Nepal    Highlights: Swayambhunath, Everest region treks
Our Travel Recommendation Rating R R R R R
Relative Cost of Budget Travel $ $ $ $ $
Interesting Sites Rating S S S S S
Ease of Travel for an English Speaker, as calculated from the below ratings: E E E E E
Ease of Travel = ( ( 6 * H ) + ( 3 * F ) + ( 3 * T ) + ( 2 * A ) + L ) / 15
  No Hassle (are people helpful or do they pester and swindle you?) H H H H H
Safe Food (clean or susceptible to contamination?) F F F F F
Public Transport (vehicle and road quality, fixed schedules and prices?) T T T T T
Quality of Accommodation (cleanliness, safety, and upkeep) A A A A A
English Language Proficiency of the Average Person L L L L L
 
Rating KEY
Our Travel Recommendation
R R R R R = Highly recommend multiple visits
R R R R R = Highly recommend a visit
R R R R R = Recommend
R R R R R = Visit if time allows
R R R R R = Not worth the effort
Cost Definition
$ $ $ $ $ = $80 or more per person per day
$ $ $ $ $ = $45~79 per person per day
$ $ $ $ $ = $25~44 per person per day
$ $ $ $ $ = $15~24 per person per day
$ $ $ $ $ = Less than $15 per person per day
Site Definition
S S S S S = Multiple unique exceptional sites
S S S S S = Exceptional site & many excellent sites
S S S S S = Several excellent sites
S S S S S = Serveral minor sites
S S S S S = Dull
Ease: calculated from detail ratings
E E E E E = Friendly, clean, safe, efficient, easy to interact.
E E E E E = Friendly, clean, safe.
E E E E E = Some hassle, varying sanitation.
E E E E E = Hassle, unsanitary. Bearable temporarily.
E E E E E = Lots of hassle, uncomfortable, unsanitary. Almost unbearable.
Detail Ratings
No Hassle
H H H H H = Genuinely honest and helpful.
No rip-offs.
H H H H H = Helpful when you seek help.
Few rip-offs.
H H H H H = Information (maybe correct, maybe not) provided. Naive might be taken advantage of.
H H H H H = Information is often
commission-based and suspect.
H H H H H = Outright lying to swindle foreigners.
Safe Food
F F F F F = Excellent health inspection controls.
F F F F F = OK to assume all food is fresh and sanitary.
F F F F F = Most restaurants and street vendors are OK.
F F F F F = Popular restaurants are OK.
Street vendors are suspect.
F F F F F = Assume everywhere is questionable. Eat only what large groups of locals eat.
Public Transport
T T T T T = Precise schedule, published price, comfortable ride, excellent service, clean.
T T T T T = On schedule, published price, comfortable ride.
T T T T T = Approximate schedule, fixed price, dirty, manageable ride.
T T T T T = Approximate schedule, fixed price, uncomfortable ride.
T T T T T = Indefinite schedule, suspect price, uncomfortable ride.
English Language Proficiency
L L L L L = General population is fluent in English.
L L L L L = Travel industry people are fluent.
General population speaks some.
L L L L L = Travel industry people are conversant.
General population speaks limited.
L L L L L = People outside the travel industry speak no English.
L L L L L = Many travel industry people speak no English.
Quality of Accommodation
A A A A A = Excellent
A A A A A = Very good
A A A A A = Good
A A A A A = Fair
A A A A A = Poor
 


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