Nepal 2023 Blog

Made it to Kathmandu

By Jenna McCarthy

March 12, 2023

After our 12-hour flight to Dubai, we had a 4-hour layover before our flight to Kathmandu. We bought some food, even though it was technically the middle of the night in the Eastern Time Zone. 
 

Then, we boarded our flight to Kathmandu. This plane was much smaller and much less crowded than the Emirates flight from JFK to Dubai that was at capacity and starting to make me feel claustrophobic by the end of it. It was also cool because we got to walk directly onto the plane from the tarmac, and for some reason, that always makes me feel like a famous pop singer or movie star.

I slept for most of this plane ride, and I was beginning to lose my sense of time anyway after traveling for nearly 20 hours. When the flight attendant woke me up to offer me food, I was so disoriented, feeling confused and out of touch with reality. 

Anyway, eventually, we made it to Kathmandu. Here, we got our 15-day travel visas, picked up our bags at baggage claim, met our guide, got on the bus, and drove to the hotel. On the bus, our two guides warmly welcomed us with necklaces made of orange marigolds - they smelled so fresh. Then, we drank mango juice and went over some logistics for tomorrow (we have another flight tomorrow AM to Pokhara and have to repack some of our belongings since we start the trek tomorrow!). Lastly, we got a buffet dinner at the hotel, exchanged our US dollars for Nepali rupees, and filled up our water bottles with some fancy water pumps from the Glen House. 
 

Stay slay,

Jenna ("It's never felt so good to be horizontal") McCarthy