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Talk:Kathmandu

Time to take the Earthquake banner down?
Apparently, UNESCO world heritage sites are set to reopen tomorrow. Should we move the banner to the Stay Safe section for now? Or take it down altogether? --GeneralPericles (talk) 23:32, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Possible vandal
User:DaGizza has been adding phone no which is not related with the article in the middle of the article. It seems possible vandal. --Ashishlohorung (talk) 02:24, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

 * DaGizza is a longtime editor who has long since earned everyone's trust. No doubt, he pasted a phone number in a couple of places by mistake. Welcome to Wikivoyage, and thanks for correcting his error. Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:38, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

 * I'm a bit confused about this. I found those same numbers on the website of the airport and I assume that's were DaGizza got his information from. Is there something there I am missing out? Drat70 (talk) 02:49, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

 * Actually, I misread his edit. I would have assumed it was accurate, too. Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:02, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Irregular districting
Are Boudhanath and Thamel the only districts of Kathmandu? If we are considering them both to be districts of Kathmandu, why are they breadcrumbed to Kathmandu Valley instead of Kathmandu? And why does this article apparently have a big city and not a huge city article template and no map of the city showing its division into Wikivoyage districts? Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:43, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

 * Kathmandu is not a huge city, but Thamel and Boudha are the two districts where tourists hangout. Other than the downtown (Durba Square and around the palace), the other areas are of no interest to the traveller. As Boudha and Thamel are at opposite ends of the city, it is inconvenient for the traveller to have them listed on the same article. 202.51.85.34

 * That's not the way we do things on this site. Every section can be subdivided into two subsections for those two districts if that's most useful to visitors, but they cannot have separate articles unless we are districting the city. The articles in question need to be redirected back to this article if we aren't going to district the city. Ikan Kekek (talk) 18:15, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Kathmandu can be dived into districts, such as west or east, but in reality the only suburbs that travellers will venture into are Thamel, Boudha, and Swayambhu. There is nothing of interest in the other surrounding areas. Furthermore, anyone searching for Thamel or Boudha will look for articles under these names, not East Kathmandu or Temple area ect. Basically, I'm trying to use titles that the traveller will look for. Anyway, if you want to reabsorb the two articles back into the general Kathmandu article, that's fine with me, and I will continue to contribute to that article, though, personally, I think it won't be of benefit to the traveller to place Boudha and Thamel under the general heading of Kathmandu, where all the hotel and cafe listings will be mixed up together. For reference, here is the Wikitravel article on Thamel: https://wikitravel.org/en/Thamel 27.34.113.28 05:00, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It sounds like Kathamandu is halfway in the process of being districted and should probably be districted all the way. Note that we don't need to have too many districts. From the sounds of things, Thamel, Boudha, Swayambhu, downtown and another article or two on the non-touristy areas might work. Most huge cities have at least one non-touristy district since all the districts together have to cover the entire geography of the city. Gizza ( roam ) 05:10, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 * Thamel and Swayambu are not too far apart, and so could perhaps be one article. Boudha is small, but is basically a microcosm of Tibetan culture and has no relationship with the areas around it. Unfortunately, I'm not that familiar with the suburbs of Kathmandu, and so cannot be the person to set up the districts. In the mean-time maybe Thamel and Boudha should be separate articles for the convenience of travellers. In reality, it makes no sense to have all the listings on one article, when travellers will be looking for hotels or cafes based on whether they are in Boudha, Thamel, or Central Kathmandu. 110.44.120.143 13:08, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 * No they should not, not if the city is not thoroughly districted. On Wikivoyage, part of the point of the traveller comes first is to have clear organization, mapping and breadcrumb navigation. Irregular, partial districting may be done in the perceived interest of travellers, but it really isn't a great idea. I pointed out above that there are useful ways to subdivide sections of an article about an undistricted city: for instance, Thamel and Boudhanath can be given as subheadings of sections as relevant. Ikan Kekek (talk) 14:00, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 * As I said, I don't have the knowledge to draw up districts, and so do you want to temporarily leave Boudha and Thamel as separate articles until someone can do the job, or do you want to delete those articles and reabsorb everything back into the main Kathmandu article. I'll hold on adding any new listing until a decision is made. Thanks. 27.34.104.171 15:52, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 * It could even be as simple as having three district pages: Boudha, Thamel and the rest of Kathmandu. That seems to be the de facto situation. We just need to expressly say that, create a map and organise all of the articles based on this three-way split. Gizza ( roam ) 21:24, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

 * OK, I've looked at the map, and I think this might work in terms of solving the issue and placing related and geographically close attractions under the same banner, 'Thamel and West Kathmandu' 'Central Kathmandu'. 'Boudha and East Kathmandu'. I have tentatively added these titles on the Kathmandu page, but will not initiate the new articles until I get feedback. 45.123.222.112 04:35, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

 * I'm not familiar with Kathmandu myself and would be happy to support any consensus on how best to district the city for Wikivoyage readers. Please post an announcement at Requests for comment. I'd do it myself, but I'm on the road and busy with important projects unrelated to Wikivoyage right now. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:12, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Districts looks like a good idea. There is a reasonable number of listings in the article and if people with local knowledge recommend a split, then I think it should be tried. But please do not do a half job, all listing need to be moved and the main article needs a few paragraphs describing the highlights. --Traveler100 (talk) 07:49, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * As the attractions of KTM are spread out across the city, it makes sense to break the city up into districts. I have time constraints, but I'll slowly move the listings to the correct articles. 27.34.115.251 09:19, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * IP user, while there is no obligation to do so, it would be helpful for the community if you created a named account rather than editing from multiple different IP addresses. This carries several benefits for you, but also makes it easier for the rest of us to know who's doing what. You're making many helpful edits, so it would be a shame not to receive credit for them. ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 16:59, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Pie shops
Kathmandu's pie shops are mentioned at Western_food_in_Asia. Should they also be described here? Or am I hopelessly out of date since it is decades since I last visited? Pashley (talk) 09:09, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Kathmandu Valley

Hey, so is "Bouddanath" or "Bodhnath" or something else the most common (American) English spelling? Comments? I'm going do a google vote too... we can always redirect from one to the other if both a valid. (WT-en) Majnoona 23:48, 31 Jan 2004 (EST)

 * So I have a map in front of me saying "Boudhanath" for the stupa and "Bouddha" for the town. Google suggests "Boudhanath" or "Bodhnath" -- thoughts? (WT-en) Majnoona

Boudhanath is the way Tibetan scholars have written it since a long time and I feel this is how it should be written here since we want to be accurate.

"Boudhanath" looks accurate as that's how it is said in Nepali....

Should there be any specific listings at this regional level?
I say no, there should be no listings for any of the organizations or courses listed between "Learn" and "Eat." But I thought I'd ask for comment before deleting everything, and have it on record whether we have agreed that every listing should be deleted here and reposted in the article for the nearest locality, or not. (WT-en) Ikan Kekek 03:12, 5 May 2012 (EDT)
 * I'll do some work on this page and if there are no objections, I will delete the listings. While I'm at that, I can see if there is a more appropriate place for them.  That sound OK? Apparently not many strong feelings on the subject, but I do note that at least some of the material on this page (under the "See section) has been lifted verbatim from another website.  The locations mentioned are worth seeing, but it's possible to write something up that will be better than what's there now.  I have looked at the regional template and will try to adhere to that guideline.Dave.mcc (talk) 12:56, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I removed the listings in question. They are already in the Kathmandu city article with exactly the same content.  Let me know if I've jumped the gun on this.Dave.mcc (talk) 00:42, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking care of a task it looks like I forgot to follow through on. What about the content that you discovered was lifted from another page? That's serious if it's copyright violation, in which case it needs to be deleted right away and replaced with non-copypasta text that does not closely resemble copyrighted material. Ikan Kekek (talk) 01:02, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't recall which website it was from, but it was word-for-word and in the same order. I've already changed it so the problem should be gone now.  It would seem that it was there for awhile.Dave.mcc (talk) 18:06, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
 * By the way, the offending section was part of the material transferred over from the the wikitravel site. Anyhow, it's fixed now.Dave.mcc (talk) 23:56, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Tour listings
I just deleted the remaining links to tour agencies. There's no good reason to allow such links at the regional level. Tour requires complete listings including the address of the headquarters and phone number, and they cannot be listed except in the article for the locality where their headquarters are. Let's be vigilant and revert all additions of specific tour agency links or listings in this article. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:20, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Listing from article
There shouldn't be specific listings at the regional level, probably, but there's as yet no article for Changunarayan, so I'm moving this listing here for now:

When the village has a blue link, let's move it there. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:32, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

 * It looks like Chobhar and Chobhar Galchi also need an article (I hope they're close together and one article would be enough). Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:38, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Katmai National Park

Hi again, I think this is another page that currently falls outside of out Project:goals and non-goals as well as the Project:What is an article? policy, but I hope we can come up with a way to include information on this sort of trip! 69.70.109.244 02:06, 28 Jan 2004 (EST)

 * OK, so another good article to help us wok out the Project:Park template as well as the whole "resort" issue... thought? (WT-en) Majnoona 02:15, 28 Jan 2004 (EST)

