Well our first impressions of UB didn't improve, we were ripped off by our taxi driver and the guesthouse Emmett had booked was in a shanty town on top of a hill. In his defense it was the top pick in the old LP, unfortunately, we later found out, it doesn't even make an appearance in the new one. The place is now full of travelers seemingly competing for the title of dirtiest person. One of these hardcore travelers has even had cards made up with the title "a...

It seems at a certain age one gets used to a certain level of comfort. For me it would appear that age is 31. In the face of no such comforts my body protested with a cold. After a little over a week on the road my body/mind is slowly coming to terms with challenges of the amazing countries we are going through......... Our trip finally began in Beijing nearly 24 (sleepless) hour later than expected. It seems bad weather meant our plane couldn't get to us, whic...