Thanks! I'd seen that other thread but only skimmed over it before, a bit of detail for the Pokhara region but still nothing about the south east or west.
A lot of what I read seems to focus on the central part of the country from the Kathmandu Valley to Pokhara and Chitwan. The site you linked all seems to cover just that part of Nepal too. I just wondered if it was worth heading out to the east or west because I can't find anything about the areas. It all reads like I should just focus on exploring as much of the central part as possible.
I think my problem with Kathmandu is the noise and number of people! You can't walk down the road without almost being run over, and there's a CONSTANT use of horns for no payoff that I can see because everyone just starts ignoring them. It's very much like Hanoi where if you venture outside it just wears you down quickly. I never felt like that in any other SEA cities I've been to. And also the general dickishness about how they rip you off here, giving one tourist-inflated price first and then tripling it later when it's time to pay, like it's a fun game to treat you like you're that dumb. It just leaves a horrible impression of the place. Outside Thamel that tapers off of course.
I need to get out of Kathmandu
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