An appetizing traditional Nepali thali featuring rice, vegetables, and curry dishes arranged on a metal plate.

To Eat and Travel in Nepal

What It Actually Costs Kathmandu has a way of making a traveler recalibrate. Landed after weeks in Ladakh’s thin, expensive air, the city’s chaos and its prices both come as a kind of relief. The math here works differently than most places, and the sooner a traveler understands the local logic of money and food, …