- Nepal has introduced measures ranging from regulatory changes to ‘rainbow tourism’ guidelines as it targets the multi-billion-dollar LGBTQ market
- Tourism experts say Nepal should not be ‘pinkwashing’, or profiting from LGBTQ issues, without making meaningful contributions to the community
In November, Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey made history by becoming the first queer individuals in Nepal to officially register their marriage.
Now, the couple hopes their union, formalised at a government office, will be the spark that leads to a wave of LGBTQ tourism in Nepal.
It’s great to remove a reason not to visit, but that alone isn’t a reason to visit either.
Other than climbing Everest, what is there to do in Nepal?
There’s Lumbinī, birthplace of the Buddha, and other buddhist cultural sites. The Durbar squares are three palace squares from when nepal was seperate kingdoms with the old architecture still intact. But I like old architecture so that might just be entertaining for me.
And I bet really frikkin’ awesome vistas and waterfalls.
The country is stunning, the people are great, the history fascinating, and the most common cheese (which is fookin awesome) is made from Yak Milk.
One of my favorite memories is waking up early, climbing onto the roof of a guesthouse, ‘of course you can, it has the best view, the tiles over there are a bit loose, be careful, would you like some tea? I can bring it up’, and watching the sunrise come over Everest.
I need some of this in my life, it sounds like some genuine spiritual cultivation. Thank you for adding an item to my bucket list.
I’m not even spiritual but that sounds so god damn uplifting for the soul. Absolutely on the list for me, too.
Nepalese Momos