bartonursula
Belgian looking for information about Nepal
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About me
Belgian
Lives in Kathmandu, Central Region
Speaks English, French and Spanish
Registration: 19 December 2017
Buying property in Nepal by Christine
Hi, can a foreigner buy property in Nepal? If so, is it complicated? What is the process of purchasing a property in Nepal? Any tips for buying property, such as a check-list of items to verify ? Thanks in advance for ...
Hard to be optimistic in the light of latest reporting period which shows that Foreign Investment in Nepal is down by more than 50%. That should tell us something. Read More
How can the Kathmandu air pollution issue be solved? by MadagascarNow
OK, let's first assume the government will either get out of the way or cooperate. It's easy to bash governments and criticize politicians. I just get bored with that dialog and, as expats, I think it's important to remember we are here ...
Re air pollution. While recognizing that vehicular emissions are the primary source of particulate pollution in Kathmandu Valley, the Ktm Post runs this headline in their Christmas day issue: "No remedy even as Kathmandu air crosses dangerous ... Read More
Declaring Money at the Airport? by Emonokane
Hi There, For a number of reasons, I will be carrying more than $2000 USD with me when I go to Nepal. I have read that you have to declare the money if you are bringing more then $2000 into the country. Does anyone know what happens when I declare ...
Just goes to prove you can can duck anything really. Secret is not to get caught! Read More
Cost of living 2018 in Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, As per our annual tradition, we invite you to share your experiences and tell us more about the average prices of products and services in your town/city/area, so that we have updated information regarding cost of living and ...
If anyone is planning to buy a new car in Nepal, new regulations now require that one make a minimum 50% down-cash payment. If the prospective buyer needs to borrow the balance to make that auto purchase, it's well known that interest rates ... Read More
How can the Kathmandu air pollution issue be solved? by MadagascarNow
OK, let's first assume the government will either get out of the way or cooperate. It's easy to bash governments and criticize politicians. I just get bored with that dialog and, as expats, I think it's important to remember we are here ...
Just recently, the Kathmandu Post said it all: "Air quality in Nepal is among the worst in the world. The country is now ranked fifth from the bottom among 180 countries by the Environment Index 2018" Read More
How can the Kathmandu air pollution issue be solved? by MadagascarNow
OK, let's first assume the government will either get out of the way or cooperate. It's easy to bash governments and criticize politicians. I just get bored with that dialog and, as expats, I think it's important to remember we are here ...
About that open drain incident, resulting in the death of that yoga teacher near TU, it's now being reported that no one had thought or cared to cover up that gaping hole in the last 6 months. Hard to comprehend and senseless. Where I come from, ... Read More
Traffic in Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Which city or area do you live in in Nepal, and how do you find the traffic? How long does it take to commute to work or run errands? Is there a rush hour in your city? What times of the day would you recommend people to ...
It's not only in or around the Ring Road that you refer to where traffic and road conditions are bad. The Himalayan Times just reported today that the overall state of road construction and bridge building in the rest of the country can be ... Read More
How can the Kathmandu air pollution issue be solved? by MadagascarNow
OK, let's first assume the government will either get out of the way or cooperate. It's easy to bash governments and criticize politicians. I just get bored with that dialog and, as expats, I think it's important to remember we are here ...
One solution would be to remove garbage from city streets, which has been piling up for the last 3 weeks in the capital, remaining uncollected. It's really beginning to smell foul in front of my house. Besides, it's real health threat Read More
Cost of living 2018 in Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, As per our annual tradition, we invite you to share your experiences and tell us more about the average prices of products and services in your town/city/area, so that we have updated information regarding cost of living and ...
Only wondering if after all this time refrigerators may still be floating down the Hudson River? Found this to be an interesting childhood memory. Thank you for sharing. As for cost of living, which is thread here, in contrast to pollution, I ... Read More
Getting married in Nepal by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Nepal or who are about to get married in Nepal to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Nepal? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed couple ...
And like in any inverted broken down system of good vs evil, evil will win out every time. A greek tragedy for Nepal because geeks like this should be thrown out of the profession. They cause a travesty of justice, In this context, no way a ... Read More
How can the Kathmandu air pollution issue be solved? by MadagascarNow
OK, let's first assume the government will either get out of the way or cooperate. It's easy to bash governments and criticize politicians. I just get bored with that dialog and, as expats, I think it's important to remember we are here ...
