---
type: Person
title: Harry's dad
description: Harry's father, who joins him for the Nepal trip — eats his way through Kathmandu, kayaks Phewa Lake, and supplies the idea for the best day of the cluster.
tags: [family, travel-companion, nepal, pokhara]
timestamp: 2026-08-05T12:00:00Z
---

# Harry's dad

Harry's father travels with him through [Nepal](/countries/nepal.md) in 2023.
Harry addresses him on camera by his first name, Patrick, as often as he calls
him Dad, and the running joke of the trip is Harry introducing him as a
travelling companion of dubious usefulness while he does most of the paddling.

He arrives in time for the dal bhat at the end of the
[Kathmandu](/places/kathmandu.md) food day, shares a twin room at the lakeside
lodge in [Pokhara](/places/pokhara.md) — a fact Harry complains about
repeatedly — takes the front of a kayak across Phewa Lake to the temple island,
and eats his way through a five-course Nepali dinner giving each course a
rating a point or two off Harry's.

His real contribution is the bicycle day. Renting bikes and riding out of the
tourist strip into the villages was his idea, and Harry says so on camera and
gives him the credit; it produces the day Harry calls one of his best in the
country.

## Appears in

- [Nepal Ultimate $50 Food Challenge🇳🇵](/videos/19pqOso9RG0.md) — joins for the
  dal bhat at the end of the day.
- [$250 Super Secluded Hotel Nepal🇳🇵](/videos/fhpNYthiYCk.md) — the flight to
  Pokhara, the kayak to the temple island, and the twin beds.
- [Cycling Around Nepal With My Dad!🇳🇵](/videos/LvBqliHXrzk.md) — whose idea
  the whole day was.
- [Local Girl Cooks Me Nepal’s Spiciest Noodles🇳🇵](/videos/K34PSoBKiVc.md) —
  stays in the cold waterfall pool long after everyone else has got out.
- [96 Hours Living With a Nepalese Family🇳🇵](/videos/-J-52niA_TQ.md) —
  stays the four days in the village and is pulled up to dance on the last
  night.