Wonderful Beautiful Nepal

 Co-authored by Bikash Suwal Some of the most fun you can have in Nepal for free are the festivals. You do not need to believe any way whatsoever, nor do you need to pay. Some times even the temp le fees are not collected. The atmosphere is often like a parade but can have a serious feel. Please be respectful during th ese time and remember that even though we are spectators, the local people are worshiping their gods. They are having fun with their spirituality, so please do not insult them by smoking at the temples or pretending to be Hindu just to get a peak at an idol.  Chickens getting sacraficed for the community meal. Each festival, jatra, has a reason for being, a theme, a story and often even a legend. Bhairab Jatra is no exception and is one of the lesser known festivals that have unique activities for tourists to enjoy. One of the major advantages of this festival is that you can join the celebration throughout the month of April/May of any year. The Nepali cale...

Hanuman has been one of my favorite players in Hinduism, so I had to read this blog post. I live near the place where Hanuman picked up the entire mountain just to make sure the right plant was there for the god. If you like travel blogs with lots of good pics you'll enjoy this one:  Vinod K's Travel Blog: Anjaneri Fort (Birth Place Of Lord Hanuman)

The consumer choices and quality for internet thats available in Kathmandu, Nepal has improved a lot. Whereas in the past this market was dominated by NTC and WLink, nowadays there are a lot of choices such as Vianet, Subisu, Ncell.  I tried out Subisu's home cable internet and found it was quite good but I didn't get to test it for longer periods of time. I have also tested NTC's adsl and Wimax. NTC service seems to be good in during the morning and afternoon time but during the evenings the slow to a crawl. This shows the speed to their local servers in Kathmandu I had the opportunity to try out VIANET for 1 whole month and can say they provide one of the best internet quality with speed. All the setup and cabling is done by them for free during signup. They have a fiber optic network so its the best quality speed you will get compared to ADSL or Wireless services provided by other companies.  Tests on Browsing websites, Videos, On-line gaming and VOIP communication I was...