"Home of Sagarmatha" Nepal by ozalp

Nepal Travel Guide: 3,920 reviews and 10,570 photos

Great Goddess, Highest Mountain

Nepal is the home of the Goddess Sagarmatha, The Mount Everest. And this country was our base camp during out Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet trip. We left our luggage in Hotel Yak and Yeti and left for Bhutan on our first day in Kathmandu. We came and went several times and I started to feel that Hotel Yak and Yeti and Kathmandu Airport were my home.

Namaste

Nepal is an old kingdom and a new republic. Its cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity is immense. There are 60 ethnic groups and 90 or more different languages on this small country. Population is 30 million and 80% of the people are Hindu.
Nepal flag consists of two triangles: A rare shape in the world of boring rectangular flags. It has two images on it, sun and moon.
I added hotel and restaurant tips on the pages of the cities I visited. You can check them here:

Kathmandu
Pokhara
Dhulikhel

Pros and Cons

Pros:Quite an experience, colorful
Cons:Chaotic

Last visit to Nepal: Oct 2008
Intro Updated May 13, 2011
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Jim_Eliason May 13, 2011 at 3:24 AM

great page
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mindcrime Aug 19, 2009 at 2:15 AM

what an amazing intro pic! and that mask, from $50 to $5!! wow :))) by the way it must had been really funny taking pics before boarding! I guess the security level is low there :)