Does anyone know what Nepal is like to visit? Does anyone have any suggestions about places to visit in Nepal.
Any comments (relevant) welcome.
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14 comments
neil says:
April 3, 2009 at 2:19 pm (UTC 12 )
I went to only a small part of Nepal as the Maoist were rebelling at the time. now that they are in power things have calmed down a lot and should be safe to visit again. I think the Himalayas as a whole offers a lot in particular Nepal, Bhutan, sikkim. I think if you enjoy a bit of walking around an relaxation its perfect.
StephenR says:
April 3, 2009 at 6:53 pm (UTC 12 )
Sounds like you need to go to a book shop and browse the Lonely Planet section.
Matt Nolan says:
April 4, 2009 at 8:21 am (UTC 12 )
@neil
Sounds primo
Matt Nolan says:
April 4, 2009 at 8:22 am (UTC 12 )
@StephenR
Just wondering if any of our worldly visitors had anything to say
SimonD says:
April 5, 2009 at 11:40 am (UTC 12 )
Depends what you’re into really.
I spent a month in Nepal, whitewater rafting down the Khali Khandaki and Bhote Khosi as well as some trekking around Annapurna and up to Everest at Kala Patar.
If you have a long time, fly into Pokhara from Khatmandu (use Yeti Airways as they’re the safest)and do the Annapurna circuit. If you are on a shorter time frame, do the Annapurna Sanctuary with a dog leg out to Poon Hill.
Either trip is magnificent and will blow you away. Don’t worry about organising a guide and porter before you go it will cost you a fortune and they’re a dime a dozen from Pokhara.
Hope this helps
agnitio says:
April 5, 2009 at 4:59 pm (UTC 12 )
I think you should definitely go to “Poon Hill” Matt:P
My maturity is definitely highly negatively correlated with my tiredness….
Matt Nolan says:
April 6, 2009 at 10:11 am (UTC 12 )
@SimonD
Hi SimonD,
Awesome thanks
Matt Nolan says:
April 6, 2009 at 10:12 am (UTC 12 )
@agnitio
Maybe you should keep a record and make a graph …
rauparaha says:
April 6, 2009 at 10:56 am (UTC 12 )
@Matt Nolan
How can he do that? There is definitely an endogeneity problem with his assessments of his own maturity. Although he seems to be fairly self-aware in this particular case
Matt Nolan says:
April 6, 2009 at 10:58 am (UTC 12 )
@rauparaha
Very true. What he could do is make a comment once every two hours. Then when he is in an independently verifiable “normal” state of mind we can get him to review the comments to judge his level of maturity – then he can graph them.
agnitio says:
April 6, 2009 at 11:20 am (UTC 12 )
I could get my office manager to independantly monitor my maturity and keep a personal log of my tiredness?
Rahul says:
April 6, 2009 at 4:39 pm (UTC 12 )
SimonD covered most here.
Some local treks – you can undertake definitely –
Everest base camp (longer) and Annapurna base camp (this one has treklets – smaller day version segments)
visit pokhara lake hotel – stay is nice – should book in advance though. Keep this as the last leg – relax before heading back – got nice spa.
Matt Nolan says:
April 23, 2009 at 9:47 am (UTC 12 )
@agnitio
How objective is she though – will her payoff depend on how she monitors you in any way? Does she have any psychological biases or different beliefs in the definition of tiredness that could be a problem?
Matt Nolan says:
April 23, 2009 at 9:50 am (UTC 12 )
@Rahul
Cool thanks