We arrived here in 12th July for good to start our new life!

It was a tough job following South America but Asia just about managed it. Starting with six great weeks in madcap but fascinating India we then toured South East Asia a little earlier than expected thanks to the troubles in Nepal. We encountered the hottest weather of our entire journey here and no little hassle but we loved the food, loved the beaches and loved the cheap prices here. Thereafter, it was onto the Tibetan Himalayas via Nepal which was truly unforg...

We flew out of Kathmandu on 2nd July to Bangkok where we immediately caught another flight to the resort island of Phuket where we headed for the fairly quiet Kata beach area near the south of the Island. We got a really nice hotel room for around 16 quid a night and spent the next week or so doing pretty much buggar all. This being the last port of call for us on the entire trip meant that the proper travelling as such was over for us and we became holidaymakers...

We left Lhasa on 25th June for a six day 4WD trip with our excellent tour group deeper into the Himalayas. Our transport was the ever trusty Toyota Landcruiser (the best off road car there is) driven by Tibetan drivers and boy, did you ever need both car and drivers ability over the next few days! This is how we got on: 25th June Most of that day was taken up by driving but what a journey! Many of the roads (and I use that term very lightly) were just dirt...

We arrived in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa via a flight from Kathmandu. This surely must be the most spectacular scheduled flight in the world as we flew right over the Himalayas and caught a magnificent view of Mount Everest whilst doing it. The approach into Lhasa was also amazing as we flew through a valley and over spectacular lagoons and rivers. The drive from the airport to Lhasa was also amazing with it's barren mountain landscape and we really felt l...