Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Travel Blogs

East of Kathmandu Valley
Mar 21, 2007

A 3 hour bus ride to the remote mountain village east of the Kathmandu valley. We had to change buses at Banepa and onto the Japanese road. Then it was a 4 hour hike/climb up to the village. 

Nepal and Mt. Everest
Mar 6, 2003 (5 photos)

... was Nepal. I wanted to lay my eyes on the tallest mountain in the world, so I booked a flight and just took off for Kathmandu. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't the best but in the end I got some great shots of the mountains and temples. Take a look...

Chapagaun Health Centre Volunteering
Nov 13, 2006 (11 photos)

... at a community health centre and living with a local family in a remote village in the Kathmandu Valley. We knew very little about the placement with Nepal Volunteer Service beforehand and joined 5 other Brits to build a surrounding wall to the Chapagaun ...

One crazy City of Gods...
Sep 5, 2008 (8 photos)

... course meal of Diesel fumes served up with Knife and Fork. Our first stop was Pashupathinath - a Hindu temple in Kathmandu near the airport. We were exposed to lepers, the learning disabled and holy men all begging. The various hand bag and ...

Trips
Jan 29, 2009

... carton I had. One of the better places for visiting was Bhaktapur avery ancient town some one and half hour bus ride from Kathmandu, the place was almost traffic free and the 4 boys that I took had a good time just wandering the streets with our guide ...

A Nepali Bus Ride
Nov 18, 2008

On Sunday it was decided by Kalpana a 17 year old that as her school had yet another day off she was going to take me to her village where she had been brought up and give me a tour of Chalakhel a village in the Bagmati district. This entailed us ...

The End is Nigh
Feb 20, 2009

... games have not changed. There are the very positive children to the very quiet shy and unconfident ones. They have become the Kathmandu Welsh Rugby Supporters Club. On returning back from a village visit to Grandparents one of the children told me of a 14 ...

My New 4 Month Home
Oct 29, 2008

Well the second part of my journey has begun. I am living out of the main city but still very close enough (close enough for the children not to trust me to cross the road on my own). The orphanage is situated in what you would describe as a better area& ...

The Silent Generator
Nov 6, 2008

Well having arrived and now spent nearly 2 weeks at the orphanage I feel as if I am settled. The first week the children were all on vacation due to the festival. Having got themselves ready for school the first day they found that due to demonstations ...

Just Ordinary days
Dec 3, 2008

Well having been at LBU for over 6 weeks now there is nothing really exciting happening not unless your one of the children of course. I dont think they have managed a complete week at school yet because of the strikes that take place. They only tend to ...

School Sports Day
Dec 23, 2008

On Saturday 20th December I attended at The Chandbagh School Sports Day, this was held at the Police Acedamy where they had a running track of sorts with a grand stand that must have held about 500 parents. This was no normal sports day it had a brass ...

Christmas Picnic
Jan 2, 2009

On Christmas Eve the whole house including all the staff went on a picnic day out, this entailed anthor bus ride this time we had the bus to ourselves. We travelled to a park about 1 hour away from here taking with us a gas cylinder and our own cook for ...

While the 'leccy is on...!
Feb 10, 2009

... sunny. The early mornings and nights are cold, but no colder than at home really. We're in Chapagaon and in/around the Kathmandu valley for about another week. We then head to Pokhara for a few days, then Chitwan National Park (where they have animals ...