Mugavuspaus
Tuleb täiesti uue pilguga vaadata oma varustusele.
Mõistagi pealamp, vihmakile, fliis ja muud tavapärased asjad lähevad kotti, aga palju uusi asju ka. Ja need võtavad ruumi, rääkimata rahast (juba praegu on kulunud varustuse uuendamise peale kolmekohaline number):
- Matkasaapad (algul jalas, aga kui ei jaksa nendes olla, kus siis- koti küljes rippumas?), extra 2 kilo kirjas jälle?
- Soojad riided, märksa enam kui 1 fliis ja 1 pika varrukaga pluus. Pole veel pakkima asunud, aga karta on, et riided mis seni võtsid kaunis väikse osa kotist, asuvad nüüd märksa olulisemale kohale.
- Mis omakorda on minusuguse hipi maailmapilti spordivarustuse maailmas oluliselt lainendanud- kõik see vastik ja kole läikiv sünteetika paistab olevat tõsiselt mõistlik : sooja-, vihma - ja tuulepidav värk. Kole, aga praktiline!
- Magamiskott. Tõsi, see on ka varem jutuks tulnud, aga seni olen aasiatrippidel läbi ajanud Vietnamist ostetud siidimagamiskotiga ehk sisuliselt linaga. Eelkõige on sel juhul soojapidavus olnud teisejärguline- olulisem on olnud “oma” puhas lina.
Omakorda on varustuse läbimõtlemiselt väga oluline tähendus kliimal - on ju suur vahe kas lähed nädalateks 35+ °C Kagu-Aasiasse, kus teed 3-5 päevaseid džunglimatku mil kannad ainult kerget päevavarustust endaga või lähed 10-17 päevaks mägedease, kus temperatuur võib langeda öösel nullini, päeval olla 25 °C ligidal, täielikult tsivilisatsioonist väljas ning pead isegi mõtlema sellele kui palju vetsupaberit sa selle ajaga ära kulutad, sest osta pole mäe otsas seda kelleltki?!
No vähemalt tekkis sellest vetsupaberist meie väikeses matkaseltskonnas korraks erutav teemaarendus. Tõelised matkahundid muidugi naeravad selle peale - milleks siis puulehed on (va seal kus puid ei kasva: sammal? muld?) No ma ei tea - võibolla ma ikka nii ekstreemimutt siiski ei ole. 17 päeva rohuga intiimseid piirkondi harida käib mulle ikkagi üle jõu. Samuti sedalaadi eelnev planeerimine ja kalkulatsioon oma seedekulgla käitumise osas.
Nali naljaks, aga kindlasti ma mõtlen oma kotti pakkides rohkem sellele, et võtta kaasa niivähe “võibolla-on-vaja-asju” kui võimalik, seda enam, et Kathmandu pidi olema matkavarustuse paradiis. Küllap on seal palju vuhvlit mis ei teeni oma kandjaid kümneid aastaid, aga…. noh vaadake mind- kas teile paistab siit mingi tulevanne lükra kuninganna?!
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| Pilt: internett |
Kõigele lisaks ajas Tiiu mind ükspäev veel oksendamise äärele juttudega bussireisidest.
Kõikidest transpordiliikidest vihkan ma kõige enam maanteetransporti: busse ja autosid. Eelkõige kiiruse tõttu, millest Aasiamaade surmapõlguritest autojuhid näivad iseäranis lugu pidavat. Aasias lisandub sellele veel ohtlikkus (mäed, kitsad ja nigela kvaliteediga teed, pöörane liiklus), sest kui 200 km läbimiseks kulub 10 h, siis ei kihutamine ei ole just see milles autojuhti süüdistada. Meie veebivestlus kulges umbes nii:
ta käis 4200 peal ja ikka raske oli olnud enesetundega
- appi, see ajab mind juba praegu oksendama, ma ei suuda seda 12 h surmasõitu Sumarta kiirteel ealeski unustada. ma päriselt ka kardan neid bussisõite väga.
- oksendamisest ei rääkinud, aga lihtsalt juhtub- rattad juba teelt väljas kuristiku poole ja autod/bussid teelt väljas. igatahes peab korralikult kontrollima, mis l6ike bussiga teha, sest ta ytles, et lennukid on juba kõik alla kukkunud
a noh, loodus pidi ilus olema
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| Pilt: tripwow.tripadvisor.com/, Rajani |
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Road travel
Bus accidents are common. Buses are often overcrowded, poorly regulated, poorly maintained, and driving standards are low. Road conditions are poor, especially during the monsoon or in mountain areas. Avoid travel on overnight buses. Don’t travel on overloaded or overcrowded buses. Tourist buses usually offer a higher standard of comfort and safety.
Every year there are a number of fatal bus accidents in Nepal. On 20 November 2014, a local bus came off the road in Jajarkot district, western Nepal. The bus fell into the Bheri river, killing 47 people.
On 24 October 2014, a tourist bus crashed in Nuwakot district, on its way to the Langtang trekking area, killing 14 people including 3 foreign nationals.
On 6 October 2014, a local bus crashed in Doti district, far western Nepal, killing 30 people. The bus was reported to have been carrying three times its permitted weight and the road was in poor condition following the monsoon.
General driving standards are poor. Many drivers are not properly licensed, trained or insured and vehicles, including taxis, are often poorly maintained. There are few pavements outside central Kathmandu and motorists don’t yield right of way to pedestrians.
Other road users often ignore motorbikes and bicycles. It’s the law to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike. You should also wear a suitable helmet when riding as a passenger, and when riding a bicycle.
