We travelled from Bangkok to the border by train and then got a taxi to Siem Reap. The town is famous for Angkor Wat and most of the tourism is due to that. The actual town is a French colonial area and is a really pretty town. We had our first Cambodian curry which was gorgeous and had a look round the local market. On the second day we visited the famous and apparently breath taking Angkor Wat. We got up at 4.30am eager to view the temples at sun rise. Howeve...

After 24 hours, 3 flights, 4 countries and 4 capital cities we arrived in crazy Bangkok! And back to civilisation after India and Nepal! There wasn't much here that can be classed as cultural but we did enjoy lots of Thai green curry and Phad Thai! We made a visit to Jim Thompson's house which is a beautiful traditional Thai house. JT was famous for exporting Thai silk in the 1950's and 60's and became a well loved local businessman in Bangkok. He mysteriously d...

WE MADE IT!!! 5th April, 2008, 1.30pm After an absolutely exhausting 14 days and several pounds lighter, we are back in Kathmandu!! We had a fantastic time with our guide Laxman, porter Pradip and new found friend Phillip. We trekked the route Lukla-Base Camp and returned on the slightly shorter than planned route through Pangboche. We had pretty much everytghing thrown at us - snow blizzards, extreme cold, sun burn, strepsil addiction, sleep deprivation, altitu...

After about a three day journey we finally crossed the border into Nepal about 2 weeks ago and headed to Kathmandu. It soon became clear that travelling to Tibet was not going to be an option so we booked to do an 16 day trek to Everest Base Camp. We hung around Kathmandu for a couple of days, chilling out and checking out the city before heading to Pokhara, where we have been for the past ten days. Since we've been here we've managed to do a few treks, row some ...

Our final stop in India and one of the oldest cities in the world. Hindu pilgrims flock here as it is a crossing place between the earth and the Gods and bathe in the holy water of the Ganges. Anyone who dies here attains instant enlightenment. We arrived at the Ganges at sun rise and took a boat trip along the river bank. We watched monks burning incense, pilgrims bathing, bells being rung all with a thick mist hanging over the river. The atmosphere was really...