Kathmandu, Nepal is a beautiful city. But as one local girl was telling me, "There is no shortage of grit in Kathmandu!" She said this to me while slightly laughing with a tone of experienced acknowledgement. She was a local who grew up in Nepal and was a friend of a friend of a friend. She wanted to show me a bit of the "real" Kathmandu. As we were eating she asked me what I thought of Kathmandu. I told her it was a beautiful city and culture especially being Buddhist. But after spending four days in the Thamel area, I told her that, "Kathmandu can be a little bit 'gritty' at times." That is when she laughed and said what she said.

This podcast is about some of the uncool and "gritty" experiences I had in Kathmandu. Overall I had a great time and felt very safe. And in general I am a very positive person and look for the good in all situations and people. However, some weird experiences did happen and they are kind of funny and therefore worth sharing. I thought it best to put them all in one podcast.

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Show Notes:

Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal is so much different at night than in the day time.

I had a very uncomfortable experience with a Tibetan beggar at Boudhanath Stupa

An enraged young woman who seemed mentally unstable almost hit me with a huge piece of concrete.

I was almost attacked and assaulted by monkeys on two occasions at Swayambhunath Stupa AKA The Monkey Temple.

Resources:

Swayambhunath Stupa – More 

Visit Nepal 2020 – The campaign to visit in 2020.

Boudhanath Stupa – A truly exceptional experience and a must see in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal – Some wiki info about this most popular and tourist area in Kathmandu, Nepal. 

Boise to Seattle to Dubai to Kathmandu, Nepal – My podcast about my travel time fromBoise to Kathmandu.

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