So back to the bike hunt. Hugo and I spent two and a half days before coming to the conclusion that buying a touring bike in Nepal is practically impossible. As painful as the bike hunt has been, I’ve actually learnt an awful lot about bikes. Bikes are pretty expensive in Nepal due to the…Continue reading The horrendous bike hunt: Kathmandu, Nepal

After a well deserved post-trek beer, burger and maybe a few glasses of red wine, Hugo and I caught the first bus back to Kathmandu. The road from Pokhara to Kathmandu is in “good condition” by Nepali standards but it didn’t seem to limit the number of near death experiences we encountered. For the first time…Continue reading Maha Shivaratri Festival at Pashupatinath Temple: Kathmandu, Nepal

  I hadn’t come to Nepal to trek yet I find myself climbing the tenth highest mountain in the world. The Annapurna Sanctuary is Nepal’s most popular trekking area and provides much of the country’s income. I prefer to go “off the beaten track” but there is a reason why tourists fly hundreds of miles…Continue reading Annapurna Base Camp Trek: Nepal

Back in December I was sitting at home with my parents scoffing my face with festive chocolates with a large glass of red wine in hand. We had sat down to watch Levison Wood’s Channel 4 documentary ‘Walking The Himalayas’. This episode showed him walking the Kusma-Gyadi suspension bridge which is the tallest in Nepal. I…Continue reading To the tallest suspension bridge by motorbike: Pokhara, Nepal