We arrived in Pokhara with a determination to start volunteering somewhere as quickly as possible, although it was difficult to resist all the gourmet restaurants, tourist delights and adrenaline sports on offer. This was made easier with Jess spending most of her time running between the sink and the toilet, unwillingly preparing her stomach for the more remote villages we are heading towards now... Nevertheless, it was impossible not to notice the shear beauty...

Despite the five hour delay at Delhi Airport, we arrived in Kathmandu at a reasonable hour in the afternoon. By this point we were in desperate need of a comfy bed, and managed to haggle ourselves a taxi to a popular guesthouse in the tourist district, Thamel. We had barely untied our shoelaces before passing out for a couple of hours... After some rest we found a restaurant serving traditional Nepali food, with a variety of cultural dance demonstrations to ente...