I'll start from the beginning... I should of noticed earlier, the emails I was sending to the trek company were not being ansswered properly and some of his answers were contradictory..I had made the bad mistake of letting my charity organise my trek through someone they knew. My Everest trek in contarst was a totally professional affair..very organsied and quick in resp0oomndiong to my questions. I had asked to be placed with a group but found on my arrival in...

Hey guys....greetings from Pokhara Its a pretty laid back place, set beside a huge lake with snowcapped mountains around it. I had to get a 7hr bus from Kathmandu to get here (no trains in Nepal!). I've been living with 32 orphans of Tibetan descent. Their ages ranged from about 7 to 14, my job was to teach them English in the morn (before school) and after when they come back. The only problem has been becasue of the Tihar festival, there has been no school! ...

Hey guys Thought I'd better write up my experiences of Everest while I have a min!! As most of ya know...I should of been on the plane that crashed, but thankfully the German tour company kicked us off! I still feel a bit odd when I think it could of been me! Anyhow...the departure for Lukla (the airport) becaem a bit like gorundhog day after the crash. Airlines were understandibly a little more cautious about flying in bad weatehr, so we woudl meet at 4am a...

Hey guys I've spoke to my nearest and dearest but for the rest of ya if ya haven't seen or heard the news... I should of been on this flight, but our tour company got bumped by a German one who took it instead! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7658258.stm Still a little freaked, but it's the first time in 16yrs that a crash has took place there. So, its still very safe, apparently the pilot was at fault. We are flying out tomorrow now and just lose a da...

Hey guys..you comfy, cos I have a bit to write! I'm currently in Kathmandu, Nepal, but need to fill you in on Varanasi, India first! Soooo after the journey I found my hotel fine, it overlooked the Ganges and the biggeest bruning ghat. So you always smelt the smell of burning wood... :S I spent my first day getting to know the alleys, cos the old city is like a mze, full of cow sh** and crap! The next day I set off early along the ghats and the ganges. I stopp...