After the stresses of Everest and the madness of Thamel, we decided to bus it to the relative calm of lakeside Pokhara. It has changed dramatically over the 14 years since my first trip there. The lakeside has ballooned and there isn't quite the sleepy feel in the evenings as there once was. Nevertheless, a lovely place to unwind. We hired a boat with Max on one day and bumped into some lovely people who had recently returned from a yoga/meditation retreat on the...

An incredible trek to the roof of the world- the Everest Basecamp Trek. We started with a long, windy and hair-raising bus journey from Kathmandu to Shivalaya. We chose to trek into Lukla (where most people start their treks to Everest after a flight). This added a few days onto our trip, helped acclimatization and allowed us to see the villages, farms and wilderness away from the hoardes. It was tough going. We trekked in 4 days, what most do in 6 or 7. By the t...

Flew via Delhi into Kathmandu and then waited for Max to reach us from Mumbai. Great to meet up. After our first hostel didn't honour our booking and failed to fob us off with a grotty guesthouse, we walked over to the lovely Hotel Ganesh Himal in Thamel. The staff were great! The next day we experienced the craziness of Holi. We were well prepared, wearing old clothes, and walked around Thamel getting coated in coloured paint and bombarded with water balloons. ...