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Talk:Katowice

removing external links (@Wrh2)
You have also removed a link to official regional tourist info page - maintained by official regional authorities. I placed it back

 * Two concerns: the link that was restored appears to be an official link to the parent region (Silesia), and not to Katowice. Secondly, there should be one link to the most appropriate offcial site, placed after the first mention of Katowice; the second link is currently under "Get out", which is incorrect.  I've reverted this change, but if the second link is "more" official, feel free to read Project:External links and make appropriate changes. -- (WT-en) Ryan 11:49, 26 February 2006 (EST)

 * Well I guess at most cases such rule (about one link) is proper though thats a problem about Katowice in my opinion. Katowice is not only a capital of Silesian voivodship (district) but is also a heart of biggest agglomeration in Poland. The cities and towns over here are located just about each other but formally they are separate so in fact it is hard to concern them separately. Tighter integration is currently in (very slow) progress as Upper-Silesian Metropolitan Union (polish) (see there a map) but no one knows when would it be finished. I know that there should be separate Wikivoyage page devoted to agglometarion but as it is huge location having millions of habitants and it is hard to describe it reasonably quickly but on the other hand is worth at last to mention it and to point where we can find some additional info until there would be proper Wikivoyage page. - I dont change anything - if i convicted You - do it - if not - don't. --- regards (WT-en) Przemek

Good image
A photo from this region is a finalist in a photo of the year contest on Commons. Perhaps it should be added somewhere on WV, but I do not know where. Pashley (talk) 15:26, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Proposed editing priority: Poland (specifically Katowice) for Wikimania
Wikimania 2024 will be in Katowice and Diff just published this post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/02/22/visa-and-travel-requirements-getting-to-poland-for-wikimania-2024/ which made me think that if anyone here is just looking for stuff to do, it may be wise to prioritize this region for travel, as our fellow Wikimedians will be descending there in August. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 20:38, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

 * I think this is a good idea. @Tar Lócesilion, are there any plans by the Wikimania committee to support this (e.g., by suggesting that editors who live in that area have a look)?  The volunteers for the Wikimania in Esino Lario did an amazing job with the article for their destination, and I'd like it to become a tradition. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:44, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
 * @WhatamIdoing Sadly... not hearing stuff here :( @Nadzik @Wojciech Pędzich Piotrus (talk) 08:34, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hey @WhatamIdoing, @Koavf and @Piotrus. Writing to you from the Katowice site visit that we just concluded. We have discussed this with the local community, hopefully the pages will be revitalized before Wikimania! :D Nadzik (talk) 09:39, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * \o/  WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:26, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @WhatamIdoing Nadzik is Polish WMF's chapter boss (and this year Wikimania boss). So yay :) @Nadzik: feel free to ping me if anyone needs help, AFAIK I am the most active Polish speaker on English Wikovoyage (feel free to correct me if there is someone else...). Piotrus (talk) 00:09, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks @Piotrus, but the honour of leading WMPL belongs to @Gdarin and @Aegis Maelstrom, with whom we are closely cooperating this year. The organizers of Wikimania 2024 are looking at the challenge, stay tuned! Nadzik (talk) 15:03, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

 * This work is coming along smartly. All pages for the Katowice metropolis are now up-to-date and high-grade usable or better. The other cities of Silesia will be brought to that standard in the coming weeks.

 * It will be helpful to have feedback from the conference delegates on what they find helpful or otherwise about these pages. Lack of real-world end-user feedback feels like a weakness in WV and perhaps is an issue the conference will explore. Grahamsands (talk) 19:50, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

 * @Nadzik @Wojciech Pędzich @Gdarin @Aegis Maelstrom Less than a month left and no activity here? Piotrus (talk) 08:51, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

 * Nearly finished now. Dąbrowa Górnicza has been created: of the 30-some towns around Katowice lacking pages, this one stood out for its 117,000 population and already had a Polish page. You’d probably only go there on business or to visit Great Aunt Magda.

 * Český Těšín was also created to cover the Czech portion of Ciesztyn. It’s an open border but I reckoned it was simpler to describe that way.

 * Olsztyn (Silesian Voivodeship) has a ruined castle, without which no crag in south Poland is complete, but no other POI or amenity as far I can see; it’s not to be confused with the Masurian city of Olsztyn. It’s only 8 km from Częstochowa so I propose merging it there. Grahamsands (talk) 20:57, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Kattoor

VfD discussion
No useful info, wrong title format, wrong capitalisation. We might eventually want an article for Kattoor, which WP lists [1]. (WT-en) Pashley 00:40, 19 October 2009 (EDT)

 * I think the solution is obvious. Move to Kattoor, add an outline template, wikilink to the Wikipedia article and keep it. - (WT-en) Huttite 06:28, 3 November 2009 (EST)
 * Result: Move to Kattoor. (WT-en) LtPowers 15:55, 7 March 2010 (EST)

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Talk:Kauai

Single Condo Listings
Given the presumably large number of places to stay on Kauai, do we want to have listings for individual condos? The most recent add was from an owner of a single condo. -- (WT-en) Colin 23:43, 6 Apr 2005 (EDT)
 * That's a tough call-- it really is one of the more popular ways to stay on the islands, probably second only to staying in a big resort. I don't know if only listing condo companies is somehow "better" but we don't want to be a phonebook either. I say leave it and lets see where it goes. If it gets out of control we might want to revisit the issue, but otherwise I see no reason to descriminate againsts individual listings... (WT-en) Majnoona 12:29, 7 Apr 2005 (EDT)

Exaggeration
Under Sleep it says:

The "windward" side, especially the north coast can get up to twice rain than the sunny south coast.

This is a gross exaggeration. Here are rain data from "World Climate", from actual weather station measurements, for Princeville, on the North Shore:

http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N22W159+2200+518165C

Mapquest map for this latitude and longitude:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=address&latlongtype=decimal&latitude=22.21&longitude=-159.48

and Kaluahonu, on the south shore:

http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N21W159+2200+513023C

Mapquest map for this latitude and longitude:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=address&latlongtype=decimal&latitude=21.91&longitude=-159.45

The yearly rainfall for the North Shore Location is 86.1, and for the south shore location 75.5. Hardly "Twice".

I think this comment should be deleted.

Hank Drayton Oct. 14,2007

By using a station close to the popular tourist destination of Poipu you can clearly see that "twice" is not a "gross exaggeration" when compared to Princeville.

http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N21W159+2300+514950C

It is pretty common knowledge that throughout Hawaii the leeward sides of the island get less rain than the windward sides due to the generally prevailing weather patterns.

Talk
The talk section was redundant and incorrect to boot.

I removed it. There is already a hawaiian words section in the main article in which the words are correctly spelled.

User:Stephen sommerhalter's text deletion
(text from User:(WT-en) Stephen sommerhalter deleted due to relicensing) -- (WT-en) LtPowers 11:43, 1 January 2010 (EST)

 * Uhh... why?  Legally speaking, you've already licensed them to Wikivoyage and can't take them back, although we'll give you the benefit of the doubt if you missed all the warnings about this. (WT-en) Jpatokal 21:53, 1 April 2009 (EDT)

Possible merge of Lihue article, other issues before a possible nomination for OtBP
This article looks good, and it's about a beautiful area of Hawaii that is not Tourism Central like Waikiki (not that there's anything wrong with Waikiki!). One thing I wonder about, though, is the Lihuʻe article, which is an Outline and might be better to merge and redirect into this article. What do you all think? Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:39, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Kauai definitely warrants splitting into smaller articles, although I'm not sure how best to break it up since the towns are so tiny and spread apart. For now I'd prefer keeping Lihue as its own article rather than introducing even more listings into a Kauai article that could eventually include hundreds of businesses, although if others disagree I don't feel strongly about it. -- Ryan • (talk) • 05:55, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I think it would be very odd to merge a city article into a region article. Powers (talk) 17:32, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It wouldn't be odd if there isn't much more to say about the city. If there is, it needs a lot of work, and in that case, it's probably incorrect for the Kauai article to be a Guide, since region articles can't be more than Outlines if the city articles linked from them aren't at least Usable; isn't that right? Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:11, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Burger Restaurant
"... great burgers. You just can't have them your way. They come standard and any changes they make you do while the cook isn't looking. The burgers are great and the onion rings are better. It's an experience to be had. It is definitely an experience but don't expect much from the burgers."

What kind of nonsense is this? You make changes to the burger while the cook isn't looking? The burgers are great but don't expect much from the burgers? It's an experience to be had, and it also is definitely an experience? You cannot be serious. --87.150.5.108 20:53, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

 * Looks like a partially-successful attempt at humour to me. Anyway, as you've found out, every article here is editable, so please feel free to plunge forward and make the changes you feel are necessary. Welcome to Wikivoyage! --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 21:01, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but I most certainly won't do that. I don't know the restaurant itself, and I have absolutely no idea what the author of this weird piece of "humor" was trying to say. So the only thing I could do is delete the whole thing. --87.150.5.108 21:07, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Let's not do that. Hopefully you can add content where your area of knowledge permits. All the best, ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 21:16, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Beaches
"Visitors are especially cautioned to not enter any beach on the Na Pali Coast, which has been the site of multiple drownings."

