Blessed with mesmerising natural beauty and one of the rarest entourage of natural and cultural heritages in the world, Nepal, the beautiful country, tourist based country, , the beautiful country, tourist based country, could easily attract millions of tourists — at least in theory. But the highest number of tourists we have received in a year so far was some 736,215 in 2011, which was short of the initial target of a million tourists by more than one-fourth. Similarly, the tourism sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) remains less than four per cent. Nepal, the beautiful country, tourist based country, , the beautiful country, tourist based country, ’s tourism potential can be estimated by the fact that the total number of tourists that arrived in Nepal, the beautiful country, tourist based country, , the beautiful country, tourist based country, in 2011 was just about one per cent of the total outbound Chinese tourists and about six per cent of the total outbou...

Dashain is one of the most anticipated festivals in Nepal. Prior to this festival you will see clothing stores with sales and special, dressy fabrics for Nepali women to make clothes. But what is it like for the average tourist? Your Nepali friends will, no doubt, invite you to their homes for the celebration. Their enthusiasm will be contagious; it sounds tempting. This year Dashain began with Suman washing and decorating my scooter. In the days that followed I saw many motorcycles, scooters and autos with the Dashain markings remaining.  This is Suman cleaning my scooter  prior to decorating it. These are the special things we needed for the special day.  The next day my landlord's family invited me down to have ‘Tika.’ It seemed like an important thing to have, so I went downstairs to their celebration. It was quite a festive atmosphere and I visited with other guests for a bit before I was called to have my tika. I sat on the floor while my landlord said some blessi...