Chatting in Chitwan On the 7th November, still knackered from rafting, we had an early start to catch our 7am bus to Chitwan National Park, 4 hours away. The bus itself was the best we've been on - we knew we were onto a winner when we realised we were the youngest on a bus full of retired tourists! On arrival in Chitwan we checked into the Hermitage Hotel, one of the nicest places we've stayed, with rooms surrounded by gardens, a swimming pool (which we read...

Rafting down the Kaligandki The next couple of days in Pokhara were spent enjoying a steak dinner as a reward for doing our trek, which cost a whopping 3GBP each, unfortunately having to postpone our white water rafting trip as Trevor had received the news that his nan had passed away, visiting Tara's house again for a meal (this time bringing doughnuts and pastries, and playing cards with the pack that we had left them last time), finding out both the cheapest ...

Yesterday I found out that my Nan had passed away which was very upsetting, I just wanted to mention her separately in our blog as she was so important and special to me. Though I'm on the other side of the world I will be thinking of her and my family over the coming weeks. I have particularly fond memories of her throughout my childhood as well as more recently and will miss her very much, but at least she can keep Grandad company now J Trevor Xx

Chilled out Pokhara Returning from Bhaktapur to Kathmandu, getting a bus to Pokhara proved difficult! However, after joining forces with another English couple, getting on one bus only to get off and run after another better looking one (which we missed), and shouting out where we wanted to go a good few times, we finally managed to get on a pretty decent bus, but got shoved onto the back seats with zero suspension once again. The bus journey was fine until half...

Just a quick entry for Bhaktapur - a medieval type city in the Kathmandu Valley, with some amazing religious architecture, numerous large ponds full of fish and famous for its pottery, narrow cobblestone streets, and a range of artisan culture on show wherever you walk. We made a specific visit here for one night to try and take it all in, and stayed at the Nyatapola Guesthouse run by a family of woodcarvers which was lovely. The photos themselves explain our d...