Hello, we're still here!!!!! We have just finished an 11 day trek up to ABC (Annapurna Base Camp) at 4185m - just a diddle compared to what we are used to. However, I am still trying to work out which parts of the trek were actually fun. It certainly wasn't the leeches, or the rain, or the mud, or the steep uphill climbs, or the 'Nepali Belly' that I had or the strained ligament in my knee. And worse is when all this occurs at once. The first couple of d...

Hi all, It has been a while since we last wrote, but then quite a lot has happened! From Lhasa, we took ten days to reach Nepal and our trips final destination, Kathmandu. It was a long, long road journey undertaken by 4x4 jeep. We stopped at monasteries along the way and visited a fort at Gyantse. The journey also included a visit to the Tibetan Everest Base Camp - which was pretty special. Everest just sits there, majestically towering above everythin...