The trip from Kathmandu to Pokhara was another windey, bumpy ride on some seriously dodgy roads, punctuated by numerous stops at random roadside restaurants. We eventually arrived in the lakeside town of Pokhara in the afternoon on Wednesday 12 September, and wasted no time in in finding a place to stay. We found a quiet little place up a hill overlooking the lake and, after dumping our things, walked into town for a relaxing drink to calm the nerves. We spent...

Our train from Varanasi pulled into Gorakhpur station at around midday on Saturday 8 September. We had met two German guys on the train so the four of us just stuck together and weaved our way past all the rickshaw drivers up the road to the "bus station." There we tossed our bags on the roof and got comfy for the 3 hour trip up to the border town of Sunuali. We somehow managed to keep our patience with the Nepali border police (barely) and soon enough we were ...