Just curious: How do you go about drowning on a beach? --87.150.5.108 21:02, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

 * Have edited for clarity.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 21:17, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

 * Thanks. That's what I too assumed it was supposed to mean, though I wasn't quite sure. Maybe visitors are cautioned not to enter the beaches on that coast, for whatever reason. --87.150.5.108 21:28, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Advertising
"An amazing service the east side provides is Kayak rentals on their Wailua river. It is a very hidden location but this family owned kayak rental are native Hawaiians and very friendly."

How nice. And surely it is only a coincidence that this company is also the first one listed among the luaus.

Do we really want commercial plugs like this one in the article? I am aware that Wikivoyage doesn't have the strict neutrality standards like Wikipedia to adhere to, but (self?)-promoting praise like this is a bit too much for my taste.

The least we can do is balance it out by mentioning that this company's tours in particular are described as being extremely touristy to the point of being kitschy in a number of travel guides. --76.173.164.12 18:59, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Won't you please plunge forward and do what's needed. Ibaman (talk) 19:04, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I would, but in my experience deletes by unregistered users, however sensible they may be, generally get undone within seconds by some self-appointed policeman. As long as that is the case, "plunging forward" seems like a somewhat futile effort to me. --76.173.164.12 19:26, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Feral cats
"Also quite surprisingly, stray cats are everywhere as well."

Just wondering: What exactly is surprising about that?

On the contrary, after having read about the problems with invasive species on Hawaii, I was surprised to see a lot fewer feral cats than I expected, and certainly a lot fewer than I have seen at many other destinations I have been to. Possibly they concentrate in some hot spots where they hope to get food (around the hotels and restaurants, probably), or there may have been effective neutering programs. Or, to put it more bluntly, effective extermination programs. If anyone has current information on that, the article might need updating. --76.173.164.12 19:13, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Again, won't you please plunge forward and do what's needed. Ibaman (talk) 19:18, 31 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Won't you please read the question before giving your standard reply?
 * How am I going to "plunge forward" if I have a question about a wording ("surprising")? Maybe it makes sense to others, if not to me.
 * And how am I going to "plunge forward" if I am just guessing at reasons and asking if anyone has current information? --76.173.164.12 19:30, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

 * You sound like you know the place. Good edits will stand. As long as you use PG-rated language, and refrain from inserting promotional links, it should be OK. Ibaman (talk) 19:39, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

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Talk:Kaunas

i have been kaunas 2 times and people are so patriots...they try to annoy you everytime..

Every time I've been there the #29 bus has taken _at least_ 30 minutes, so I've amended it to reflect this. (WT-en) Johntinsley 06:16, 8 April 2008 (EDT)

Otbp?
This article is a Guide. I don't know the city, but perhaps it would be another good Baltic featured article. If you see things to improve in this article, please plunge forward and make it better! If not, you might consider nominating it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:31, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

 * Kaunas is certainly a city worth visiting — and recommending to our readers. Before that, prices definitely need to be checked, in particular as the Lithuanians started using euro as their currency at the beginning of 2015. I cleaned up the article a year and a half ago so the article should at least be properly formatted, but closed businesses have to be removed and if applicable/possible missing contact information and prices should be added.
 * With an interesting history and as the 4th largest city and an important traffic node in one of Europe's lesser visited regions, Kaunas is yet another article that IMO could work both as DotM and OtBP. If it's going on the Main Page next summer it would land in the former category. ϒpsilon (talk) 19:08, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion
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 * Prisikelimo baznycia.Kaunas Christ’s Resurrection Church.jpg

 * Visible in the article, but the article has a lot of photos, and this is not one of the more interesting ones, in my opinion, so I'd be fine just deleting it. Ikan Kekek (talk) 16:50, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

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Talk:Kaunertal

Is anyone thinking like me that this one should go? It appears to be a resort only. -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 11:39, 3 March 2006 (EST)

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Talk:Kavali

"Learn"
Moved from the article, because a mere list is exactly what a "Learn" section shouldn't be. If any of these colleges give ~2-week courses for non-matriculated students, so that short-term visitors could take them, please recreate a "Learn" section and list them for that. If any are interesting to see, create templated "See" listings. Etc.

Colleges

 * Jawahar Bharathi Junior College

 * Jawahar Bharathi Degree College
 * Sri Venkateswara University Post Graduate centre

 * Noble College of Computer Sciences MCA, MBA.
 * VITS Engineering College.
 * VECS Engineering College.

 * RSR Engineering College.

Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:01, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:Kawarthas

Split out Peterborough info
Noticed that a lot of info on the Kawarthas page related to the city of Peterborough. I think both should have separate articles so I've copied the Peterborough information to a new article for the city and deleted it from the Kawarthas page. I hope I haven't accidentally erased anything... if I have, apologies in advance. (WT-en) Shaund 02:12, 27 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Bobcaygeon might be another good candidate to split out as a local article, as some of the sections (like "Sleep") are entirely local listings which belong at city/destination level. This region is a bit sparse in that it only has one city and a few redlinks - not sure if it can be fixed to include 7±2 destinations? K7L (talk) 15:12, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems a bit premature to me. I agree that the information here is sparse. No point in having that info spread over a bunch of micro articles instead. I would wait until there is more in the article. I would doubt that Fenelon Falls would ever have enough information to warrant an article of its own, for example, unless someone decides to take the time to write up the Bargain Shop and Texas Burger. I added the Bobcaygeon entries because I had the info and there was almost nothing before. Ground Zero (talk) 18:47, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I plan on creating a Bobcaygeon article when I have some free time (incorporating the info on this page plus additional listings). The general idea I have for the Kawarthas is there would be four articles: the existing Peterborough article, Lindsay (and southern Kawartha Lakes), a combined Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls article, and a northern Ptbo County article (covering Petroglyphs, Lakefield, Burleigh Falls and Buckhorn). Haliburton Highlands is treated as both a region and bottom level destination right now, so I was also thinking of combining it with the Kawarthas and renaming the region The Kawarthas and Haliburton, or something like that. That would bring it up to five guides. But this is all long term stuff so I'm happy to leave listings on the region page for now. -Shaundd (talk) 02:03, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Maybe it would be better to keep it simple by breaking it up by county: Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes (city), and Haliburton. Ground Zero (talk) 02:34, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Or maybe keep the Kawartha article as a regional article for CoKL + Peterborough County, with City of Peterborough and Bobcaygeon as bottom level destinations. I'm not sure. Ground Zero (talk) 02:46, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm not a fan of the counties. They're simple, but having grown up in the vicinity, I don't think they reflect the travel destinations well. For example, the lakes span the two counties, Peterborough (the city) is different than the lakes/cottage country that makes up the northern part of the county, the CoKL is a forced amalgamation of a county and its constituent towns and villages and I'm not sure it has more name power than its main centers (like Bobcaygeon and Lindsay), nor does it include all of the lakes. Looking at a map again, a variation of the breakdown I suggested above could be:
 * Peterborough - Gateway to the Kawarthas and only city in the region. The Lift Lock, Canoe Museum and cruises on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
 * Lindsay and Fenelon Falls - Lindsay is the second-largest town in the region and service center at the junction of Hwys 7&35. A few motels, restaurants and shops, plus a few low key attractions/things to do. Extending to include Fenelon Falls and the western Kawartha Lakes follows Hwy 35 and adds a few more things to see/do. It's unlikely ever to be a large article, but it would meet wiaa.
 * Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn and Stoney Lake - The villages and resorts on and around the eastern Kawartha Lakes, including Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn, Burleigh Falls and Petroglyphs PP. Fishing, boating, a few attractions and the Trent-Severn Waterway.
 * Haliburton Highlands - The vacation/cottage area to the north-west of the Kawartha Lakes.
 * This breakdown isn't as simple as strictly following the county lines, but I think it more represents the way people would travel around the region. A potential area of confusion is the colloquial "Kawartha Lakes" versus the "City of Kawartha Lakes". As I mentioned above, the city of KL was a county/municipal amalgamation in the 90s, whereas the concept of "the Kawartha Lakes" is much older and encompasses a broader area (and not all of the "city"). Any guide we write will need to cover that off so travellers not familiar with the area understand that the CoKL does not equal the lakes themselves. -Shaundd (talk) 06:05, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thinking about this a bit more, it may be simpler to combine the Lindsay and Bobcaygeon articles I mentioned above into one "Kawartha Lakes" guide for now to gather content. Once there's sufficient content, then we can worry about the best way to divide it. So, in summary, I'm suggesting:
 * move Haliburton Highlands under the Kawarthas region, and
 * create a new Kawartha Lakes article to capture the City of Kawartha Lakes and northern Peterborough County (i.e., Bobcaygeon, Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Buckhorn, Lakefield, etc.).
 * That will leave three articles in the Kawarthas region for now, with the prospect of splitting the Kawartha Lakes guide should it gather enough content. -Shaundd (talk) 06:38, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Haliburton Highlands used to be a region article, even though it's more suited as a bottom-level destination: population 4500 and no individual-village articles under it. I'd changed it from 'outlineregion' to 'outlinecity' but had neglected to check whether central Ontario was still the appropriate parent region. Moving this destination to be a "city" under the Kawarthas "region" is reasonable.
 * Kawarthas is a region article, and as such shouldn't have individual listings for venues of purely-local import. I see quite a few listings for individual Bobcaygeon venues on this page now, so it (or some wider rural area that includes it, such as Kawartha Lakes cottage country) should be created. It doesn't matter what it's called, and there's no need to align the boundaries onto municipal lines, but it is a valid destination which should exist in some form at bottom-level. K7L (talk) 16:06, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Im happy to defer to Shaundd's local knowledge on this. My experience is more limited to the Bobcaygeon area, and I've been creating the problem in this article by adding what I know. I'd be happy to see a split, and would work to flesh out a Bob article or a Bob+area article. Ground Zero (talk) 17:07, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I have added a bunch of listings so that the planned articles will be able to stand on their own. Now there is a stronger argument for splitting. Ground Zero (talk) 13:07, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding the listings, Ground Zero. I've got some listings noted but not fleshed out on one my sandbox pages so I think between the two, we've got enough content. Looking at that, I'd prefer to have three articles (1) Lindsay and Fenelon Falls to cover the Hwy 35 corridor and Kirkfield, (2) Bobcaygeon to cover the middle (it seems to have enough to stand on its own), and (3) Lakefield, Buckhorn and Stoney Lake to cover the Hwy 28 corridor in the east. Thoughts? I should have some time over the next couple of weeks to help work on it. -Shaundd (talk) 05:29, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I've started with Bobcaygeon. Ground Zero (talk) 21:29, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Cool. I'm nearly ready to move the Buckhorn and area article to the mainspace, but I'm undecided about what to call the guide. I'm finding "Buckhorn and the eastern Kawarthas" is easier to deal with than "Lakefield, Buckhorn and Stoney Lake", but "eastern Kawarthas" isn't a commonly used name (Buckhorn and East Kawartha was the name of the Chamber of Commerce for a number of years, but it's little used otherwise). If you have any thoughts, let me know, otherwise I'll pick a name and plunge forward with it. -Shaundd (talk) 05:51, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd go with "Lakefield, Buckhorn and Stoney Lake" and create redirects from "Lakefield", "Buckhorn" and "Stoney Lake". I doubt anyone will search for "eastern Kawarthas". Ground Zero (talk) 11:24, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've finally moved the article into the mainspace. I'm not going to have time to progress it further in the near future so wanted to get it out where people can see it and improve it. -Shaundd (talk) 05:25, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Time to split
I've never really like having Lindsay and Fenelon Falls in the same article because they are so far apart. I've been adding listings with the aim of splitting the article. Any thoughts? Ground Zero (talk) 00:26, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
 * If you think there's enough content for separate articles I say do it. Cheers -Shaundd (talk) 03:37, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

