Tourist money

That would be me.

Sitting and having a breakfast on a nice lakeside garden restaurants. A group of kids attacked me and begged me to buy them bread. What can you do after having a great breakfast in the sunshine?

After that buying some Tibetan handicrafts (very beautiful, though, watch out Father Christmas...) from a nice Tibetan girl of my Kaisa's age. Almost us beautiful even.

Today I will disappear for a while again, since I've committed to a 3-day meditation course here in Pokhara. Got some good recommendations for it, and off I go. I don't know how strict the schedule will be, that is, if I'm able to communicate before Monday, but don't worry - everything's great! (btw, phone there will be +977-61-522923)

Good to get rid of tourists once again. These places are not for me for a long time. The whole Lakeside exists only for tourists who spend the average monthly income of a Nepali family on a day. Of course this money indirectly goes to these people's pockets, but it also means that everything is fake. It's difficult to find the balance between an open mindset and the "no thank you, I don't want your very cheap and good room/dinner/taxi/trek/guide/hashish/whatever" attitude.

Ok, I'll be in touch latest on Monday! Have a nice weekend!

Jussi in Pokhara, Nepal