I met Guy and Shannene at Helena's for breakfast then they kindly took me to Durban Square. They showed me where the 3 year old goddess lives and Shannene told me that they way they select the next goddess as she's only a goddess up until she get's her period, but when they select a new goddess they get the villages to bring their daughters in to watch some guy cut the head off 108 animals and if she doesn't flinch at the sight of this happening then she's the ...

Woke up pretty early as I was meeting the tour guide from Wayfarers for our hike through the valley. The New Zealand couple Guy and Shannene were also there. We got into our guides car and drove through the city and out of Kathmandu. We arrived to a village and began our hike. He couldn't speak much English but we still understood some of what he was saying. He took us through the village and showed us the stupa's and a few of the local sights, such as a lake ...

I got up and went for a walk to try and find Durban Square but the directions I was given weren't that great so after walking the maze of streets I decided to head back towards the hotel and find the tour agency who does hikes. I found them a few blocks up from the hotel and went in and booked a hike, which goes through the Kathmandu valley. There was also a New Zealand couple that were also looking at doing the same thing. After booking the tour I went and go...

Last night I said goodbye to Marcus, Rebekka and Matt as I'm flying out to Kathmandu this morning. I left the hotel via taxi at 7am but I got stuck in traffic for about 45mins and was thinking I wasn't going to make it in time, but thankfully I made it with plenty of time to spare. After checking in, I went through immigration and customs then walked around the terminal and bought some perfume and a watch as my D & G watch broke. I then went a sat at the g...