In the US, Mass Transit is Green, and since being Green is now apparently the new "in" thing, that means Mass Transit between cities, is now cool and happening. In Nepal, while it is happening, there are very few things about it that are cool. You will not find any 20-something guys with scruffy beards on trains with macbooks listening to their latest podcast in Nepal, because, well, there are no trains, and if there were, it wouldn't be trendy to ride one.
America's Cheap Intercity Transportation
Chinatown buses (www.chinatown-bus.com for those of you who are not up on your mass transportation news, aka, not cool) which feature quick late night rides, and low fares between cites, are actually becoming a trendy method of transportation in the US. Chinatown buses have been known to catch on fire, get stuck on medians, and get in mild accidents that in general cause no major injuries. These "events" leave the trendy traveler with not only a good amount of money saved, but also with an exciting story to tell his or her friends.
"Yeah I was telling my friend about how music is not so much about expressing yourself, but about how, it’s like more about really expressing yourself, when all of a sudden the bus caught on fire. It was crazy."
"Were you close to the flames? Did you get any burns!?"
"Well I could kind of see them....and I was coughing a bit"
"Wow"
"Yeah, it was no big deal"
Nepal’s Cheap Intercity Transportation System.
Simply put, my suggestion is when in Nepal, do not ride on night buses. Take a plane whenever possible. If no plane, take a bike.
-TR
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