Went to the airport and through 4 security checks. It's very assuring to the traveller when they don't even trust their own security...Another oddity of the Kathmandu Airport is the gender separation at any security check. That goes so far that even at the Tarmac before you enter the airplane where they check your bags again men have to form a line to the right and women to the left. For whatever reason.Got to Delhi and immediately overwhelmed. The slogan...

Like a Swiss clock the erupting noise from the street woke me up at precisely 7:30AM. Went to a cafe nearby for breakfast before I ventured out to the temple district of Kathmandu. Later I took a Tuk Tuk to the other end of the town, Patan. This is the oldest part of Kathmandu and has an extraordinary Nepalese architecture as well as museums and thousands of little vendors in alleyways like labyrinths, selling all kinds of crafts. It's a place where you still...

Last day on the trail. Some good panorama views of the Himalaya Range. Back in Pokhara we tried to book me a flight back to Kathmandu. But too pricey. Then the hotel shuttle driver said his brother is driving one of those local micro buses on the Pokhara-Kathmandu route. Packed my bag und said goodbye to Francis, Bunu and Tulsi. Officially those micro buses have seats for 16 people. But here they cramp a lot more people and bags in. In our case we were 22 plus 1 ...

Another merciless day. Oh and Hi blisters, where have you been all this time? I was already wondering. But you really didn't need to show up all at once! (6...) And those never ending steep stone steps. Or more precisely piled up rocks. Up and down, all day. Just putting one step before the next one, like a robot ;) But somehow I made it. The views were good though. Hiked through rainforests along waterfalls, crossed rivers and creeks on suspension bridges an...

Another ice-cold night mastered. With double blankets! ;) Slept well and my knees recovered too. At least to the point that I could use 'em for today's 4 hours of ups and mostly downs. As we slowly make our way out of the Himalayas we loose altitude bit by bit. Which is good because the days and nights are getting warmer again. Early afternoon we arrived in Jhinu and got rewarded for our tough Trek with a visit to the cozy hot springs down by the Modi Kho...