Whenever and wherever we are asked to preface our motherland’s identity, almost every Nepali head held high, chest thrust out and filled with patriotic arrogance….will say “the land of majestic mountains”, “the roof of the world”, “the land where the Buddha was born and the heaven where the great Lord Shiva found refuge from pain” and “the land of the audaciously brave warriors, the Bir Gorkhalis”.
Introducing the great land Nepal to foreigners seems quite easy, but how many of us have and intimate knowledge of our motherland?
Anyone for trekking?
“Trekking and exploring our own nation seems to scare us!” says Bhim Bahadur Basnet (Sardar), a senior trekking guide.
“The irony is that thousands of tourists pay thousands of dollars to walk through Nepal’s stunning landscapes and it costs us nothing, but I’ve seen hardly any Nepali tourist visiting these places in the 20 years of my career, and it’s a terrible shame,” added a frustrated Sardar.
A five-hour drive and a tow-day walk from Kathmandu will bring you to the picturesque and spiritual Gosainkunda and Langtang Valley. In a day, you will be able to walk the paths that Siddhartha Gautam once trod on in his search for nirvana. Not many of us know, but the place where the Gurkhas first displayed their courage to the world…..Nalapani…now lies in neighboring India. » Read more..