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Talk:Kawasaki

Legend
In case somebody ever wonders, yes, the legend box is identical to — for the very good reason that I wrote both. (WT-en) Jpatokal 00:49, 20 Oct 2004 (EDT)

Highly biased on the References to the Iron Penis Festival... I was born in Kawasaki and living here for over 30 yrs, but I didn't know that event until today. (WT-en) pieton300kmh 10:31, 21 Mar 2005 (JST)

 * Yes, it's much better known in Tokyo's foreign community than among the Japanese themselves. But why is the article "biased"? (WT-en) Jpatokal 21:38, 20 Mar 2005 (EST)

I just altered the directions to Wakamiya Hachimangu. Hopefully these ones work a little bit better. The last set ("Walk along the curving road for a block or two") got me lost twice, and I eventually just asked at the Koban. The road doesn't curve, and the shrine is a stone's throw from the station. Cheers!

Oddball Eateries
Not notable enough for the main page, so really, really needs someone to go down and investigate in person, but I seem to recall reading or wacthing something on NHK about a migrant quarter just off the ol' Keihin-Tohoku train line on the east side facing the docks around this area with a tonne of notably different eateries in a few city blocks. Can't even recall what migrants they were but it was all one country. South Korea? Somewhere in SE Asia? Never got to check this out myself as I heard it shortly before moving out of the area (and country). There's not many stops on the K-T line so someone bored can always go and check them out to see, might discover a hidden culinary gem.(WT-en) Snave 04:28, 19 February 2011 (EST)

Kawasaki Nikko Hotel
from main page

(I haven't been to the hotel, but reviews in several web sites indicate it is a just regular business hotel, apparently not too special to be called a "splurge". I also got a reservation there for ¥11000, for two people (double), which they said was a special rate. Can someone who's been there clarify this?)

 * "Splurge" just means it's expensive and in my book, anything above ¥10k/person in Japan is a splurge. 11k for two is comparatively cheap, but we usually rank by regular rates... (WT-en) Jpatokal 07:57, 16 July 2007 (EDT)

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Talk:Kaza

Gramphu : a small town on the way down from the Rohtang Pass. The main road bifurcates here into two. The Road running west carries on to Keylong and to Leh further west. The road running east connects Gramphu to Kinnaur in east Himachal Pradesh.

Chhatru : a small town in the valley of the Chandra river in the Trans Himalayas.

Bataal : a small town in the valley of the Chandra river before the ascent to cross the Kunzum Pass

Kaza : The Spiti district headquarters.

Tabo : A small town on the banks of the Spiti River. It houses one of the oldest monasteries in Buddhism. It is rumoured that The present Dalai Lama has expressed a desire to retire in Tabo.

The luxury address at Kaza is at the Banjara Camps retreat.

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Talk:Kazakhstan

10 Euro is cheap ?
The article describes a hotel at 10 Euro as "cheap' - wow ! 203.63.143.122 18:25, 10 March 2007 (EST) Political corruption on all levels and rapidly changing laws to reward banditry prevail in Kazakhstan. Bring your wallet to do business.

"Just one tip, avoid everything that is very cheap: hotels, restaurants, trains, taxis, because these places attract many poor and uneducated people and you can easily get into trouble." -- I'm not happy with this expression: I don't think it's true, poor doesn't necessarily mean uneducated, and uneducated doesn't mean you'll get 'into trouble'. I'd say the opposite, if you restrict yourself to just the most posh hotels, and stick with private or luxury transport, you'll never meet the Kazakh people you came to see. We stayed in a very cheap hotel, and (besides the electricity being a bit dodgy) we were fine; given an extra breakfast, and spent ages chatting with the owner.

I agree. School education in Kazakhstan is free and mandatory. So if a child is not going to school teachers go to childs home to force him/her to study. Government gives grants to most of the students to study in University. I did my MSc in UK and government paid for each and every expense (be it a pen or a toilet paper). Even though there is a corruption in education system, if you're smart enough you can pretend for free education. And even those people who did not study in any University are wise - they know a lot about traditions, religion and stuff. In a day light it mostly safe, but at night you better be in a center of the town, just avoid dark and empty places. Almaty is mostly safe, especially in the "upper" part of it.89.218.47.122 06:36, 28 January 2010 (EST)

Borat
The movie "Borat" has apparently generated a lot of interest in making up funny fake things about Kazakhstan. Apparently Wikipedia's Kazakhstan article has been a real magnet for this kind of stuff; since it got protected, it's likely that our guide to Kazakhstan will get some attention, too. Please keep an eye out; if something sounds unlikely, it probably is. --(WT-en) Evan 14:17, 8 November 2006 (EST)

 * I will defend the from Uzbek slander against glorious nation Kazakhstan. -- (WT-en) Sapphire 14:31, 8 November 2006 (EST)

By boat?
Is it not possible to get to Kazakhstan by boat over the Caspian Sea from Baku, Azerbaijan, for example? -- (WT-en) Paul Richter 04:00, 11 January 2007 (EST)

 * Good point. But is it possible? (WT-en) Jpatokal 05:36, 11 January 2007 (EST)

 * I live in Kz but I had never heard that information. (WT-en) Uvik 13:58, 17 June 2007 (CET)

 * There is supposedly a ferry from Baku to Aktau (WT-en) Od 12:04, 14 February 2008 (CET + 2)

alchohol?
I was very suprised as it sounds like there are no problems with alchohol in Kazakstan, despite it being half muslim.--64.230.2.204 21:24, 22 December 2008 (EST)

 * I definitely would not expect regulations, social or legal, regarding alcohol anywhere in the FSU. The Russians didn't succeed in converting Central Asia to Orthodoxy, but they had quite some success converting Soviet Muslims to the bottle. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 03:49, 23 December 2008 (EST)

Regions

It's always killed me to have a country the size of Western Europe lack regions, so I've scoured historical, vegetation, climactic, linguistic, topographical, sociological sources to try and come up with something passable.

The regions amalgamate provinces of Kazakhstan with the only exception on the eastern front, where I've drawn the Altai Region boundary along the old Soviet division between the now defunct Semipaliatinsk Oblast and Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya. That way the region really only includes the (interesting) mountainous territory of the Altai. The weird discolorations at the tips are not regional boundaries--I'll fix that on the next upload.

