirtyness
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Stay in village most of the time and trek and also stay in Terai
- Male, 29, Australia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The people are friendly + relaxed, they respect my right to privacy
. The temples are very unique and impressive.
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Do not keep tearing down the beautiful old buildings + houses.
Thamel is now a very ugly area. Preserve your traditional architecture.
2) If you charge foreigners entrance fees you must be careful that
you don't lose the tourists. Sometimes it makes us feel exploited.
Not all travellers are rich
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Come with an open mind. Nepal has maintained a lot of it's traditional
culture but it is becoming modernised. I would tell any traveller
to learn from local people and respect their culture.
- Female, 16, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Loved Monkey temple
2) Bartering
3) Availability of all sorts of goods
4) Durbar Square is nice
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Have trading standards
2) Fix up the roads
3) Help the homeless and clean up the streets
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't stay in Kathmandu for too long because from my experience you will get ill.
2) Barter and be as stubborn as you can
3) Don't give in to pests, like begging children, it will just encorage
them to beg further tourists
- Male, 20, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Shopping opportunities: good stuff to take home
2) Kumari restaruant
3) Century Lodge - 5-star!
4) Swayambuh - excellent
- What changes would you recommend?
Less traffic, less touts + dishonest traders, less noise, less litter,
less power-cuts, supply toilet roll, better cinemas, please! Less
beggars get proper help for them
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Shop around for good prices
2) Don't worry, you get used to noise, etc
3) Everyone speaks English
4) Take a mac
5) Everyone gets me shits
6) DON'T stay in "New Look" Guesthouse EVER (Thamel) - they promised
hot water but there was no water at all.
- Male, 18, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Seeing temples - the Monkey temple
2) Bartering
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Clean up the streets
2) Fix the holes in the roads
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Go and see it all: Kathmandu-Chitwan-Bhaktapur
2) Do things: elephant rides, rafting
3) Bring reading books
- Male, 59, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Friendly people
2) Lush green countryside
3) Culture
4) Temperature
5) Fascinating Kathmandu
6) Trekking
7) Street life
8) Village life. Hotels: clean & friendly. Food: Variable quality
- What changes would you recommend?
Reduce the annoying & expensive service fee to enter cultural areas,
myself and several other tourists I have spoken to consider fees
too high compared to cost of accommodation. 50-75 Rupees would probably
be acceptable. The number of people paying would certainly rise
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Highly recommend that they visit. A wonderful experience!
- Male, 30, France
- Male, 26, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Architecture of old buildings (Durbar Square)
2) People quite kind
3) Food all right in many places
4) Cheap local buses
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Make same low prices for every tourist (SAARC and non SAARC).
Entry fee for old cities (ex. Baktapur) are amazing and dissuasive
2) If government wants to protect old city centers, it has first
to forbid bikes and cars in these places, better than charging too much (tourists)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Bargain every time in any place and check everything he purchases
2) Otherwise, Nepal is still a good place, but the government must
be aware of not becoming like India for prices.
- Female, 26, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The Durbar Squares of every cities (Kathmandu, Patan) and the Gaths
in Pashupatinath. All the cultural Heritage
- What changes would you recommend?
Reduce entry fee in Patan (200 NRS!) and particularly the one in
Bhaktapur (750 NRS!!) Wherever prices are ten times more expensive
for foreigners than for locals or SAARC people
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To bargain any time, any where.
- Male, 20, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Feeling of security, friendly people, the old city
2) Annapurna Lodge
3) Walk in the city (do something for the rickshaws)
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Less traffic
2) Visitor pass as in Bhaktapur (during of Visa)
3) Bhaktapur too much expensive
4) Kathmandu is dirty (during the raining time)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't stay in Thamel, go to Freak Street
2) Go to Bandipur and change, you can easily talk with people, so
ask the people the most as you can for information, if you think that you can trust them.
- Male, 23, Czeq Republic
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Meeting with other people
2) Hanging around all the temples
3) Watching the everyday Nepali life
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Decrease air pollution
2) To make same prices in central areas as in perifery
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Try to go to Thamel as less as possible
- Female, 27, Irland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Good variety of food/restaurant with friendly accomodating staff
2) Street vendors don't hassle you too much to buy their curios
- What changes would you recommend?
I would suggest to the chef/cooks to go easy on the cooking oik,
as I find a lot of the food is served running in oil. Think of the old heart and arteries!!
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Bargain hard!!
- Female, 31, Italy
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Since I came from India, I really appreciate the friendship of Nepalese
and the relaxing clima I have found, especially in Freak Street
- people are kind and they don't treat you a tourist like in India, just to make commissions
- What changes would you recommend?
Nothing in particular, maybe more places to have iuretical massages
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Just go, you will enjoy it!
- Male, 37, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Monuments
2) Eating out
3) Culture
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Clean up of pollution
2) a pay-once to enter Durbar Square - otherwise you just end up
walking around it and the businesses in the square suffer
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Not to be concerned about the security situation
- Male, 47, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Historical and cultural sites
2) Patan museum
3) Animation in the streets
- What changes would you recommend?
Create a pass for visiting all the sites of the Kathmandu Valley
(Patan, Boudha, Swayambu, Bakhtapur, …)
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To go in Nepal. It's safe and fare
- Male, 26, Switzerland
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) A shower with warm water at Annapurna Lodge (what you miss on the treks)
2) Every different kind of shops
3) Culture live
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Not paying EVERYWHERE entrance fees (Baktapur!!)
