29th April I am now back in Kathmandu. I have 4 days till I fly out to Singapore. At first I think what am I going to do for all that time but I soon find things to do. By the end of my 4 days I have done all the tourist things and too many bakerys. The thing I loved the most about Kathmandu was the narrow streets. There's a chaotic mixture of shops, coffee shops, people and traffic. The whole place has a buzz to it. On my last day but one, I bumped into Beball ...

30th March Have now met my group, they are all from New Zealand. Everyone seems to be nice, so it looks like I could have another good trip, but a different one. 1st April Today we fly to Lukla. As you come into land all you can see in front of you is a mountain and a very short runway. We have to walk for about 3 hrs today to get to our first tea house for the night. The scenery is breathtaking. We arrive in time for tea. Afterwards everyone sits around the s...