Star View Guest House

Seems tourist season is already upon us. We had our first full house of the season this past Saturday. We've been working on making the guesthouse even better and I'm beginning to see a slow-down in the budget for repairs and upgrades.  If you are one of the Americans who are heavily impacted by the medical insurance and other changes, you can come to Nepal and get your dental, medical testing and various procedures done here for a fraction of the cost, even when you consider the travel costs. Here's an article to help you think about Nepal as an option. If you need a particular medication let me know. I can research the availability of it in Nepal. http://frugaltravelsnepal.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-to-find-good-health-care-in-nepal.html Some meals are just fun to eat and some foods are worth waiting for. We’ve been waiting for almost an entire year, but it’s finally that time. Avocados are getting ripe and I actually paid $4.50 kg. and it was well worth it. It ...

Seems another tourist season has come and gone. It was pretty good and I enjoyed seeing Thamel lined with tourists on a couple of occasions, especially since there are no cars in the shopping district streets.  We've been doing repairs and upgrading the property by painting the common areas, but that's not all. We finally tiled our problematic kitchen wall. We couldn't figure out what to do with it so we tiled it from floor to ceiling. It looks so nice and clean now with the added benefit of having a place to write our shopping list. Our other improvements are on our rooftop terrace. We got our wrought iron chairs delivered. I found a small shelf to get all our coffee/tea time things off the table. I finally found cups that don't break without a whole lot of effort. We don't use plastic, other than for food canisters, and no aluminum; cups and glasses can get pretty pricey.  We have started the tradition of serving complimentary coffee and homemad...

Where better than the Star View Guest House in Changunarayan, Nepal? Several of our few guests who came to Nepal for their Ham Radio hobby came back and one even came back and left us a lovely radio and antenna set-up.  Particularly from October 1 through the start of June, we have amazingly clear skies, both day and night. There are only a handful of Ham Radio buffs in Nepal and even fewer Radio Shacks in which to enjoy our amazingly clear channels. If you are a HAM radio buff and would like to enjoy some radio time without having to bring your equipment, we invite you to come to Changunarayan and stay at the edge of the hilltop at Star View Guest House and enjoy all that Nepal has to offer.  We have two mountain bikes, which you are most welcome to use at no charge when you come as a radio shack guest.  We provide a large room with attached bath and an extra room for using the radio, both on the top floor and step out to the rooftop terrace. Our ...

Bistare   bistare   Le Soleil qui tape, d é goulinantes de sueur et bien  empoussi é r é es . C ’ est a insi que nous avons fait notre entr é e dans Changu  Narayan  depuis  Bodhnath ,  Né pal. Le plan: faire le tour de la vallée de Katmandou à la marche , puis nous diriger vers Pokhara, vive le trekking .  Sur le chemin de terre menant au village, un homme nous  hêle , sortant de forêt tel  Gandalf , comme lui seul a le don de le faire . Nous parlant dans un anglais fluide,  Anoj  nous apprend qu’il est un guide.  Bistare   bistare   (lentement lentement, expression souvent de circonstance )  nous  montons une colline jusqu’à  arriver à  la  Starview   Guesthouse , après en avoir visité une autre  antérieurement .  Suivant  Anoj , nous  dé bouchons  sur une terrasse  et rencontrons   Ama , la propriétaire, et des amis népalais.  En e...