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A Nepali trekking guide from Parbat has bagged a British Tourist Guide Award for his outstanding service. Shesh Kant Sharma, 33, of Karkineta-2, Lamachaur of Parbat was awarded the ?Paul Morrison Award-2006? for his commendable works as a trekking guide by a British travel magazine ? Wanderlust.
The award was jointly handed to Sharma and another tourist guide from Zambia -- Manda Chisanga, 34. The award includes a cash prize of Pound Sterling 5000 and a letter of appreciation. ?The foreigners seem to recognise a well-done job,? Sharma said. ?This has inspired me to perform even better in the future.? Sharma, who lives with his wife and a three-year-old son in Pokhara, has been in the business for around a decade.
He has served tourists in the Annapurna region as a trekking guide for Mountain Travel Private Ltd. in Pokhara for a decade now. Sharma and Chisanga were short-listed to receive the gold medal from among 11 guides from 10 different countries who had submitted their names for the award.
The recipients are awarded on the basis of the recommendations of tourists who know them and on the merit basis. Sharma received the award on October 4 at the Royal Geographical Society at Kensington becoming the first Nepali guide to receive this award. Sharma was awarded by Chief Editor of Wanderlust magazine, Lyn Hughes.
Source: Ekantipur.com
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