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 …
Everest Trek
Wasn't really sure how to approach a blog covering 18 days of trekking in and around the Everest region - "Woke up at x am, trekked for about y hours, it was [new superlative]" - didn't quite seem to …
Kathmandu
Where do you start to explain what Kathmandu is like?! - errrmmmm firstly it wasn't as manic as I was expecting but that is not to say that it isn't manic....in fact compared to China it is utter …
Flight from Kathmandu to Lukla
The start of the Everest trekking region for most people is the small town of Lukla so before we left China we'd booked our flight ready for our planned 3 weeks of trekking. Arriving at the domestic …