The tourists visiting Nepal in the aftermath of the massive earthquake have opined that Nepal’s pristine beauty has remained intact while the tourist destinations are safe for travel. Australian photographer Beniji Santa Maria during his visit to tourist destinations found that they were safe for travel. He travelled for a week at the Ghandruk Himalayan area at the world famous Annapurna trekking route and also visited major destinations inside Pokhara, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu. “The media had been disseminating such news as if to convey to the world a message that the earthquake completely destroyed all the infrastructure in Nepal, but I have found that it is not true and I have seen that the hotels, restaurants, trek routes and famous tourist destinations are safe for travel,” Santa Maria said. He said travelling to Nepal was a dream come true for him and termed Nepal an ‘extremely romantic place’. The Australian will return to Nepal in March next year as he could not get enough from the current visit. With deeply entrenched passion for Nepali lifestyle and culture, and the untouched villages of the Himalayan range, the Australian wants to hold an exhibition of the photos that he took in Nepal when he gets back home. Santa Maria says that the Dhaulagiri mountain, the Annapurna mountain range and Pokhara valley seen from the Pun Hill located 3,200 metres above sea level has mesmerised him and so has the beauty of Newari culture of Kathmandu Valley and its peculiar lifestyle. “Nepal is really splendid in terms of natural beauty and also secure, and it is necessary to spread this message the world over,” said Santa Maria before leaving for Indonesia and Malaysia. The tourist has travelled to more than a dozen countries. Canadian nationals, Bruce Edwards and Theresa Roberts, visited Nepal for the fourth time to help the quake victims and convey the message to the would-be tourists around the world after assessing Nepal’s condition. - See more at: http://www.kantipurvdo.com/videos/nepal-is-beautiful-safe-say-foreign-tourists/#sthash.eYz2lmKw.dpuf
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