I went to Bhakpatur which is one of the three main cities in the Kathmandu Valley. It has a very medieval feel and much of its glorious architecture dates from the end of the 17th century. There are lot of woodcarved temples there and I found out that Kathmandu actually means something like Wooden House. There is one large temple there that has ...

Shivaratri is a very special day for Hindus because it Siva's birthday and his wedding as well. Shivaratri literally means Siva's night. There is a temple called Pashupatinat in the Eastern side of Kathmandu. Next to the temple a river runs called Bagmati which is very sacred. Pashupatinat is the most important temple for Hindus. Many pilgrims ...

I did the most dangerous thing I have yet done on this trip. I rented a bike today and rode out to Bhaktapur, a smaller town with beautiful architecture near Kathmandu. The ride was beautiful, crossed through rice fields and the outskirts of Kathmandu. Riding in Nepal is a bit insane. I thought I would be fine since I rode a little in China. I ...

Bhaktapur is only 14km away from Kathmandu s we packed up our stuff paid our heafty room bill (we had been in Kathmandu 12 nights!) and then got in a taxi. The one i aranged did not show but it was ok as we got a cheaper deal with another one! For 300 Nepalese Rupies, which is 200 Indian Rupies, which is 150 Thai Baht which is 2 quid we traveled...

Nagarkot, an internationally renowned resort set on the edge of the kathmandu valley, close to the city of Devotees, Bhaktapur, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas of the country.It is 32 km North-east of Kathmandu. Peaceful cottage and café du mont is a simple but well-run place with just 10 rooms.It is an ideal hilltop venue to accl...

We are to meet at the Golden Gate Temple at 10am. Durbar Square, Bhaktapur. Now i am staying at the Shiva Guesthouse which was actually built out of the Tadhunchen Monastery, which, ironically was mainly used as a dharamsala (resthouse for pilgrims). These bricks date from the 15th and the roof struts have the freakiest carvings. Notibly the tor...

I've been in Kathmandu for nearly two weeks and I'm itching to get out of here soon. I've seen some cool places and met some unique people (which you'll find out about in a second) but its time to get out of the smog. Basically I've been trapped in the city by a lingering sickness from Tibet coupled with a terribly time-consuming VISA procedure ...