How very right you are to stress the need for complete transparency and making those accounts public, but hardly the government line. In fact quite the opposite if one is to believe the Himalayan Times of April 19, 2018, which ran this headline: ... Read More
Retiring in Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Nepal? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are there ...
Keep those skids well greased, man! Read More
How can the Kathmandu air pollution issue be solved? by MadagascarNow
OK, let's first assume the government will either get out of the way or cooperate. It's easy to bash governments and criticize politicians. I just get bored with that dialog and, as expats, I think it's important to remember we are here ...
I think you'll find that those figures are conservative. Last year, the press reported that 120 brick kilns were duly registered by Bhaktapur Cottage and Industries, alone. Brick factories are notorious for creating air pollution. Read More
What to expect when moving to Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Is there anything you wish you had known before moving to Nepal? For example, transportation, internet speeds, types of housing, aspects of the culture or social life. In your opinion, what's the most important thing to know ...
I invite those interested to read the article published in the Himalayan Times issue of February 5, 2018, headed: "Month on, TIA fails to fix voice communications system Control System" and draw your own conclusions. The HT is a ... Read More
What to expect when moving to Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Is there anything you wish you had known before moving to Nepal? For example, transportation, internet speeds, types of housing, aspects of the culture or social life. In your opinion, what's the most important thing to know ...
Not a pretty picture of alarming proportions about AIR POLLUTION on a grand scale has just been brought to public attention here in Nepal by Priyanka Adhikari, who just used these words to describe the situation when she reported the following in ... Read More
Your experience in Nepal by Ri en75
Hello at every one , i am a project to go live a nepal , is there anyone inform me if you can settle down easily ? Thank you in advance for a answer .
Ri en 75 - Settle down in Nepal to do what? Things here not so simple, especially for foreigners who are required to apply to the authorities before they can do anything. Your project has to meet the well established nepali criteria, and you cannot ... Read More
Buying property in Nepal by Christine
Hi, can a foreigner buy property in Nepal? If so, is it complicated? What is the process of purchasing a property in Nepal? Any tips for buying property, such as a check-list of items to verify ? Thanks in advance for ...
Chotakuta is right. To even consider purchasing a property in somebody else's name? Anyone who does that in Nepal or other asian countries - be my guest - but those people should have their head examined! Better safe than sorry. Besides, if ... Read More
Diarrhea by BobbyKTM
Seems impossible to prevent. No matter how careful one is, "IT" will eventually get you. How do you cope with it ? I've been in Nepal for a month and have come down with some heavy duty diarrhea:making me seriously doubt if I'll ...
Stats published not so long ago showed that Nepal as a country ranked no. 177 for most pollution among 180 countries (Pollution Index: 81.76). The capital of Kathmandu fared worse in terms of air and water pollution both, with a ranking of 7th worst ... Read More
Relocating to Nepal by lorant80
Dear All, My name is Lorant (37/m), and I am from Budapest Hungary. I currently working as B2B marketing manager for an IT company. As a person, I am open and outgoing, interested in vast majority of topics from astronomy to biology. :) I also ...
Talk about relocating to Nepal, some interesting official statistics have just been revealed which will dispel many old myths about what people have been saying about how poor the people of Nepal are. Fact of the matter is that in a new trend has ... Read More
What to expect when moving to Nepal by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Is there anything you wish you had known before moving to Nepal? For example, transportation, internet speeds, types of housing, aspects of the culture or social life. In your opinion, what's the most important thing to know ...
Over everything that's already been said here about energy production or lack or it, it's really hard to believe that according to CS Monitor dot com, this Himalayan nation of Nepal - sandwiched between India and China - has sufficient ... Read More
Pet import by Kristin Agrawal
Help, trying to bring my pets to nepal. Pet shipper has made last minute adage 鈥渃an鈥檛 fly pets from Doha to nepal鈥�... coming from the us, how can I safely ship my pets????
From a Buddhist point of view, cats and dogs and other pets are equally "precious beings". And according to Buddha Dharma, all sentient beings have Buddha nature, with the potential therefore to become enlightened. Nepal being ... Read More