THE BOOK




Table of Contents
Acknowledgments. 3
Introduction and Preparing for Your Trip. 8
About the Nepali People. 11
About Our Preferred Businesses. 13
Where to Stay. 14
Preparing For Your Trip. 25
Additional information for US citizens from the web site. 28
What to bring from home and what to leave behind. 29
What kinds of people will enjoy Nepal 25
Personal Information Sheet 45
Life in Nepal 47
The Indian Toilet 47
Tourist Police. 50
Making Nepali Friends. 50
Financial Trouble. 53
Communication. 53
What to Do When Problems Crop Up. 58
Scams to Watch Out For. 58
Domestic Travel Scams. 68
Street Tour Guides. 68
Our Wall of Shame. 69
What You Need to Know About Orphanages. 70
Tourist Traps. 72
Tips to minimize getting cheated. 73
Education/higher learning. 74
How Much Should Lodging Cost in Nepal?. 75
Kapan Home stay Village. 79
Free Hospitality/Hosting Organizations. 80
WOOFING.. 81
Save Money on Night Life and Other Activities. 81
Getting Settled into Nepali Life. 83
Problems. 85
Weather in Nepal 91
Daily living in Nepal 93
Eating in Nepal 95
Flat Breads. 97
Prices you can expect to pay. 104
Alcoholic Beverages. 105
Your Health in Nepal  (Medical, Dental, Hygiene) 107
General Health and Safety Tips. 107
Medical Clinics/Hospitals. 110
Western Style Health Care. 111
Dental clinics. 113
Save Money on Lodging, Trekking, Hiking and Adventure Sports. 114
Tips on Saving Money on Supplies and Extras. 114
Local Festivals. 123
Save Money on Lodging. 127
What you need to know about Transportation in Nepal & Saving Money on Travel 128
Don’t Waste Money at the Airport 128
Roads and transportation in Nepal 130
To Drive or Not to Drive. 135
Save on Bus fare to or from Kathmandu Book late. 138
More About Public Transportation. 140
Money Saving Tips for Hiking, Trekking and Adventure Sports. 146
Free and Cheap Things You Can Get While Trekking. 147
About TIMS & National Park Permits & Saving Money. 149
Guide or No Guide?. 151
How to know if an agency is reputable?. 154
Hiring a Guide -Kathmandu or Pokhara?. 155
Where to get the Best Values for Hiking & Trekking on a Budget 156
Understanding & Appreciating Cultural Differences. 158
Money Saving Shopping Tips. 160
VAT. 161
What to Buy-And Where-in Kathmandu-Big Values. 161
Where to Buy Things. 162
Royal Kumari 165
Surprising Values to Take Home. 166
Merchant Directory/Merchant Section. 171
Please send for free updates. This is a growing list. 171
Unexpected Bargains in Kathmandu. 176
Little tricks to save on things you already have to pay for in Nepal 181
Trekking agencies and credit cards. 182
Save Money on ATM transactions. 183
Volunteer Opportunities and How to Make Them Count 186
What Not To Buy in Nepal 187
Great Bargains to take home. 189
Cheap Products for You and Gifts for Friends. 191
Good advice that doesn’t work in Nepal 203
Food Costs-What You Can Expect to Pay. 210
How to Out-Shrewd the Best of Them.. 218
Things to Do in the Kathmandu Valley. 219
Money Saving Tips. 220
Where to Stay. 224
Tourist Sites. 225
Free and Inexpensive Things to See and Do. 225
Free Stuff to Do & Parks. 227
Traveling with kids. 229
Sports activities. 235
Non-Tourist Type Things To Do. 240
Conclusion. 241

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