Thamel: Where it all begins and ends

Dean

” The thing about Thamel that makes it unique in the world is that all journeys in Nepal start and end here. When you arrive in Kathmandu, this is where you come, you eat here, drink the coffee, sit with others and drink beer, buy your trekking goods, your trinkets and presents for home, you sleep here, make friends here, leave for your trek from here….and eventually when your adventure is done, you’ll return here. Tired, homesick, hungry for familiar food, a hot shower, music and just a bit of comfort. You’ll sit in a cafe and watch the new arrivals with a sense of satisfaction, knowingly smile at them and think “I know, I’ve seen, I’ve got the blisters and sunburn to prove it”.

Dean, an Aussie traveller, chronicles his adventures in Nepal on his blog todaymustbefriday.blogspot.com. Highlights include his trek to NarPhu Valley in remote Northern Manang and his observations of a country reeling from the economic aftershocks of the April quake.

Click here for his anecdotes from the road.