We were up early after a reasonable night's sleep - once we were all packed up, we got a taxi - we had a mission to get hold of a cable to connect the ipod to the stereo - otherwise we would have to speak to each other the entire way to Pondicherry! I had the name of a shop to try, when I got there there were already three other Rickshawers waiting, all with the same purpose. So when the shopkeeper appeared to open up, we all pounced on him - but he didn't have w...

So much to say, so little time.... We got info packs the other day, the main point from that was that now, due to the new government probably having more pressing concerns that a load of tuktuks leaving the country, we are free to take any border crossing with an immigration point. We also learned our departure point - Durbar Square - which we thought utterly chaotic as we watched all the traffic go by.... It was definitely good to meet loads more of the teams, w...

Well, our quest to find Kathmandu's best food continues unabated. We now have two favourite restaurants, where the average price of a meal is around 250 rupees, less than two pounds - for us both... But it's not all eating here. Yesterday, we had the most AMAZING experience. We took an early morning 'mountain flight' with Buddha Air from Kathmandu out to the Himalayas on a round trip scenic flight, and were trated to absolutely spectacualr views of the mountain r...

Well, after months in the planning, I have finally arrived in Kathmandu , and am having an absolute ball. I have totally gone into travel mode, work and Britain seems like SUCH a long time ago. It's a great feeling! I am just taking it easy here, because things will be hectic when we hit the road on Sunday, and for at least the two weeks after that. Hooked up with two of Team Elastic People at the airport and came into town with them. We dumped our stuff and hea...