The proposed regions I have here are:
 * Almaty Region/Tian Shan (Kazakhstan)
 * Altai (Kazakhstan)
 * Northern Kazakhstan/Kazakhstan North
 * Central Uplands (Kazakhstan)
 * Kazakh Desert/The Qyzylqum and Aral Karakum
 * Urals (Kazakhstan)/Mugodzhar Hills
 * Turan Lowlands/Caspian Basin/Turanian Desert

Thoughts? --(WT-en) Peter Talk 02:10, 2 February 2009 (EST)

 * If anyone's been following this, the map is updated as I have settled on the names I think are best. I'm fairly happy with the breakdown, but am hardly an expert on Kazakhstani travel geography. The one major difference between the former proposal and this new one is that I have merged Aktobe Province into the Central Highlands, as I don't think it would well support a separate article, and because the topography and culture is only slightly different from the rest of the region (more hilly). Since no one else has voiced interest in working on this, and because Wikivoyage lacks a single Kazakhstani contributor, I'll make this live after a week has gone by without objections. It rather pains me that a country nearly the size of India, even a relatively empty one of low touristic importance, has no subregions! --(WT-en) Peter Talk 22:13, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

 * I think we should plunge forward on this, I'm not an expert either - but it looks reasonable to me. Hmmm maybe some of the Russian dudes could have some input if you proposed something similar over on ru? --(WT-en) Stefan (sertmann) Talk 20:18, 13 April 2009 (EDT)

 * Heh, tried that—they asked whether we had any knowledgeable editors over here ;) --(WT-en) Peter Talk 21:24, 13 April 2009 (EDT)

 * I have a friend who is living in Almaty right now (she's been there for a number of years) and she may have insight into how Kazakhstan is traditionally broken up (aside from the official provinces). I think Peter is correct in his initial analysis of the regions. My two cents is that while Kazakhstan is the size of Western Europe, it's population rivals that of the Netherlands so there are massive tracts of land that are essentially empty; therefore it may not be prudent to break up the regions any further down than 4 or 5 (thanks, Stefan for bringing me in on the convo!)(WT-en) iqbalza (zain iqbal) 16:39, 14 April 2009 (EDT)

Renaming
The Russian version has discussed these regions quite a bit, and still may make changes in the future, which is worth following. But as for right now, I really like their renaming of Almaty Province to a more historically important name: Семиречье, for which we usually use the Kazakh name in English, Zhetysu. Any objections to a move from Almaty Province to Zhetysu? --Peter Talk 20:12, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

Cities
The following two cities were taken out of the list in the country aticle (to keep it at 9 per policy). They are both redlinked and I place them here as both sound like interesting cities and mopre than worthy of an article!
 * Taldykorgan— The beautiful city on the south-east of Kazakhstan(Zhetisu region), It is worth visiting if you interested in fantastic natural view: moutains, rivers and forests. Almost like heaven.
 * Shieli— A small town located between Shymkent and Kyzylorda, belongs to the Kyzylorda region. This town is very popular for its vegetables such as huge watermelons and melons. Also, "marjan kurush" - diamond rice is the highest quality rice grown in Shieli. Moreover, this region is crowded by very kind, hospitable and nice people who will always welcome you! --(WT-en) Burmesedays 22:13, 24 January 2010 (EST)
 * Just a note to myself (since I started to duplicate my work just now), I have copied these descriptions to the appropriate subregion articles. --Peter Talk 03:52, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Change banner?
I find the existing banner rather generic. It could be a sunset anywhere in the world.

Anyone object to changing? --Andrewssi2 (talk) 04:09, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

 * Look for something better. I think the current banner is quite pretty, but of course it doesn't have any clear sense of place. I don't think you need anyone's permission to propose a new banner, though. Just post a thumbnail of it here if you want opinions. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:30, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

 * But it's a sunset on a flat, (seemingly) barren, and lonely steppe, which that part of the world is known for. If you have something special in your mind as an alternative, though, propose it here and let the discussion begin. Vidimian (talk) 06:22, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Something to keep in mind - high speed rail
Apparently the glorious nation of Kazakhstan is getting into the high speed rail game as well. - And beating the US to it (if you discount the Acela that only barely makes the definition along a few small stretches). Wikipedia has more on that issue. If and when the system is finally built the "by train" section will need an overhaul. Hobbitschuster (talk) 17:39, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

 * We have a reference to the future Moscow-Beijing HSR link in High-speed_rail_in_China --Andrewssi2 (talk) 23:02, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

 * If I am not mistaken, WP refers to domestic plans independent of what China and Russia do. The by train section appears to be a mess regardless... How long does a train from Almaty to Astana take again? Hobbitschuster (talk) 23:19, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

 * The second sentence on WP is : "A Moscow-Beijing-HSR is either to pass through Altai or through Kazakhstan.". Not sure how long the journey you refer to is. --Andrewssi2 (talk) 23:22, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

 * This page isn't either. At one point it says the journey take 24 hours, at another it says there are Talgo trains that take nine hours... Hobbitschuster (talk) 23:29, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

 * From Kazakhstan "Kazakhstan is a large country. For instance, it will take you almost 24 hours to get from Almaty to Astana. However, going by train is a very fun way of travelling [...] There is also a train called the Talgo, which can cover the distance from Almaty and Astana in 9 hours. The cost of the ticket is about KZT9,000." So, either there are really two vastly different trains and the article is just confusingly written, or there have been some upgrades already and the article is not really up to date... Hobbitschuster (talk) 23:32, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Embassy listings
Shouldn't these be in the Astana article, rather than here? I would suggest moving them all and will do so myself if no-one else does it soon. Ikan Kekek (talk) 19:45, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Currency denotation
Again, the question. What is actually the commonly used currency denotation? I do not remember having seen ₸ anywhere, more like TEH ... but I am not sure. Should we just use tenge like som for Kyrgyzstan? At least verbally this is what they definitely say. But I am also fine with ₸, it would just be nice to have it fixed somewhere. Cheers, Ceever (talk) 19:34, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I haven't been there, but tenge would seem to be consistent with other countries. Ground Zero (talk) 02:11, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * shall we add this to WV:$? Ground Zero (talk) 05:17, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Protection
I see the article has been vandalized a few times a week ago, but does it really need to be protected from editing (even by autopatrolled editors, which I sort of can't believe the vandals are :)) and even indefinitely? I mean, this is an article and not the Main Page or something like that.

I just wanted to move some photos to prevent the quickbar from being pushed to the left and creating a white space to the right of it (something I'm currently trying to fix on all country articles). -- ϒψιλον (talk ) 17:39, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

 * I changed the protection to autoconfirmed users. I'm guessing the excessive protection was unintentional. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:43, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

 * Thanks. ϒψιλον  (talk ) 05:32, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

 * Let's apply WV:Deny recognition Ibaman (talk) 19:56, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

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Banner
I've never been to Kazakhstan or Central Asia for that matter, but I have flown over it – or at least, when I fly to Europe, I'd usually pass Kazakhstan during sunrise and I've never seen sunrise more beautiful than the ones I saw in Kazakhstan so to me, the current sunrise of Kazakhstan is what comes to mind. However, that may not be the most representative banner of Kazakhstan, and so I've cropped two banners. I think two is the most representative of the country, so I go 2, 0 and then 1. -- SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 02:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

 * I like Banner 1, but I think we have to go for Banner 2 because of the folks on horses. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:12, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Me too. Unfortunately, that banner is a bit too broad and could mean any mountain range. -- SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 04:35, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Which one is too broad, etc.? Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:47, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The one with the mountain (banner 1). SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 04:54, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd go for number 2. After all, the Kazakh people were traditionally nomadic, and the guys on horseback showcase that. The dog2 (talk) 06:24, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Exactly, and the horse is very significant for Kazakhs. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:29, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd agree horses are very significant for a traditionally nomadic society like Kazakhs, but a banner very similar to #2 is already in use in Altai (Kazakhstan).
 * Although its quality may leave much to be desired, I actually like the idea behind #0. Isn't Kazakhstan all about vast steppe landscapes? Vidimian (talk) 07:11, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I've cropped an alternate to Altai. As to "Isn't Kazakhstan all about vast steppe landscapes", it certainly is, but it's not obvious in the banner given its focus is taken away by the sunrise. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 07:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Then my preference would be 2, 0, 1. Vidimian (talk) 08:06, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 22:59, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Not really Kazakhstan, but...
Can we make it so that universally it is Astana on country maps bordering Kazakhstan? Like China, for example, it is Nur-Sultan and not Astana. Xirosaturn (talk) 22:26, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

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Name
While the official name is Stepantsminda, I never actually heard anyone call it that, and all signs on marshrutki at Didube were for Kazbegi. Maybe this has changed since I was there? If not, though, Wikivoyage ignores official designations and prefers the most common usage by English speakers. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 19:43, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

Pushkin
I really want to include this poem, but haven't come up with a way to do so that wouldn't involve either destroying the formatting or removing all pictures. Any suggestions? Could this possibly be done outside of an infobox in the understand section? The content would help lengthen the article, which would actually be useful for this tiny, but magical place. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 19:43, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

Rename to Stepantsminda?
Seems to be the more common English name, and the name that Wikipedia uses (keeping in mind that Wikipedia follows w:WP:COMMONNAME). -- SHB2000  (talk | contribs | meta) 05:56, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

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Talk:Kaziranga National Park

