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The trip from Thamel to Patan by bike takes only 30 minutes. At Durbar
square, there’s a place where you can stall the bike. Some youngsters
will come and offer to keep an eye on the bike, but police is around so
this is not really necessary. A young guy approached me to guide me
around, and we fixed a price of 100 Rp. Durbar square is very nice
(there’s a fee of 200 Rp to be paid), certainly better then the one in
KTM. Don’t forget to go up a few steps to a roof behind the ticket
counter. From here you have the typical postcard view.
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Pokhara is a great place to stay. It doesn’t have any sights on its
own, but the region around Pokhara offers a lot of possibilities for
trekking, mountain biking, rafting and paragliding. Just like Thamel,
the Lakeside area offers all you can dream of as a tourist, only the
atmosphere is more relaxed here then in KTM. You'll find the same shops
as in Thamel.
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The flight itself is quite spectacular. Try to sit in the first seats,
so you can see the cockpit and the mountains you’re flying in between.
You’ll easily see Annapurna, Dhaulagiri with icefall etc... The first
day is an easy day. The walk itself is mainly through the river bed,
you won’t see any great views once outside of Jomsom. Once after 10 am,
you’ll get a fierce wind , usually from the back. There’s a big
suspension bridge before Ekhlebatti. You’ll arrive in Kagbeni by noon.
If you really feel strong, you might consider going on to Jhargot or
Muktinath, but I didn’t do that. Kagbeni itself is a very interesting
village, on the verge of Upper Mustang. Walking around the village may
well take 1 to 3 hours.
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It's
difficult to give firm guidelines here, since they change almost every
day, so you need to check for the latest developments at the MTT
(Myanmar Travel & Tours) office (01/78376) right beside Sule Paya
at the intersection of Sule Road and Mahabandoola St. It is run by the
government, and they sell you only the expensive tours, but you can get
your info and permits here.
At the tourist places, you have to pay a government tax. This can be in temples, ruins or even in a city.
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Yangoon is a very crowded and noisy place. It still has a lot of
colonial buildings dating from the English colonization. It used to be
an important harbour. Every evening the streets of downtown Yangoon
turn into one big supermarket. Streetvendors sell almost everything.
You can also have a cheap meal on the streets.
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