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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Ghandruk, at the foothill of Annapurna: Knockin' on heaven's door

By NEERAMESH


Having bit experience of outside world tour, we always had plans to go for trekking in Nepal to feel and experience the beauty of Nepal. So, here it came. We made it. Our first trekking in Nepal. Where, how and when? Our first plan was to go to Rara lake in Mugu district. But unfortunately, we had to defer it since we could not get the plane tickets. It was bit frustrating that it is hard to get plane tickets for Nepali citizens since the travel agencies have opportunities to charge more with the foreigners. We Nepalese are treated as outsiders in our own Nepal since they get more money from the tourists. It is also similar with some of the hotels in Kathmandu. When we approach for the hotels, they directly ask us whether it is for a Nepali or a foreigner and if we say, it is for a national then the answer is no. And they proudly tell us, "SORRY it's only for the foreigners."