Its been a while since i last updated you so have lots to write about... Also with my readers numbers rising by the day i feel the pressure is on to deliver a witty, clever and interesting insight into our lives... We went to a small music festival just outside of Kathmandu 2 weekends ago now. Perched on the side of a gorge it was a small field with tents and a tiny stage. To get there we had to cross the swaying steel bridge that we would soon be jumping head f...

Just arrived in Kathmandu after 5 days travelling. The 56 hour train journey wasn't the best experience of my life, we were fortunate to be in the same compartment as a mother and her new baby. So it cried all day and all night, was sick everywhere, and she put the used nappies in a bag under her bed... The views when we got to Tibet however were unbelievable. We arrives in Lhasa and stayed in a hostel for the night. We walked around the main (and only) square ...

Okay so i as requested i am finally updating again. However after reading this i'm sure you will see why there has been an absence of updates! Not had the best 2 weeks since leaving Xi'an. I became ill on the overnight train to Chengdu and my fever hit 40 degrees. We checked into a 5 star hotel to, as the girls put it, 'cheer ourselves up'. Absolutely ridiculous i know but will claim it back on insurance. So for the next 2 days i was bedridden. The first afterno...

Hi guys! I am sitting in an Internet Cafe in Xi'an waiting for our overnight train to Chengdu tomorrow. Since the girls arrived on Monday we tried to pack as much in as possible and so far everythings been great. Monday they were feeling quite jetlagged so i took them to the Silk Market (by far the most important cultural site in Beijing Dad). where we stocked up on counterfeit goods. Tuesday we went to Tian'anmen, the forbidden city and then finally in the eve...