So i am now in my last couple of days in Nepal, I visit a few monesteries with Gelbu my trekking guide and then for my last night i check in to Hotel Tibet, where i stayed on the last day of the Dragoman tour and it is just as amazing as i remember. My room is on the top floor, right by the rooftop louge area, complete with tv, bath and huge comfy bed. It is just what i need before my long journey to Thailand!

So today I have decided to travel to Bhaktapur as I keep meeting people who say how amazing the medieval city state is. I decide to try and take the local bus, but not really have any idea where the bus stop is, they aren't exactly signposted here in Nepal. I opt for getting a cycle rickshaw to the bus stop, after attempting to ask many non-English speaking Nepali's which bus to get I finally find the right one and hop on. To make my adventure even better just ...

So despite having been travelling for over 3 months, this now the first time I am actually going it alone!!! It is quite an exciting thought but also a very scary one. So for my first day on my own, I head off for breakfast to plan my day and off I go. First I went to Devi's Falls, a beautiful waterfall just away from the Lakeside and then off to the International Mountain Museum. This was a brilliant museum, for one when everything is in Nepali and English it ...

So being that I am in Nepal, I feel that you can't be here and not do at least some trekking. Before I came I really wanted to do a big trek but since then I have changed my mind and think a short trek is actually more up my street. So using Sarah's guide, she went to Everest Base Camp with, Gelbu, we head off on the 5 day Annapurna Poon Hill Trek. The journey starts with the long 7 hour micro bus ride from Kathmandu to just past Pokhara where the Trek is to b...

When I decided to come to Nepal I wanted to do a volunteer programme. I had time to dedicate to a cause and thought it would a good experience for both me and whatever organisation I decided to help. I chose Volunteer Initiatives Nepal as they seemed to offer what I was looking for and I liked what I had read about them. I picked the Women's Empowerment Programme, this appealed to my interests and I was very interested to learn about how women live in Nepal. F...