Visiting Nepal?

Nepal is a one of the soothing tourist destination if you love nature and greenery. Besides, notable cultural diversity, meditation, yoga, Vipassana could also be the option if you are interested. I don't think I have to mention trekking, rafting, jungle safari, hunting, climbing mountains, paragliding and Bungee jumping.

 I will provide some useful links where you can find relevant information regarding all these activities:

1. Bungee jumping:
Jumping from 160m height to the Bhotekoshi river George. Chilling fun just
at 3 hours drive from Kathmandu (capital).
  About:- http://welcomenepal.com/promotional/tourist-activities/bungy-jumping/
  How to join? There are several travel and tours guiding private companies you can google.

2. Rafting / Canoeing:
You can explore steep Trishuli river starting very near from Kathmandu to Chitwan national park.
About: http://welcomenepal.com/promotional/tourist-activities/trekking-2/
Detail information:- http://www.raftnepal.com/

Photo: www.catmando.com

3. Jungle Safari:
 Jungle Safari in Chitwan national part passing Tigers and wild elephant could be the most unforgettable moment of your life. Details here:- http://www.nepaljunglesafari.com/

4. Hunting:
There is Dhorpatan hunting reserve in Western Nepal. Could be a nice experience if you love hunting. This could be a long trip and little bit costly as well. If you want to try you can find trip plan here.

5. Paragliding:
You can enjoy paragliding in blue sky of Nepal flying over green hills, old villages or beautiful lakes. If you are an expert you can enjoy cross country course and Helicopter drop. For details you can google or find here.

6. Meditation:
You can take various kind of meditation courses and Yoga in Nepal. Many organizations are actively facilitating yoga and meditation. Some useful links:
Vipassana:- http://www.dhamma.org/en/bycountry/ap/np.shtml
Sadhana yoga:- http://www.sadhana-asanga-yoga.com/

7. Mountaineering:

You can climb many mountains in Nepal with varying height including world's highest peak (Mt. Everest 8,848m). For information and Royalty : here
If you thing its convenient you can browse: Mountaineering in Nepal.

There are much more to do in Nepal. Which you can get in Nepal tourism board's website.

Dozen of Tips from my side :
1. Keep first aid and non-prescribed medicine if you are visiting rural part on Nepal. Further info:- Here
2. Travelling with a Nepalese local tour guide is recommended for better exploring and emergency.
3. Pick-pocketing is common in most crowded places like public bus and airport, so please take care.
4. Better keep in hotel room after mid-night.
5. Network coverage in remote areas in quite rare so try satellite phone.
6. Need international driving license to drive.
7. In moonsoon (June to September), landslide may block roadway in hilly region.
8. Visa requirement details can be found here.
9. Payment by Debit/master card is rarely acceptable, don't forget to bring cash.
10. Remove shoes before entering certain holy places like Temple, Stupa etc.
11. In case of emergency dial police (100), ambulance (102), traffic infomation(103).
12. And of course, read about geography, culture and disaster in Nepal before your travel

Wish you enjoyable trip to Nepal. I bet you can better explain the beauty of Nepal after visiting than me.

Privatize it if you can't manage!

I am neither expert on economy nor on public service.So expecting expert's view on subject itself might disappoint you. Rather, I will try to emphasize on certain business or service which Nepalese government should not restrict authority to private sector. Let me borrow definition of 'privatisation' from Wikipedia which I mean to in this article "process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency, public service or public property from the public sector to private sector." 

Today, if you want to take loan for housing or real estate in Nepal, you can get it at the interest rate of 12-14%. I can do that if I meet the criteria. But how would it sound if government ministry make loan with a bank, and construct an apartment and rent to public. Sounds ridiculous, isn't it ! Similarly how would you think if I say Nepal government is selling petroleum to public after buying from India and restricting authority to private sector. This itself is not a problem but when government is in loss since a decade or more in this business then it should be privatized. The major difference in private and government work is: in private work people/organisation has to invest their own money and if loose they will loose everything but in government sector people who is handling money are not the real investor but we (citizens) are. So even they have to face loss it doesn't matter only to them. That's why Nepal oil corporation is in loss. Corruption, incompetency and irresponsibility is major. And still why they are not giving authority to private sector for oil business, But of course under the control of government.

This is only one small example, but there are still much more in which we have to encourage the participation of private sector for the sake of competitiveness, transparency and better service quality. Provoking private sector in  road, water supply and security are also vital in Nepal. Nepal government can't supply sufficient drinking water to public, can't maintain its own road Network in its desirable quality, and can't maintain law and order and hence encouraging private sector to such service would be a better alternative.

In the other hand there are some sectors in which privatisation should be discouraged for eg.: school/education, privatization of things of basic need without powerful government control etc.