You must have an International Driving Permit to drive a vehicle in Nepal. Carry your licence with you at all times as well as any vehicle registration documents.
Air travel
Check weather conditions before travelling. Bad weather conditions in mountainous and hill regions could further increase the risk to your safety and cause lengthy delays. Airfields such as Lukla’s are among the most remote and difficult to land on in the world and are a challenge for even the most technically proficient pilots and well-maintained aircraft.
There have been a number of recent air accidents in Nepal.
On 16 February 2014 a Nepal Airlines flight flying from Pokhara to Jumla crashed in western Nepal. 18 people were killed.
On 16 May 2013 a Nepal Airlines flight crashed while landing at Jomsom Airport in nothern Nepal leaving 5 people seriously injured.
On 28 September 2012 a Sita Air Dornier aircraft flying from Kathmandu to Lukla crashed south-west of Kathmandu shortly after take-off. Nineteen people were killed including 7 British nationals. The Air Accident Investigation Commission of Nepal has issued a report of the accident. The report could not determine the exact cause of the crash but made a number of recommendations aimed at improving safety.
On 14 May 2012, an Agni Air flight carrying 21 passengers crashed while landing at Jomson Airport in northern Nepal. 15 people were killed in the incident.
On 25 September 2011 a Buddha Air flight crashed in the Lalitpur district, south of Kathmandu. 19 people died in the accident.
On 15 December 2010 a Tara Air flight crashed in the Okhaldhunga region, east of Kathmandu. 22 people died in the accident.
On 24 August 2010 an Agni Air flight crashed in the Makwanpur region, southwest of Kathmandu. 14 people died in the accident including one British national.
A list of further incidents and accidents can be found on the website of the Aviation Safety network.
All carriers from Nepal have been refused permission to operate air services to the EU due to safety concerns.
Internet paljastab et EU on pannud musta nimekirja kõik Nepalis resideeruvad lennufirmad ja see tähendab, et juhul kui vaja, siis siselende teeme ainult turvaliste lennufirmadega. Tekib ainult küsimus, millistega?
EU poolt blokeeritud Nepali lennufirmade nimekiri (seisuga 11.12.2014)
AIR DYNASTY HELI. S. 035/2001 Unknown Republic of Nepal
AIR KASTHAMANDAP 051/2009 Unknown Republic of Nepal
BUDDHA AIR 014/1996 BHA Republic of Nepal
FISHTAIL AIR 017/2001 Unknown Republic of Nepal
GOMA AIR 064/2010 Unknown Republic of Nepal
MAKALU AIR 057A/2009 Unknown Republic of Nepal
MANANG AIR PVT LTD 082/2014 Unknown Republic of Nepal
MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS 055/2009 Unknown Republic of Nepal
MUKTINATH AIRLINES 081/2013 Unknown Republic of Nepal
NEPAL AIRLINES CORPORATION RNA Republic of Nepal
SIMRIK AIRLINES 052/2009 RMK Republic of Nepal
SITA AIR 033/2000 Unknown Republic of Nepal
TARA AIR 053/2009 Unknown Republic of Nepal
YETI AIRLINES DOMESTIC 037/2004 NYT Republic of Nepal
Pokhara Lennuväljale saabuvad ja siit lahkuvad lennud:
Lennufirma Sihtkohad
Buddha Air Kathmandu [9]
Gorkha Airlines Jomsom, Kathmandu
Nepal Airlines Jomsom, Kathmandu, Manang [10]
Simrik Airlines Kathmandu [12]
Sita Air Jomsom, Kathmandu [11]
Tara Air Jomsom, Kathmandu [13]
Yeti Airlines Kathmandu [14]
Ja veel infot siit:
AirlineRatings goes the extra mile and provides the names of those airlines that are the most dangerous: Lion Air (Indonesia), Air India Express, and Yeti Airlines (Nepal) are summed up as the airborne equivalent of Russian roulette. You name it, they have it: crashes, pilot error, poor maintenance, out-of-date equipment, corrupt officials and lots and lots of other reasons to search Expedia a little more thoroughly. The European Commission rates carriers on an airline-by-airline basis and bans some 270 carriers (mostly cargo) outright from getting anywhere near the continent; it made big news this year when Philippine Air was removed from the blacklist.
Ja nagu sellest kõigest veel vähe oleks:
Crime
There’s a low rate of serious crime in Nepal. Watch out for pick-pockets and bag-snatching, particularly in airports, on buses and in areas popular with foreign nationals like Thamel, Sanepa and Kupondol in Kathmandu. Take care when walking around at night. Assaults and robberies are more likely to occur in the evening in poorly lit areas. Avoid walking on your own and don’t carry large sums of cash. Keep valuables in a hotel safe if possible.
Bars and restaurants close at midnight. Foreigners remaining in bars and clubs after hours have been detained by the police. Take care when entering ‘dance bars’ as some foreigners have been swindled or harassed.
Be wary of accepting drinks from strangers, and don’t leave drinks unattended. There have been incidents of foreign nationals being sexually assaulted.
Victims of crime should call the Tourist Police in Kathmandu on 01 4700750 or the Tourist Police headquarters on 01 4247041.
Tuleb tavaline reis jälle!
P.S Eraldi teemaks näib kujunevat ning ka mugavuspausi rubriigis tuleb edasipidi jutuks elektrikatkestustest Nepalis. Stay tuned.
P.S Eraldi teemaks näib kujunevat ning ka mugavuspausi rubriigis tuleb edasipidi jutuks elektrikatkestustest Nepalis. Stay tuned.