How is Traveloearth listing relevant in see section?--(WT-en) anurag.thakur84 05:22, 1 February 2012 (EST)

There is nothing in Kaziranga that requires compulsory assistance from a travel operator. Deleting entry from See Section.--(WT-en) anurag.thakur84 05:28, 1 February 2012 (EST)

Little housekeeping in Sleep section. --(WT-en) anurag.thakur84 06:04, 1 February 2012 (EST)

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Talk:Kétou

procuro por meu avô que esta em keto e nao da noticias!!! seu nome é apio patrocinio, conhecido tambem como camofeu de oxosse ou simplesmente camofeu... eu preciso dele... que souber dar informaçoes me envie informaçoes: dipaix@gmail.com   muito obrigado

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Talk:Keansburg

The quality and veracity of the Keansburg article is questionable. It was submitted anonymously and contained some highly negative comments. I tried to tone it down a bit, and distill the truth, but feel the negativity has not been removed, or it may now be inaccurate. I am not sure this article has a neutral point of view yet and would appreciate the input of someone who knows this place well. -- (WT-en) Huttite 22:45, 11 Jan 2006 (EST)

Hello Huttite, I updated the Keansburg page quite a bit as it is my hometown. let me know what ya think if yer still around>? July 27th 2012

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Talk:Kedah

Contributor link - for researching this article try: - (WT-en) Huttite 06:02, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT)
 * http://www.cuti.com.my/guide_kedah.htm

Regions
The number of destinations in this region is just too small to break it down into even smaller sub-regions. So I propose to remove Regions section with keeping all its useful information and moving it to the Cities, Other destinations and See sections. --Kiaora (talk) 16:51, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:Keelung

Hi!

What do you mean by "ke yun" buses? How are they identified in English? Or maybe I should ask "How can you tell, it is a ke yun bus? Our cruise will dock in Keelung for a day and we were going to do Taipei on our own. Is this advisable? Any suggestions? Thank you. B. Rabbito,Canada
 * "Ke yun" are long distance buses analogous to Greyhound buses in the U.S. Since you'll be docking at the passenger terminal, it would probably be a better idea to go to Taipei by train, as the Keelung train station is right in the area. Another plus is that the train will take you to the center of Taipei, and leaves less room for error. -(WT-en) Loren 21:18, 12 Nov 2005 (EST)

Pow pow ice
An anonymous contributors added "pow pow ice" as a local speciality, but as this finds precisely zero Google hits, I call shenanigans. (WT-en) Jpatokal 04:56, 27 March 2008 (EDT)

 * I think the contributor might mean 'bau (bau) bing' or 'bau (bau) ice' - It is a kind of shaved iced covered with fruit flavored syrup... I remember it used to be popular in Taiwan some years ago... Anyway, this is just a guess, I'm not really sure... (WT-en) WindHorse 07:17, 27 March 2008 (EDT)

 * Yeah, they've got that stuff all over South-East Asia as well, but I've never seen egg involved like the poster claimed -- even in Taiwan. (WT-en) Jpatokal 12:20, 27 March 2008 (EDT)

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Talk:Kefalonia

Is this copied from anywhere? I googled "good named thrice" and the first occurrence of the phrase referred to Brussels. -(WT-en) phma 20:18, 28 Jan 2004 (EST)

 * I don't like being distrustful, but I did a search on Lixouri facing the capital, too (just habit, I guess). Anyways, it seems clean, at least Google-wise. It'd be nice to hear from the original contributor, just to know that it's their work. --(WT-en) Evan 22:11, 28 Jan 2004 (EST)

Region
So, I'm wondering if the region article template might not be a better starting point for this article. In particular, it seems like there's a number of towns, each with its own restaurants, hotels, bars, etc. Any ideas? --(WT-en) Evan 14:20, 30 Jan 2004 (EST)

Naming
The proper name of the island is Kefalonia, not Kefallinia. Please change this! --(WT-en) Adestro 03:03, 4 October 2006 (EDT)

 * That's what the Move button is there for... and speaking of which, how about writing the Greek section for Project:Romanization? (WT-en) Jpatokal 06:19, 4 October 2006 (EDT)

So good they named it thrice
I am not very familiar with WikiVoyage, but is a sentence like "Kefallinia, Kefalonia, Cephallonia – so good they named it thrice" normal here? It is of course the same name in three different variations so the phrase seems like empty to me. Bever (talk) 02:44, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I think I would just have it say "Kefalonia (also transliterated as Kefallinia and Cephallonia)..." Ikan Kekek (talk) 02:50, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

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Talk:Kelantan

Contributor link: For researching this article try: - (WT-en) Huttite 06:11, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT)
 * http://www.cuti.com.my/guide_kelantan.htm

"even Chinese women tend to wear headscarves"

They do? Non-Muslim Chinese women? Where? I would assume that Chinese women wearing headscarves are Muslims. I will eventually delete this phrase unless someone can attest to it. Michael 09:35, 04 Apr 2006 (UTC)

 * Yup, I've seen Chinese ladies donning headscarves in Tanah Merah, Kelantan, behind the counter at a small kedai runcit. They could be Muslims but this seems rather unlikely.  (WT-en) Jpatokal 05:47, 4 April 2006 (EDT)

I'm surprised. I didn't notice that happening in Kota Bharu, or in Terengganu. But very well. The times, they are a-changin'...

Michael 06:56, 07 April 2006 (UTC)

Sleep Section
It's my position that there should be no listings in an article about an entire state. Does anyone disagree? (WT-en) Ikan Kekek 03:23, 9 January 2010 (EST)

Sungai Golok, Thailand or Sungai Kolok, Thailand?
Both spellings are used at this time in this article. The article about the Thai town itself uses "Sungai Kolok," but whereas there are "About 16,800" Google results for "Sungai Kolok Thailand" there are "about 144,000 results" for "Sungai Golok Thailand." We probably need to pick one spelling and stick with it (except for mentioning the alternate spelling once in the article dedicated to the town itself), but we also need a good counter-argument to such a conclusive Google win if we are going to stick with the "Kolok" spelling. One partial counter-argument (though I'd argue, not a conclusive one) is that some but not all and probably not most of the search results reference the Golok River (Sungai Golok) itself. (Relevant portions of this post crossposted to the "Talk" page of the Sungai Kolok article.) (WT-en) Ikan Kekek 06:29, 31 May 2010 (EDT)

Kelate
Bendo kelate Yg kawe2 ambo dok oyak sa anih Ambo dok pehe nak wat mammoth 180.74.48.21 12:55, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

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Talk:Kemah

passport inn
I'm not sure who left the comments, but I'm editing around them. I've never stayed there, so I can't confirm or deny. (WT-en) Jordanmills 16:11, 25 September 2006 (EDT)

fountains
I was just there today (a monday) and the fountains were going like normal. Of course, it was chilly and there were no kids. But they were spraying. (WT-en) Jordanmills 16:13, 25 September 2006 (EDT)

climate
I made this nice climate box. It applies to the houston area. I don't know where it would look pretty though.

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Talk:Kendwa

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Comments
Any opinions on Kendwa?

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Talk:Kennebec and Moose River Valleys

Should this page be moved to Kennebec and Moose River Valleys - per http://www.visitmaine.com/region/region_kennebec.php - ? ~ 203.144.143.4 04:15, 28 January 2008 (EST)

 * See also Talk:Pennacook Valley ~ 203.144.143.6 04:35, 28 January 2008 (EST)

Kennebec and Moose River Valleys
I have found no evidence from the Maine Tourism Bureau of the Kennebec and Moose River Valleys being referred to as merely River Valley. I believe this is a misreprsentation of our area. (WT-en) KevinNSaisi 04:15, 28 January 2008 (EST)

How do we get it moved? 130.111.8.108 20:00, 5 February 2008 (EST)

 * I moved this page to Kennebec_and_Moose_River_Valleys. Should clear the way to use it. -- (WT-en) OldPine 17:23, 6 February 2008 (EST)

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Talk:Kennebunk

Added redirect at "Kennebunk (Maine)" - as this is the only town in the world so named :)

(WT-en) Davekov 22:28, 3 October 2010 (EDT)

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Talk:Kennebunkport

Would appreciate more information on things to do in the area of a noncommercial nature. Since there are few enough of them!

(WT-en) Davekov 22:22, 3 October 2010 (EDT)

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Talk:Kennedy Town

The HK Island article is already divided into districts (see below). This article should be merged into one of them, like Aberdeen and Stanley.

 * Wan Chai and Causeway Bay
 * Central and Western
 * Eastern
 * Southern

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Talk:Kent

Dungeness B power station opens to the public
That nuclear power plant opened its doors to the public for the first time. --(WT-en) CurvyEthyl 17:37, 19 September 2011 (EDT)

Mapshape
The mapshape is wrong, leaving the Medway towns in the dark. The ceremonial county borders should be the right source to use. --ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 21:50, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

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Talk:Kent (Ohio)

We need to add shopping, restaurants and things to do in Kent. Also need to improve the Understand section.

