Holidays End of 2019

Many tourists fly to Kathmandu, Nepal at year's end. Not only because it's starting to cool in the valley, but it's also dry stepping off the wet months of August, September and October. Some interesting gadgets and electronics that you can purchase before you board that flight to Nepal are available on Amazon at fairly good prices. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small percentage from qualifying purchases at no cost to you.

Nepal - Cottage Industries

In this day and age, Nepal can surely boast. Many of her cottage industries include carpet and wicker weaving. Owning land is a thing of the past. Many Nepalese own small businesses like jewelry and metal crafts, wood-working, to name a few. Cottage industries are renowned for it local production and merchandising of local fabrics and ready made clothing. Internet entrepreneurship is on the rise to include bloggers and You-Tubers. Some are authors of both fiction and non-fiction. I wanted to mention that jewelry making is another skill the Nepalese people are proud of. Another talent is that of metal crafting and wood-working. I will be remiss if I don't mention trekking, travel and mountaineering. Since agriculture is limited to little pieces of land on the hillsides, tea is a major upcoming industry. Nepal produces, packs and ships tea (world wide) from its tea plantations You will hardly see a local without a cell phone or a watch:

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End of Summer Cooking

Despite Fall fast approaching and the holidays even closer, one can still enjoy some simple good cooking in the next few weeks:

Tea

When I lived in Kathmandu, Nepal - a morning ritual (as in Shillong, Meghalaya, India) - Tea was my number one favorite beverage; hot or cold; I enjoyed tea. I am looking at this really cool site and perhaps you could as well:

Nepal - Flights to Kathmandu

Now that I'm back from my 23-day visit to NYC, I'm already thinking of going somewhere else - not too far; perhaps Miami? My younger sister who lives in the U K has already booked her flight to Sydney for May 8, 2020. We are planning to visit my older son, his wife and my grandchildren. I am still browsing for a decent fare. Flight prices are quite reasonable and compatible on this site:

Unwinding

I've been back in Indianapolis for nearly two weeks. Believe it or not, I'm still decompressing - I was in between Long Island City and New York City for over three weeks. I came back having experienced a lot. These included new experiences as well as some challenges. I learned a lot about the routines and activities of daily living, watching street vendors, baby sitters (in Park Square), pet walkers, riding trains, and the public in general. You can work out a budget but I tended to overspend; all the foods were tempting, and I often got thirsty. So visiting cafes, ordering fruit smoothies was something I could not resist.