" Travel likes Ghandi with simple clothes, open eyes and an uncluttered mind "
" The man who goes alone can start today but he who travels with another must wait till the other is ready "
" The man who goes alone can start today but he who travels with another must wait till the other is ready "
" Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world
" My 15 days traveling solo to Nepal (Kathmandu, Pokhara, Sarangkot, Chitwan National Park & Bhaktapur) from 2-16/3/2013 - unravel the mystery of Nepal, a country without a government since May 2012, a little mountain trekking (minus ABC or EEC treks) & visiting the major UNESCO cultural & natural world heritage sites & a bad attack of diarrhea in Chitwan National Park "
Total expenses incurred in Nepal (15 days): Rm1,815 (US$605)
" My 15 days traveling solo to Nepal (Kathmandu, Pokhara, Sarangkot, Chitwan National Park & Bhaktapur) from 2-16/3/2013 - unravel the mystery of Nepal, a country without a government since May 2012, a little mountain trekking (minus ABC or EEC treks) & visiting the major UNESCO cultural & natural world heritage sites & a bad attack of diarrhea in Chitwan National Park "
Total expenses incurred in Nepal (15 days): Rm1,815 (US$605)
Air Asia ticket (KL>Kathmandu return): Rm1,160 (US$386)
KL>Kathmandu 11.50> 14.00
Kathmandu>KL 15.30>22.30
Visa fee: Rm95 (US$31)
Airport taxi (KL) : Rm64 (US$21)
Hostels (14 nights): 5,600 NRs + US$6 = (US$72)
Food : 3,535 NRs (US$42)
Entrance fees: 1,020 NRs (US$12)
Tourist buses: 1,700 NRs (US$20)
Taxis: 1,150 NRs (US$14)
Micro vans: 200 NRs (US$3)
Exchange Rate = US$1=NRs85;US$1=Rm3.05;Rm$1=NRs28
Travel itinerary: Kuala Lumpur > Kathmandu > Pokhara > Chitwan > Kathmandu > Bhaktapur > Kathmandu > Kuala Lumpur
The weather in March in Nepal was superb at around 10c - 24c and the ideal cool climate made my traveling from city to city less tiring and stressful. However, frequent power breakdowns, occasional bus strikes (one or two days) and food hygiene ( especially in villages) could affect your travel; so be prepared to bear with the inconvenience when in Nepal.
Due to bad & congested road conditions and hilly terrains, a 200km journey from Kathmandu>Pokhara by tourist bus could take 7 hrs. From Chitwan>Kathmandu (160km), the traveling time was around 5 hrs.
Due to a bus strike in Pokhara, there were no tourist bus services for two days and this resulted in me cancelling my visit to Lumbini.
Nepal has 10 UNESCO world heritage sites. For this trip, I visited 6 of the sites:
1) Kathmandu Durbar Square
2) Patan Durbar Square
3) Bhaktapur Durbar Square
4) Pashupatinath Temple
5) Swayambhunath Stupa
6) Chitwan National Park
Others are:
7) Lumbini
8) Changu Narayan Temple
9) Boudhanath Stupa
10) Sagamatha National Park
It is interesting to note that of the more than 4,000 climbers who had scaled Mt Everest, more than half were Nepalese but only two dozen of those were women ! In 1993, a Nepalese woman - Pasang Lhamu - first reached the 8,848m summit of Everest but she died on the descent - an unfortunate outcome !
The weather in March in Nepal was superb at around 10c - 24c and the ideal cool climate made my traveling from city to city less tiring and stressful. However, frequent power breakdowns, occasional bus strikes (one or two days) and food hygiene ( especially in villages) could affect your travel; so be prepared to bear with the inconvenience when in Nepal.
Due to bad & congested road conditions and hilly terrains, a 200km journey from Kathmandu>Pokhara by tourist bus could take 7 hrs. From Chitwan>Kathmandu (160km), the traveling time was around 5 hrs.
Due to a bus strike in Pokhara, there were no tourist bus services for two days and this resulted in me cancelling my visit to Lumbini.
Nepal has 10 UNESCO world heritage sites. For this trip, I visited 6 of the sites:
1) Kathmandu Durbar Square
2) Patan Durbar Square
3) Bhaktapur Durbar Square
4) Pashupatinath Temple
5) Swayambhunath Stupa
6) Chitwan National Park
Others are:
7) Lumbini
8) Changu Narayan Temple
9) Boudhanath Stupa
10) Sagamatha National Park
It is interesting to note that of the more than 4,000 climbers who had scaled Mt Everest, more than half were Nepalese but only two dozen of those were women ! In 1993, a Nepalese woman - Pasang Lhamu - first reached the 8,848m summit of Everest but she died on the descent - an unfortunate outcome !
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Pokhara
Sarangkot
Royal Chitwan National Park
Bhaktapur
" It is your attitude, not your aptitude, which determines your altitude in LIFE - go mountain trekking & when you reach the peak, you are feeling on top of the world "
" In LIFE, you have a choice. If no coffee, I drink Chinese tea. If no coffee & Chinese tea, I drink wine ! Drinking coffee or Chinese tea or wine does not poison your mind ! "
another amazing trip. Congrats
ReplyDeleteDear KM, do u mind provide ur personal email address, would like to ask you about Nepal transportation information. thanks.
ReplyDeleteDear Karen, you can direct your email to : www.leongsoonmae@yahoo.com
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