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Talk:Kentlands

Is this its own article?
Or should it be merged with Gaithersburg? Let's face it, G'burg doesn't have much for the traveler, let alone a development inside the city. -- (WT-en) Jonboy 20:47, 17 December 2006 (EST)

 * I am thinking keep. This is a neighborhood in Gaithersburg and there is a valid argument to merge. It could be a district, but I doubt that will happen for awhile with Gaithersburg. It appears to me this is a very interesting community that has things to offer that would require a separate article. As far as having things for the traveler, I am sure there are many travelers that would find a reason to travel to both Kentlands and Gaithersburg. Travelers have a way for finding reasons to go just about anywhere. I have added links to it and some content. -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 07:30, 27 December 2006 (EST)

 * I'd really like to merge this with Gaithersburg. It seems a bit much to me for a place with population < 60,000 to be subdivided.  Given that there's not really a lot of content on the Gaithersburg page, a combined page would be much more reasonable.  -- (WT-en) Jonboy 07:21, 28 December 2006 (EST)

 * Create a sandbox of it, if you want to take the time. I would think at this point it would be better to work on content for Gaithersburg in lieu of deleting articles just to beef up another page. The Kentlands article looks rather nice and there are many examples of a higher level article that does not have anything close to lower level articles. So I don't buy the argument to merge because Gaithersburg is lite on content. But, that said... I can be swayed if I am shown how it would enhance Gaithersburg and still cover Kentlands. I will personally put some time in to add content to Gaithersburg if that would help you on the "lack of content" issue. I prefer that to merging or deleting articles. I am a little busy this morning, but will try to add some this afternoon to get Gaithersburg going. It seems we are the only people talking about this, so if I cannot sway you to my thinking, I will accept a merge and redirect. -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 07:53, 28 December 2006 (EST)
 * I appreciate your effort on Gaithersburg, but I may have gotten off topic with my "not really a lot of content" comment. If you look at Project:Geographical_hierarchy, it says "Some cities are just so big and so diverse that there's too much information to keep in one Wikivoyage article." Gaithersburg is not such a city.  I don't think anywhere in Maryland outside of Baltimore is, frankly, and even that hasn't had districts created for it.  So my complaint is more that it's violating the hierarchy than anything.  (Even if it shouldn't be a redirect, it should be at Gaithersburg/Kentlands.) -- (WT-en) Jonboy 16:31, 28 December 2006 (EST)
 * Okay, it is just you and I talking and we really are not going to change each others mind. If you really want it merged and deleted then I would say put a vfd on it. In the mean time while you discuss it with others I hope you don't mind if I continue to add to this article and Gaithersburg. If consensus is to delete then I will go along with that, but my vote is Keep..... The move to Gaithersburg/Kentlands does make some sense, but don't take that to mean I am proposing to do multiple districts for Gaithersburg at this time. -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 16:56, 28 December 2006 (EST)
 * OK, I did the vfd. We'll see what that leads to.  -- (WT-en) Jonboy 17:47, 28 December 2006 (EST)

Kentlands
This is a subdivision in Gaithersburg, which is a town of <100K in Maryland, so I don't think it qualifies as a "huge city" with districts. I think the article violates the hierarchy rules.

 * Redirect/merge -- I suggest it should be redirected to Gaithersburg. See Talk:Kentlands for the discussion (WT-en) Tom and I have had about this.  Even if it were a district, it should be Gaithersburg/Kentlands.  I feel weird putting something up for a vfd, and not voting delete, but this seemed to be the best way of resolving the disagreement.  -- (WT-en) Jonboy 17:47, 28 December 2006 (EST)
 * Redirect to Gaithersburg. Gaithersburg is a nice place, but it isn't exactly a huge city... -- (WT-en) Bill-on-the-Hill 17:50, 28 December 2006 (EST)
 * Redirect After sleeping on this one, you guys are right. I am proceeding to redirect this to Gaithersburg. That matches policy for this one. As previously argued Gaithersburg is not large enough article for districts and after thinking about it this would open a slippery slope for a lot of other locations. I am pretty sure we do not want to do that at this point. Maybe later, but a policy change on this now would likely open the gates too wide. If anyone want to argue the other way on this, please proceed, but I am good with the consensus to do a redirect. Any content is preserved on the redirect history and I do the work to merge it to Gaithersburg. Any, disagreement... do it now or this one is a speedy! -- (WT-en) Tom Holland (xltel) 09:51, 29 December 2006 (EST)

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Talk:Kentucky

Eat
I moved the following listings here from the article page. Region "Eat" sections are supposed to give an overview. Listings like these belong in city/town articles. (WT-en) OldPine 10:08, 29 June 2007 (EDT)

 * Brass Lantern-Aurora
 * Brickyard Cafe-Bowling Green
 * Mariah's 1818-Bowling Green
 * Doe Run Inn-Brandenburg
 * Two Rivers Restaurant-General Butler SRP, Carrollton
 * Purple Onion-Central City
 * Behle Street Cafe'-Covington
 * Riverview Revolving Restaurant-Covington
 * Greyhound Tavern-Ft. Mitchell
 * The Whistle Stop-Glendale
 * Patti's 1880 Settlement-Grand Rivers
 * Captain's Quarters-Harrods Creek
 * Aspen Hall Manor and Tea Room-Harrodsburg
 * Alfalfa Restaurant-Lexington
 * Griffin Gate Marriott Resort-Lexington
 * Murrays-Lexington
 * Parkette Drive-In-Lexington
 * Tomo Restaurant-Lexington
 * Kingfish Seafood-Louisville
 * Le Relais at Bowman Field-Louisville
 * Limestone Restaurant-Louisville
 * Lynn's Paradise Cafe-Louisville
 * Mike Linnig's Seafood-Louisville
 * Moonlite BBQ-Owensboro
 * Claudia Sanders Dinner House-Simpsonville
 * Hall's on the River-Winchester

Regions
I was just about to start work on a Wikivoyage-style regions map for the state, when I noticed that the official tourism site has a fantastic, really cool travel regions breakdown, which is far more informative than our boring directional regions scheme. Any objections to switching to their version? --(WT-en) Peter Talk 04:29, 9 November 2009 (EST)
 * I know nothing of Kentucky, but I'm all in favor of using official tourism department definitions when they don't suck (see New York (state). That said, however, I'm little suspicious of some of those names.  If a visitor comes by and asks a Kentuckian "how do I get to Dan'l Boone Country?" will said Kentuckian have any idea what is meant?  (WT-en) LtPowers 09:13, 9 November 2009 (EST)
 * True, a few of them would work better as descriptions than names. I'll see what I can come up with. But the Daniel Boone Country name is actually pretty recognizable—a good portion of that region is taken up by Daniel Boone National Forest. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 10:59, 9 November 2009 (EST)
 * Well, shows how much I know. =)  "Caves, Lakes, and Corvettes", then?   (WT-en) LtPowers 12:46, 9 November 2009 (EST)

 * Here are my suggested names, for the same regions as shown on the site:
 * Bluegrass Region
 * Caves and Lakes (Caves, Lakes, & Corvettes)
 * Daniel Boone Country
 * Kentucky Appalachians
 * Kentucky Derby Region
 * Northern Ohio River Region (Northern Kentucky River Region)
 * Southern Lakes
 * Western Coal Fields (Blues, Bluegrass, & BBQ)
 * Western Waterlands
 * --(WT-en) Peter Talk 20:51, 9 November 2009 (EST)

 * That reorganization took a lot longer than I expected, but it is done, and I think it was quite worthwile. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 12:46, 19 November 2009 (EST)

 * I have disambiguated Southern Lakes (Kentucky) to distinguish it from a geographic region of the same name in New Zealand. (WT-en) Huttite 07:07, 20 November 2009 (EST)

 * On the live page, the Western Coal Fields Section does not appear.Schwaltz (talk) 02:01, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

 * Was able to add Western Coal Fields Section Schwaltz (talk)

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Talk:Kentucky Lake

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I am unclear about the purpose of this article about Kentucky Lake. While we do not usually write articles about lakes, we do if the name of the lake also applies to the surrounding region. However, this article suggests the lake is already covered by the contributing regions in each state. Or has someone got the meaning of regions backwards and means that both these region come together here at Kentucky Lake? To make this clearer I am wondering if Kentucky Lake should be split into two parts, one for the region in each state? This could make the Kentucky Lake article sort of like a disambiguation page, perhaps. I am not clear about this area so want someone with local knowledge to explain the geography, etc. - (WT-en) Huttite 03:58, 16 December 2009 (EST)

 * The structure of the articles for this area have been discussed at some length here.
 * As for the Kentucky Lake article, it seems to me to have the wrong template as it is a destination parented by the Western Waterlands region article and not a region in itself. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 04:09, 16 December 2009 (EST)

 * I have changed the template to a park as opposed to a region. The lake is essentially an outdoor recreation area and not a major region of Kentucky. Schwaltz (talk) 23:06, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

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Talk:Kentucky State Parks

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Copyright violation
The graphic and at least the initial content are a copyright violation from http://parks.ky.gov/ The website carries the copyright notice Copyright 2009 Commonwealth of Kentucky, All rights reserved.

As I understand American Copyright law, while the federal government publications are not subject to copyright, that exemption does not extend to state publications. Therefore a copyright release is required from the copyright owner. - (WT-en) Huttite 03:42, 2 December 2009 (EST)

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Talk:Kenya

General
For future reference Project:CIA World Factbook 2002 import can be found at Talk:Kenya/CIA World Factbook 2002 import.

