Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek - Beauty of Nepal (Part 2)
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Date: 2019-08-19
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Colin Smith
I have not found meals as cheap as u state. I have walked the Annapurna circuit, and as u rightly say, everything except accommodation is expensive Meals I had were mainly 550+ + + NR, and were not as substantial as yours. I was often left hungry after eating, but maybe that was the days exertion? Also at the places u stay, someone will ask u for your order of breakfast and dinner, well in advance of both meal times. They make their profit on the food they serve and they want your custom. Its not aggressive, but they offer cheap accommodation so u will eat at their place. The season is short and during this short time, people must make enough to carry them thru to the next tourist season. Im not sure I saw any place that served a heaping bowl or rice, by itself. There is no money to be made and if u opened a can of tuna to eat with your rice, in the dining area, well that is extremely rude Just my thoughts
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I have not found meals as cheap as u state. I have walked the Annapurna circuit, and as u rightly say, everything except accommodation is expensive Meals I had were mainly 550+ + + NR, and were not as substantial as yours. I was often left hungry after eating, but maybe that was the days exertion? Also at the places u stay, someone will ask u for your order of breakfast and dinner, well in advance of both meal times. They make their profit on the food they serve and they want your custom. Its not aggressive, but they offer cheap accommodation so u will eat at their place. The season is short and during this short time, people must make enough to carry them thru to the next tourist season. Im not sure I saw any place that served a heaping bowl or rice, by itself. There is no money to be made and if u opened a can of tuna to eat with your rice, in the dining area, well that is extremely rude Just my thoughts
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rajbhanu
I have always enjoyed watching your videos Mark as they are simple and good. On this one however, I could not quite comprehend your portrayal of expensiveness of food. I do agree that compared to easily accessible places, food prices are expensive on trekking routes. However, they have to make a living too and things don't just get there themselves - they need to be carried there my friend Not sure if you ever bought popcorn inside a movie theater, here in your home country, but compared to that outrageous price, the prices you have paid are very reasonable for fresh organic food and on a very popular trekking route. I am pretty sure, from you other videos, that you have paid more for street food at very accessible places It is good to be frugal, however, it seemed to me that you had a mind set on 10 per day of your trip, and that frankly is outrageous.
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I have always enjoyed watching your videos Mark as they are simple and good. On this one however, I could not quite comprehend your portrayal of expensiveness of food. I do agree that compared to easily accessible places, food prices are expensive on trekking routes. However, they have to make a living too and things don't just get there themselves - they need to be carried there my friend Not sure if you ever bought popcorn inside a movie theater, here in your home country, but compared to that outrageous price, the prices you have paid are very reasonable for fresh organic food and on a very popular trekking route. I am pretty sure, from you other videos, that you have paid more for street food at very accessible places It is good to be frugal, however, it seemed to me that you had a mind set on 10 per day of your trip, and that frankly is outrageous.
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Stefan Fekeci
Nice video work, some constructive criticism if I may. I get that you're going for the food/travel combo perspective, but in a place like this where the food is rather straightforward and the landscapes are just amazing, you might wanna think about altering your food to landscape shot ratio. We really don't want to watch you eat your boring muesli every morning and to a lesser extent, we don't need to see you eating the same dal baht over and over again. One thing I will add though is that one dal baht with the fried chicken looked amazing, and you didn't even tell us where exactly we might find it. That would have been the thing to include to really enhance the experience. Same thing with the sukuti. Overall very nice videos though.
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Nice video work, some constructive criticism if I may. I get that you're going for the food/travel combo perspective, but in a place like this where the food is rather straightforward and the landscapes are just amazing, you might wanna think about altering your food to landscape shot ratio. We really don't want to watch you eat your boring muesli every morning and to a lesser extent, we don't need to see you eating the same dal baht over and over again. One thing I will add though is that one dal baht with the fried chicken looked amazing, and you didn't even tell us where exactly we might find it. That would have been the thing to include to really enhance the experience. Same thing with the sukuti. Overall very nice videos though.
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Ranjan Pal
Interesting video with a comprehensive day-by-day account of the Poon Hill Trek. i watched both parts. Two points for improvement a) Too much of you eating basically the same food day-after-day. People go to Nepal not for the food, but for the incredible mountain scenery and the trekking experience. So more focus on the scenery and also some interactions with the local people or fellow trekkers would have made this video much more interesting. b) Related to the first point on scenery, some description of the actual peaks you are actually viewing (Annapurna I to IV, Macchapuchare, Dhaulagiri) rather than just referring to them with the blanket term Himalayas would have been very useful.
