Final stop on our around the world trip is the Himalayas, with a cultural tour with Peregrine of Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. Our tour group of nine consists of 5 Aussies, 2 South Africans, 1 American and 1 Canadian, and is a fun and interesting group to travel with. The order of our trip here has been reorganised at the last minute in order to succ...

G'day folks, just checking in from the chaos of Kathmandu, It's been pretty hectic here one way or another, but we're all set to fly out to Lukla in the morning and begin the expedition proper. All the other members of the team have arrived (Deno, Ben, Sally and Jess) and we've had many many many welcoming drinking sessions. The last three days ...

HERE ARE PICTURES. FLIGHTS AIRPORTS KATHMANDU HOTEL FLYING TO LUKLA OUR TREK

We go to a rock-climbing gym on Ring Road outside the city. The first Nepali woman to summit Everest climbs there and they have lockers, which for some reason reassures me that this is a professional and safe gym. Kids are playing cricket in the dust nearby. We are belayed by a stout, muscular man who is clearly a climber himself and gives off a...

Hey guys Just a quick entry to say you can spy on me I'll be online like once every 3 weeks! Its been fab so far, not too much adjusting needed as last night I watched English premiership football whilst eating pizza whilst some guys I met drank beer! Hope your all ok, miss you all Love Sophie (D) Or DeeDee (DD) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

There are many things that inpsired us to return to Nepal to live, but we wont deny the lure of trekking in the highest mountain range in the world was close to top of the list. So after some deliberation we decided there was only really one trekking option, the classic Everest Base Camp trek. But not satisfied with just 10 days of trekking we d...

Indian aiports are pretty chaotic, eventually having been given 50 different pieces of paper with 30 stamps on each we got near the plane. Then a man grabs you to go and look at your bag sitting on the concrete waiting to go on the plane. After you've pointed it at it they seem very happy! Then 5 people check every stamp and you're finally allow...

My first full day in Asia...wow. I hadn't been killed or kidnapped or anything bad that loads of people back home said would happen when you go off travelling on your own (this from people whose idea of travelling barely extends beyond their own county, let alone using a passport.) Kathmandu - at the time I thought it was crazily busy but in hin...

My 24 hour journey from Darejeeling to Kathmandu has been fraught with border misunderstandings, bus calamities, and tourist shopping overload. After returning from the Khanngchendzonga trek via Gangtok to Darjeeling, I am greeted with permanent fog and heavy cloud cover. The Himalayan views are obscured completely and my evening walks are somet...

Arrived in Kathamndu in the early afternoon and headed for a traditional Newali meal then out to a bar for the results of the 50 rupee challenge. Over the last couple of weeks we've been on the lookout for the most tacky item possible for 50 rupees or less. On the last day names would be put into a hat and you'd give your gift to that person wit...