Hi EveryoneI am now back in Kathmandu and sitting in an internet cafe in the busy Thamel district where I can hear salsa music playing from a bar, local musicians walking past playing traditional violins, bicycle bells from cycle rickshaws and the occasional hum of scooters passing causing people to jump out of the way. Coming back into Kathmandu the second time has been a bit more of an assault on the senses than my first time. By comparison with India it had se...

Hi EveryoneI am currently in a little town called Namche Bazaar, which is in the hills on the way to Mount Everest. I left Kathmandu about four days ago and caught a tiny plane with just enough room for sixteen people with the wonderfully named Yeti Airlines. The journey was a little hair raising at times as we flew between the the mountain peaks towards Lukla. However, this was nothing compared to the landing, which was on a tiny steep airstrip that is the size ...

Hi Everyone I've now been in Nepal for a week and have been pretty busy.  I arrived in Kathmandu and was amazed how much quieter, calmer and less chaotic than India is.  There are restaurants selling food from pretty much everywhere around the world, shops selling loads of clothes that makes it feel a little like Camden Lock  - particularly in the Thamel backpacker area. I decided to use my week to learn how to kayak and so signed up to a 4 day cou...