Our last town, before heading to Kathmandu to fly out of Nepal, was Bhaktapur, the third largest city in Kathmandu Valley. Bhaktapur is a very strange little medieval city-state, from the outside it looks just like the outskirts of Kathmndu with the mess, traffic, noise and general chaos but then you pay ~$15AUD to enter the central area and everything transforms into another place entirely. The streets and buildings are all made from clay bricks and stone pavers...

Instead of heading back to Kathmandu we decided to check out some other towns in Kathmandu Valley before flying out of the country. Our first stop was Nagarkot, a little town right on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley with amazing views of the mountains and hillsides covered in rice paddies. We spent two nights there with Vianne and Felix and did a couple of walks of the area. Nagarkot is a pleasant area where the locals seem to lead a simple, laid back life f...

After enjoying another couple of days in Pokhara, floating on the river boats, visiting Tibetan refugee camps and taking advantage of happy hours, we caught a bus to Chitwan, a wildlife reserve next to the border to India. On the bus we met a Dutch girl, Vianne, that we talked to on the ABC trek and her friend Felix whom she had also met in Annapurna. We all spent two days trekking through the jungle spotting all sorts of wild life including plenty o​f crocod...

We spent seven days in the Annapurna region completing the Annapurna Base Camp trek and the Poon Hill trek. For some reason, as soon as we started trekking we were on a mission to get as far as we could each day, walking from sun up to sun down (even before sunrise on two of the mornings) and only stopping for vital sustenance along the way. We discovered along the way that we were well underprepared for our chosen trek. To begin with, we had a map that ranged f...

After spending two nights in Pokhara we both agree that it's a beautiful town that we could easily spend another week in soaking up the atmosphere, eating amazing food and floating on the lake. Luckily, after our trek to Annapurna Base Camp we will return here and we can't wait. The streets are so lively, colourful and laid back and it's all right next to a beautiful lake where you can hire a boat for about $5/hour or take your pick of one of the many bars with d...