I hope you enjoy my Nepal travel blog (even if you aren’t diabetic!) I offer tips for diabetic travel, which can be valuable for people without diabetes as well. Safe and healthful travel is great for all of us!
We visited Nepal for nine days in early Oct 2023. Note I say “early”. That is because October is supposed to be after monsoon season, and unfortunately for us, the monsoon season in 2023 (and 2022 we understand as well) continued well into mid-October. Lesson Learned: Climate is changing – don’t depend on existing weather patterns and go in the MIDDLE of the good season!
We spent 3 nights / 2 days in the Kathmandu valley, 3 nights / 4 days in Chitwan National Park, 2 nights / 2 days in Pokhara, and 2 final nights in the Kathmandu valley. We navigated between the areas by plane – Air Buddha. They say the airlines are prone to delays and we can certainly attest to that! But we can also say they must be better than the roads, as even the roads between the airports and our towns were difficult and stressful!
Nepal had been a bucket list item for me for many years. I’m sorry to say that it did disappoint. How could it not disappoint? I came for the views of the Himalayan Mountains, and we got barely a glimpse from an airplane on our final day.
What we did not know beforehand was how extraordinarily wonderful the people of Nepal are. I can easily say we loved the people the most of any culture we have ever visited.
Will we go back? Oh, I want to, but it is so very far away from Boston…
Usually when planning a trip I ask, “Is tap water safe to drink in Nepal”, or in the country to which I intend to travel. If not, then I plan on my regimen of safe eating and drinking. I am very sensitive to microbes in water and have successfully traveled
After the inevitable flight delay from Pokhara to Kathmandu, we arrived back in the Kathmandu Valley to spend two more nights and finish off our Nepal sightseeing. While the clouds still hung on the mountains surrounding the valley, the sun shone overhead, and we were so happy our guide had
aka “Where are the Himalayas?” Pokhara doesn’t have the same name-recognition as “Kathmandu”, but to those who want to travel to Nepal, it is the location for seeing the majestic Himalayan Mountains. Beautiful Lake Phewa is the cherry on the sundae. For us, we experienced the beauty of the lake,
Chitwan is one of Nepal’s oldest national parks, and known for its One-Horned Rhinoceroses, as well as tigers, although tigers are much more elusive. Chitwan is also known for offering elephant-back safaris. Naturally I was very keen to do the elephant safari, but as you can see from the video,
The first several days of our trip in Nepal – several peeks of blue sky, some rain, and mostly gray clouds. The weather could not dim the wonderfully friendly, sunny disposition of the Nepalese. Namaste!
Hello, my name is Wendy Kirkwood Powers and this is my travel blog with travel tips and travel stories for diabetics and non-diabetics alike. |
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I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been for fifty-three years. From Antarctica to Svalbard, Australia to Africa, I’ve visited every continent. With my husband Greg, I have been on safari to Africa, wandered among the blue boobies in the Galapagos, slogged through jungle mud in Laos, and he has even chased an ocelot in Costa Rica (with his camera!) Our travel has taken careful planning, and constant attention to what is most important. I want to give you the inspiration and travel tips to enable you also to look beyond your own personal challenges, to not hide behind those words “I could never” and to see the world. |
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