"My Love Affair with Nepal" Top 5 Page for this destination Nepal by into-thin-air

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  redwhitewine Yesterday Report Abuse

  Excellent resource for travels in Nepal!

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  Danitsja May 10, 2012 at 2:10 PM Report Abuse

  Hi Rob,
  
  Looking at the experience you have travelling to and in Nepal, I was hoping you could answer this question. A friend and I are planning to go to Nepal this summer to travel. We arrive on the 1st of July in India, that same day to Khatmandu. We leave on the 31st of July. Basically, you would say that we will be in Nepal for 31 days. Now we recently found out that you can get a visa for 30 days, but would that mean that we would have to buy a 90-days visa? Looking on the internet, I came across the possibility of paying a fee of a couple of dollars for every day that you overstay. Would you happen to know if this is still valid? And when is the visa start being valid? I've read stories that the counting of the days start the next day upon arrival.
  Normally I dont mind paying the visa, but being students and all we are on a tight budget and paying an extra 50 dollars for 1 day extra is kind of rediculous.
  
  Thank you for all your help!

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  couple1234 May 6, 2012 at 8:08 AM Report Abuse

  Excellent articles, much appreciate all you help.

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  bijo69 Apr 26, 2012 at 12:56 PM Report Abuse

  Great updates Rob! Sorry, that you've had a bit of bad luck with your trekking partner though.

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  hunterV Apr 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM Report Abuse

  ~ Hello, Rob!~ That would be a great experience to be in Nepal! Your stories are a great inspiration for a future travel there!

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  jackrabbitslims Apr 20, 2012 at 5:33 PM Report Abuse

  Hi Rob.
  Yes, I've registered on the VT site (obviously), as per your request. Your articles here are great and of a huge help to me. Thanks for taking the time to write and update all this information.
  Cheers - Jack, AKA chilipepper21 on the LP TT.

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  a4kinthyme Apr 1, 2012 at 4:40 PM Report Abuse

  Hello and thanks for your wonderful site. I'm planning a trip to Nepal for the
  first time this fall, after dreaming about it for about half a lifetime. To tell
  the truth, I've been very nervous about venturing out so far away.
  
  I'm 67, a retired librarian, and am currently teaching ESL to adult immigrants.
  I'm in pretty good shape (I backpacked 120 miles of the Camino in Spain in
  2008.) I've signed up to work with Habitat for Humanity in Nepal and I'm also
  looking at possibly volunteering at a school in Bhaktapur. A friend has highly
  recommended a guide to me, whom I have contacted about a possible trek.
  
  Now I'm wondering if I'm taking on way too much - this would mean about two
  months in Nepal. I have travelled, but nothing as exotic or far-away as this!
  Yikes. I'm mostly worried about the water, but overall, just how well I can adapt to such an exotic third-world country. (That is: how long can I manage without some of the comforts I take so much for granted every day?)
  
  One practical question I have is this: would it be best to trek in September
  (before I volunteer) or in mid-November, after I've finished? I plan to do the
  tea-house circuit and don't want to go to very high altitudes. Also, my hips
  hurt in the cold. Would it be very cold at night in November? Thanks for any tips you can provide!
  Dee
  

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  gregorfamily Mar 31, 2012 at 9:00 PM Report Abuse

  Dear Rob
  
  My wife and I are planning a return trip to Nepal (using your Pro-tectors once again) but can only start in the last two weeks of December.
  
  Ideally we would like to do a trek in Mustang - do you think this would be possible then?
  
  Who would you suggest we approach as a travel agency to arrange it?
  
  Cheers
  
  Rob Gregor

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  michaelmeehan Mar 18, 2012 at 3:53 AM Report Abuse

  Hi all,
  
  I totally agree with Rob, please please please do not give food, money, shout a pizza to the street kids. I have volunteered with CPCS in KTM who work (with other agencies) to help get the kids off the streets, back to their families, into schools, ... and the worst thing you can do is to give them some money or the like. This only encourages them that it is an easy and great life on the streets. Tell them that they should go to the CPCS, Sathi Sathi, CWIN shelters where they will be fed, clothed, given medical treatment. If you want to give money, donate to one of these fantastic services instead.

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  fungdarren Feb 1, 2012 at 7:56 PM Report Abuse

  Hi Rob
  
  I've been following your posts on Thorn Tree in LP, and joined your blog here. I have a few questions about Nepal & EBC, and hope you can provide me some great help.
  I am planning to take a trip to Nepal & EBC trek in early November, and after I read a lot of posts about cons on organised/commercial tour group, I think I'll go with my own with porters & guide, especially I can do it at my own leisure pace. My questions are:
  1) Would you have any good recommendation on EBC agency for guide/porters? (I m planning on 1 porter + 1 guide/porter)
  2) Can the agency organise permits, teahouses along EBC trek & flight in/out Lukla from KTM?
  3) Will it a bit odd/weird to go by myself with a porter & a guide/porter?
  4) Will communication be a problem with the Porter & Porter/guide during the trek?
  
  Much appreciate your help & advice.
  Thanks
  Daz