u/devilaturdoor

Should I declare myself the luckiest man alive?

I visited Pokhara a few days ago. Some of you might remember my post where I asked about accommodation and got a ton of racist remarks just for being Indian. So here's how the trip actually went.

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My experience of Pokhara and Pokhrelis

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Pokhara is honestly one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to. The moment I landed, all my anxiety about being treated badly just... went away. Everyone was great throughout the trip. My hotel was family run and they genuinely made me feel welcomed.

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I also visited the Pokhara Coffee Roastery after seeing it recommended here, and it might genuinely be the best cafe I've ever walked into. I tried a bunch of other cafes too and I'll be honest, Pokhara has dethroned Manali for me when it comes to coffee culture. I did not see that coming.

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I did rafting in the Upper Seti and I cannot even put into words how much I loved it. I have acrophobia which is basically a fear of heights, but I still went ahead and did the cliff jump and honestly it was amazing. I will definitely do it again the next time I visit.

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Now two things did bring the trip down a little. First, the weather was unpredictable and I couldn't do paragliding. The companies did ground flights but I don't think they did it with safety in mind. Sarangkot was also cloudy both days so I couldn't see the peaks. But even without them, the place was insanely beautiful on its own. I actually ended up loving the Damside area way more than Lakeside. It was quiet, relaxed, and felt like a real neighbourhood rather than a tourist zone. I skipped the usual crowded spots like Gupteshwar Mahadev, Devi's Fall, Peace Pagoda and the Shiva statue entirely. I'd rather just walk around where locals actually live and that's exactly what I did.

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Second thing and yes I'm aware of how this sounds, there were Indians absolutely everywhere. I'm Indian myself but the number of Indian tourists in Pokhara was something else. Some stretches of the city genuinely felt like I was back in Manali.

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I also ran into some scammy situations. My Pathao drivers tried to sell girls to me more than once and I refused each time on the spot. Outside of that, Pathao was just a bad experience in general. I used it four times and every single time they charged me close to double what the app showed. For Sarangkot they charged me triple. I get that it's a hill ride but the overcharging inside the city has no excuse.

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Overall though, the trip was genuinely great. And I'll say it again, the people who were racist in this sub are a tiny minority. They don't represent Nepal or its people at all. Thank you for the hospitality. I'm definitely coming back, at least for Lower Mustang and ABC before I die. Thank you.

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P.S.- To whoever can get this post's screenshots to the guy who blocked me after I called out his racism and AI generated comments( everyone knows for his AI answers), I just want him to know that I loved the place. That's it.

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