Everest Base Camp Day 1 Friday 16 October We woke at 4am to catch the 6am flight to Lukla. It's best to leave early as the weather tends to worsen as the day goes on. We boarded the 16 seater plane, managing to get seats on the left hand side which offer the views of the Himalayas. We were not disappointed, the scenery was spectacular and the flight very smooth. I knew though that Lukla is a difficult airport to land at, with a short, steep runway and upon desc...

We've arrived in Nepal and are in Kathmandu. Tony's bag didn't quite make it beyond Dubai, although mine, checked in at the same time, did. We were told that Kathmandu airport doesn't have a service to forward on missing bags so we headed back to the airport nine hours later hoping it had arrived on the next Dubai flight. Thankfully it turned up although it was an agonising wait as it was one of the last off the conveyor belt. I'm actually writing this whilst st...