2) More flexibility with the entrance fees if you visit some places
like pashupatinath 3-4 times for showing your friends
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Go for it. Nepal is wonderful but special. Love it or hate it. Especially
the mountains. I love it. NEPAL: DERI ROMROO
- Male, 47, France
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
- What changes would you recommend?
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
- Female, 31, UK
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Finding satisfaction in doing very little having ventured out into
the hussle bussle, & haggling of everyday life
- What changes would you recommend?
1) More access to educational and interactive activities (i.e. Freak
Street: Chandra jeweller - will teach silver jewellery making in his own workshop)
2) Nepali cooking workshops (i.e. momo)
3) Crafts (i.e. making polti-beads)
4) Too much focus on shopping, drinking
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
To visit Kathmandu as a final destination
- Male, 27, Canada
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
Taking a walk around Durbar Square in the evening and going to Thamel during the day
- What changes would you recommend?
Things are just quite perfect, but I would like the entrée charges
into Durbar Square to reduce if not at the whole at least to some extent
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Not to stay in Thamel but only to take rounds as it is a bit too
crowded and not to forget to visit the Durbar Square of Kathmandu, Patan & Bhaktapur
- Female, 25, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
The people, culture, festival. Mostly I love the Newari people and
their culture and traditions
- What changes would you recommend?
People bargaining around street "Hellooo, hashis." It's not good for the tourist
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Visit Bhaktapur & do shopping in Thamel. And also I would recommend
Himalaya's Guest House which is friendly atmosphere.
- Male, 26, Germany
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Not just one aggressive action against us
2) Very friendly and always smiling people
3) My toilet paper
4) The food, although I got some problems
5) Kathmandu Valley
- What changes would you recommend?
Paying for entering Durbar Square is not what I like. Why should
I pay to enter a market? And what happens with my money? What do
they use it for? I'm sure, the officers put it in their pockets. I do not pay for that.
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Bring toilet-paper!
2) Always discuss about the price with anyone. The first price is always the tourist price
3) Expect the unbelievable: chaos in the streets, trash everywhere.
4) Come here and enjoy Asia. You'll either love it - or not!
5) SMILE!!
- Female, 28, US
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Different culture and society
2) Temples
3) Mountains, rivers, etc
- What changes would you recommend?
1) The famous places are not well maintained
2) Paying money to enter everywhere which is not so good
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Be careful with the price, because the first price is always the tourist price
2) Come and enjoy the different festival and places
- Male, 27, Australia
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Being invited to local ceremonies (Cow day)
2) Just talking with Nepalis about their life
3) Swayambhunath temple
4) My practice in a hospital (medical student)
5) Just hanging around in Durbar Square, sitting on a temple and watching street life
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Look after your environment - rubbish's everywhere
2) Decrease corruption - It's crazy to see these differences between poor and rich
3) Pollution (air) is really bad in Kathmandu
4) Traffic will increase - and it's bad actually
5) Tourism brings a lot of money to Nepal - but the "fast money"
isn't always the best money
6) Give education to everybody
7) TRANSPORTATION: It's O.K for me, but I think it's this experience
of transportation. Although there are too many accidents (bus.)
It must be hard travelling like that all the time.
8) FOOD: Food is excellent here. But for me, it's not necessary
to serve pizza, pasta, … on a whole trek in the countryside. I hate
getting a coke everywhere - This fucking company even sells his
drinks on Mt. Everest, I think. And all this advertisments and paintings
of Coca Cola on really old houses - it destroys culture
9) BUREACRACY: Is awful here. Copys of your passport, passport number,
copy of the visa, getting stamped every ticket, …
10) TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: If I pay 750 rupees for Bhaktapur it's
even a lot of money for me. If this money is really taken for rebuild,
renovate, … it's O.K. If it's true that most of the money you pay
for visiting Durbar Square of Kathmandu goes into the pocket of
some people, it's ridiculous- you keep on destroying your country with corruption.
11) HOTELS: I think Kathmandu is situated on a tectonical instable
region. You must expect earthquakes - my question: is it wise to
build that high houses in that style? It's often said, that there
is hot water 24 H. If there is no hot water all the day, why is
it said? I don't like rooms with cockroaches in it
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
1) Don't be afraid of cockroaches!
2) Try to be friendly most of the time, although it's sometimes
hard. Nearly everybody wants to sell anything to you, guide you anywhere, …
3) Respect the culture, people, religion
4) Treat people here, like you want to be treated by tourists in your home country
5) Don't support begging children (Adults) who make a "sport" out
of it. I could kill these tourists that started giving sweets to
children. Their future is education, not saying "give me sweets, one rupee, a school pen…"
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Last but not least: I think it's a good idea to hand out this survey-sheets
- Female, 29, Japan
- What have you liked most about your stay in Kathmandu?
1) Foods (Nepali, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc)
2) Studying Tibetan language in Bouddhanath
- What changes would you recommend?
1) Driving etiquette!
2) Internet connections
- If you had a good friend who was thinking of coming to Nepal,
what advice would you give to him or her?
Jhochhen is better than Thamel
- Female, 26, Germany
- Female, 26, Germany
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