Train travel is an essential part of Indian life, 14 million people travel by train everyday (and we thought Chinese trains were busy!). The Indian railway is the 2nd biggest employer in the world …
Varanasi
The centre of Hindu faith, one of the oldest cities in the world and set on the banks of the river Ganges, Varanasi is a place that attracts worshippers and tourists in the train loads. Be it to take …
India – first impressions!?!
If Kathmandu seemed busy or dirty then that was only ever going to be the warm up to India! This place is in a league of its own. From leaving the fresh mountain air of Pokhara to hitting the small …
Leaving Nepal
So we have been in Nepal now for around 50 days and it is time to leave for India, out of those 50 days we have spent 37 trekking up, down, around and up again the biggest mountains in the world (of …
Annapurna Trek
So having finished the Everest trek we returned to Kathmandu for some relaxation time - 4 minutes 32 seconds later Shona was already planning the next punishment, sorry trek! The plan was to head …
Pokhara
Pokhara is a million miles away from Kathmandu, well clearly it's not actually a million miles away but more like a 7 hour very scenic bus ride, but it terms of feel, vibe and general atmosphere it …