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Interesting video with a comprehensive day-by-day account of the Poon Hill Trek. i watched both parts. Two points for improvement a) Too much of you eating basically the same food day-after-day. People go to Nepal not for the food, but for the incredible mountain scenery and the trekking experience. So more focus on the scenery and also some interactions with the local people or fellow trekkers would have made this video much more interesting. b) Related to the first point on scenery, some description of the actual peaks you are actually viewing (Annapurna I to IV, Macchapuchare, Dhaulagiri) rather than just referring to them with the blanket term Himalayas would have been very useful.
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Aarti Rawat
Mark, hands down. I have not seen Nepal in a way that you have showed me today. My Mother is Nepali and had grown up high up in the mountains of a village which is so far away from the capital city (Kathmandu. I have had the pleasure to stay at my ancestral home every two months when I was in High School unfortunately after the massive earth quake my beautiful Home is no longer there but still it has been far too long since I visited my village. The trek towards my village is also scenic and amazing and being secluded plus away from the chaos of city it's just a Blessing in disguise.
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Mark, hands down. I have not seen Nepal in a way that you have showed me today. My Mother is Nepali and had grown up high up in the mountains of a village which is so far away from the capital city (Kathmandu. I have had the pleasure to stay at my ancestral home every two months when I was in High School unfortunately after the massive earth quake my beautiful Home is no longer there but still it has been far too long since I visited my village. The trek towards my village is also scenic and amazing and being secluded plus away from the chaos of city it's just a Blessing in disguise.
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Norrakamon Tenorio
All both of you had done is not just a travelling and eating food. For me. it is a merit making. Accomplishing things that you have wanted to do for some reasons- is a WILL na khrub. GOD bless you and your family. MICA is travelling at the same time he is soooooo lovely ( captio from the latest videos)
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All both of you had done is not just a travelling and eating food. For me. it is a merit making. Accomplishing things that you have wanted to do for some reasons- is a WILL na khrub. GOD bless you and your family. MICA is travelling at the same time he is soooooo lovely ( captio from the latest videos)
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cuppateadee
I saw you eat with hands I did there. so much dhal bhat. cant beat local food in fact. we stayed clear of meat. can get tapeworm. always eat cooked food and boil water well hepatitis A is rife and careful of leaches low down near pokhara and careful mossies. my brother died of maleria in laos.
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I saw you eat with hands I did there. so much dhal bhat. cant beat local food in fact. we stayed clear of meat. can get tapeworm. always eat cooked food and boil water well hepatitis A is rife and careful of leaches low down near pokhara and careful mossies. my brother died of maleria in laos.
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Nikesh
I think it was time Mark had not made much money. He was being mean with spending on foods. Always daal bhat with less ingredients, no meat - and No other varieties expect rice as it costs cheaper. Daal bhat always taste better with some Meats - and more varieties of veggie, pickle & salads.
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I think it was time Mark had not made much money. He was being mean with spending on foods. Always daal bhat with less ingredients, no meat - and No other varieties expect rice as it costs cheaper. Daal bhat always taste better with some Meats - and more varieties of veggie, pickle & salads.
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mark goes and eats expensive foods in other parts of the world like 56 for a plate of meat he ate in one of the European countries and he was okay with it but here the food are less then 5 he goes sits on their table and eat his own dry foods. not nice, cheap. sad for the shop owners
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mark goes and eats expensive foods in other parts of the world like 56 for a plate of meat he ate in one of the European countries and he was okay with it but here the food are less then 5 he goes sits on their table and eat his own dry foods. not nice, cheap. sad for the shop owners
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Patrycja Bober
Thanks for the video. BUT Nepali food is better than what you showed, not MUSLI for sure. Being in Nepal it looks really awkard to see having canned food. How can you miss nepali's own organic fresh delicious food? Nepali really have good food and beautiful place.
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Thanks for the video. BUT Nepali food is better than what you showed, not MUSLI for sure. Being in Nepal it looks really awkard to see having canned food. How can you miss nepali's own organic fresh delicious food? Nepali really have good food and beautiful place.
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