Kathmandu - Post Report Question and Answers
If you move here, you can leave behind your:
Nice shoes, snobbery, and coats. - Aug 2022
Need to get things done, perfection, and cleanliness - Aug 2019
Western standards. Desire for green space and running/walking outdoors. - Aug 2015
Expectations. - Jul 2014
Fear of dirt, high heel shoes, snow boots (it does not snow in Kathmandu!). - May 2014
Expectation of Kathmandu being the place where you will finally find peace by doing yoga and meditating while basking in the beauty of the Himalayas. Nepal might be the place, but Kathmandu is not. Leave behind your high heels, they are impossible to wear in Kathmandu. - Apr 2014
road bike, low-clearance vehicle, and credit cards. - Jun 2013
love of urban walking. - May 2013
Expectations -- this place has been nothing like I expected it, in both good and bad ways. Also, leave behind your favorite shoes (especially high heels) -- the streets will destroy them. - Jun 2011
sense of worry and bad sense of humor, impatience. Your large vehicles. Road rage. - Sep 2010
White clothing. It will not remain white using Nepali water. - Jan 2010
Strappy sandals. Strollers except for airport use and at the American Rec Club. - May 2008