This is not a guide to Kenya, it is a guide to Nairobi. Something should be done.

"Do not have unprotected sex, as people might have HIV/AIDS." And here I thought that was a danger no matter where you were?
 * True, but it needs to be stressed more in regions with an increased risk. 78.23.51.221 14:14, 2 June 2009 (EDT)

Regions
Oh me, oh my. We currently have 8 regions which correspond with the 8 provinces. Looking at, the scheme makes zero sense as travel regions. I will get thinking and get reading. Help please! --(WT-en) Burmesedays 09:54, 10 March 2010 (EST)

 * Any ideas, anyone? I even have been digging around other travel guides and still can't come up with a definitive scheme. I feel that the Indian Ocean coast could be one region, the Rift Valley probably two (north and south), and then a north east region covering the dry plains bordering Ethopia and Somalia. Four regions seems a bit slim though for a country of this importance. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 06:28, 13 March 2010 (EST)

 * According to this satellite image, the green area to southwest of the country (Kakamega Forest) might be a fifth region. And the division between Coast, Rift Valley (North and South), and Northeast, according to the same image, seems to be a good scheme. – (WT-en) Vidimian 07:20, 13 March 2010 (EST)

 * Thanks for that. The map is not finished but that would give a division that looks something like this. I have not yet divided the Rift Valley into north and south. Any bright ideas as to where that division should come? And any other comments please.

Ooh, pretty map and a tough question. I'm thinking the Tana River and below should be the South Rift Valley (not sure which is upper or lower). The river doesn't make a good dividing line, though, so I would recommend using the N'goro more or less as the boundary. Thus, Archer's Post, Kisima, and Lorule would be in the north. --(WT-en) Peter Talk 22:06, 13 March 2010 (EST)

 * I'm not sure that Kakamega is a common enough name for that whole region if I recall.... it might almost be better to just call it Western Kenya.... but it's been a while since I was there. We should create a Kakamega Rainforest article, though I think it should be a park article rather than a region article – (WT-en) cacahuate  talk 22:26, 13 March 2010 (EST)

 * Thanks guys. I will get on with that and finish the regionalisation tomorrow. And cacahuate, as you have actually been to Kenya, please let me know if you spot anything wrong with the map --(WT-en) Burmesedays 03:08, 14 March 2010 (EDT)

 * Here's the version with five regions. I will leave it here for a day and if no comments, do the regionalisation work. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 10:33, 14 March 2010 (EDT)

The safety guideline for cholera puzzles me: "When in affected areas, see a doctor immediately and drink plenty of water." From, perhaps it should be "if you develop diarrhea while in an affected area, see a doctor..." But I have no medical training. Akuchling (talk) 00:05, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Reasons for the edit of the Kenya info
So i came here on a Sunday morning and asked myself, if i was a foreigner looking to visit Kenya, what is there, how are the people and what do i expect. To my surprise, the article started on a negative tone which is really not how you want to start that. and then you jumped straight in how "most" Kenyans have a very poor quality f life and are ravaged by Aids. This might have been true a decade or so ago but it is not the case now. I live in the Eastlands part of Nairobi and here is where life happens and things have changed for the better. It is no longer the same and that is why i had to do that edit. —The preceding comment was added by John N Kiiru (talk • contribs)

 * Thank you for the edit and the explanation, and please edit anything else that is not or no longer accurate.

 * I hope you don't mind that I signed your post for you, because it's customary to sign talk pages only, by typing 4 tildes (~) in a row, so that people can easily keep track of who said what in discussions.

 * All the best,

 * Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:38, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

9 "Cities", 9 "Other destinations"
Right now, there are 10 "Cities", divided into 3 "major cities" and 7 "major towns based on size and popularity as tourist destination [sic]". Considering how difficult it's been to limit articles about continents, multi-national regions and articles for India, China, Russia, the United States and other very populous countries with many major cities, this feels like a bit of a cop-out to me. If we could pick lists of 9 representative cities for all those articles, we should be able to do that with Kenya. So which one should be removed from the list?

Similarly, there are now 11 "Other destinations". Which 2 should be removed, or is there a good reason to subdivide "Other destinations" into more than one section, keeping in mind that all "Other destinations" should be listed in region articles, in any case? Ikan Kekek (talk) 09:21, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

 * As Wikivoyage is a tourist guide, i would take all towns out that are not relevant for tourism. e.g. Garissa, Lodwar. Kenya lives on the attraction of its national parks, so I don't see any reason not to have a long list of the parks that are so important for tourism. But if some are to be deleted I would propose the last three, which are not belonging to the most visited parks

(talk)

 * Wikivoyage is a travel guide, not just a tourist guide, and business travel is just as valid a reason to including a listing as tourism. Also, we need not decrease the listings to fewer than 9. In terms of "Other destinations", is there a reasonable way to subdivide them into 2 subsections, so that each subsection has fewer than 9 entries? Ikan Kekek (talk) 20:43, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

A division could be south and north of Nairobi. South of Nairobi are the most visited parks like Nairobi Park, Masai Mara, Amboseli, Tsavo East and West (talk)

 * If you think that would serve travellers best, please go ahead. I think we need to list only 9 cities, but that in practice, we've sometimes been more flexible on "Other destinations", as long as they are subdivided into sensible subsections. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:29, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Currency, time and spelling conventions
Below is a proposed infobox to let readers know which formatting conventions to use in Wikivoyage articles. Do you agree with these proposals? If you have direct knowledge of what is most commonly used in the country, please let us know. Ground Zero (talk) 13:52, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

 * Moved to the top of this page. Ground Zero (talk) 04:53, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

Banner contest
The current banner does not show the great sceneries of Kenya. Here are some new candidates. They can be considered for other articles as well. /Yvwv (talk) 03:38, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

 * 5, 1, 3, 2 and 4 in my opinion. To be fair, I don't mind whichever banner goes on the Kenya article, just not the current one SHB2000 (talk | contribs | meta.wikimedia) 03:49, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 3, 2, 1, 4. And current banner out of the article. --Onwa (talk) 05:06, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 3, 5, 4. I like most--DocWoKav (talk) 09:24, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 5, 1, 4. Nr. 3 cannot be used, it is <2100 px wide. --FredTC (talk) 11:33, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Agreed on #3. Disqualified. As for the rest, I would choose 4 over 5 but would flip those if the big dust spot toward the left in 5 is removed. 2 would go after that, but it's very noisy on a large screen. Ikan Kekek (talk) 22:49, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

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Talk:Kep

Suspicious Claims

I saw this claim at the beginning of the article, which attempts to debunk a commonly-believed fact amongst the guidebook writers:

"Do not believe your Lonely Planet or most other guides which claim that the Khmer Rouge destroyed the Kep villas. Truth is that the Kep locals, returning after the fall of the Pol Pot regime, dismantled and destroyed parts of the villas to exchange for food and money in Vietnam."

Eh-em, what are they basing this off of? Perhaps an anecdotal exchange between a tourist and a local in broken English? Even if it is true that the villas were dismantled and destroyed by locals following the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia (which is a perfectly believable claim), there is absolutely no reason to believe that the Khmer Rouge didn't contribute to the destruction as well.

This claim is followed by another claim that is patently false:

"The Phnom Voar area where you find the pepper plantations was a Khmer Rouge guerrilla stronghold until 1997, one of the two last ones together with Pailin in the Northwest of Cambodia."

There were far more than just these two positions held by the KR in 1997. Anlong Veng, where Pol Pot died in 1998, is a prominent example.

(WT-en) Bdmurray 22:48, 29 May 2011 (EDT)

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Talk:Thousand Islands (Indonesia)

Name
I think Thousand Islands (Indonesia) would be a better name for this...? (WT-en) Jpatokal 05:08, 23 September 2009 (EDT)

 * Could be. I always call it Pulau Seribu and that seems the commonest name amongst Indonesians as well. I went for the formal full name as that is what we do with other national parks in Java..... But Thousand Islands would be more familiar to visitors I guess.  It would need a disambiguation page. --(WT-en) Burmesedays 05:13, 23 September 2009 (EDT)

 * Just a redirect would suffice. (WT-en) Texugo 05:19, 23 September 2009 (EDT)

 * there is also Thousand Islands in the US.--(WT-en) Burmesedays 07:29, 23 September 2009 (EDT)

 * Thousand Islands is a catchy name, think of Thousand Islands salad dressing. Foreign visitors would definitely be more familiar with Thousand Islands instead of Pulau Seribu or the official name Kepulauan Seribu. Thus sort of self advertising.

 * Thousand Islands as a salad dressing belongs to northern New York State, along with the Boldt Castle and the rest of the US-Canadian border landmarks. There is a small community named Thousand Islands Park on Wellesley Island, New York at the top of Interstate 81 (on one of two islands in the middle of the Thousand Islands Bridge). Oddly, a "rivière des mille îles" also exists near Montréal, some 200km distant. K7L (talk) 14:45, 16 October 2012 (CEST)

title: Talk:Thousand Islands (Indonesia)