Bhadgaon Guest House Kathmandu

Namaste, Hallo,

Wij, Karen, Karolien en Kristien, studeren momenteel aan de hogeschool ‘GroepT’, ‘International University College Leuven’.
Wij volgen er de 3de bachelor, leerkracht secundair onderwijs, plastische opvoeding.
Wij hebben besloten om in het kader van onze eindstage, drie maanden naar Nepal te trekken.

Vanaf eind februari tot midden mei gaan we de plaatselijke leerkrachten bijstaan en helpen in “The ...

... breakfast on the 4th day after Pokhara trip. Billy's experience was far more exciting. The tv switched on twice during his sleep. He got up and switch off the tv for the final time, unplugged the main switch as well, mumbling a mantra I taught him earlier on, only then he managed a good night sleep. Our breakfast was so exciting with Ghost Stories. It is Room 102.}

Billy arrived the next day 7.20AM from Hong Kong via Bangkok. We headed for Boudhanath (Boudha) and ...

... j'avais hesite a en prendre une de mon sac, mais finalement decide que je n'en avais pas besoin.... Resultat il a fallu que je sorte dans les rues pour trouver un endroit ou ils font des photocopies, pas facile ici. Y arrive et reviens enfin et tout est en ordre, seul hic c'est que je n'aurai droit qu'a 30 jours et une entree, c'est con car j'aurais bien passe le nouvel an en Thailande avec Migel, dino, Dee et Holly.. Vais voir ce que je ...

... and assumption of absolute power by the king. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a November 2006 peace accord and the promulgation of an interim constitution. Following a nation-wide election in April 2008, the newly formed Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a federal democratic republic and ...

... so bad but it is when they kill the goats that it got to me a little bit. Although I could not see very well, I could image exactly what was going on. I could only half of the goat’s body but it made me feel quite uncomfortable. One thing is for sure, I could never do it myself!!

I only spent around 30-45mins there and then decided to make my way back to Kathmandu. The bus journey back was less crowded but so dusty so ...

Rule one, when you take a taxi from South Delhi to New Delhi, do not leave $1000 in the hotel safe and only realise halfway into the trip. This can be a costly and time consuming exercise. 650 rupees later I find myself in a small overcrowded street in the top end of New Delhi. This is a far cry from the luxuries of the five start hotel I was in the past couple of days. Cows share the street with what seems like a hundred Rickshaws and there drivers. Many other people are going about ...

Well its been an interesting week or so. A day after we returned from our trek Matt and I were both struck down with sickness and diarroeha, as was our buddy Franziska. Think it was from food being washed in contaminated water, but not sure - had to get antibiotics to clear it up. 4 days in bed meant we caught up on our sleep and the BBC News!! Poor Gately!

Sadly we were still on the medication on Matty's 26th birthday ...

... it, but I'm f*r too cool to tell it to you. I'm *lso *fr*id the kid we s*w in the McDon*lds j*cket *nd the "Princess" trucker h*t will be*t me up for mocking him. He w*s re*l b*d*ss...

On food, one of the running jokes *mong our tour group w*s my in*bility to e*t spicy, str*nge or unusu*l food. I met my complete opposites in the Isr*elis, who covered everything in chilli *nd were highly *mused my my persist*nce in e*ting pl*in rice, bre*d or cere*l. However, I h*ve ...

This is Kathman Two: the part when Kelley joins me. And you'll notice that the photos are a lot nicer; that's because Kelley took them with her fancy camera.

Kelley and I might have overdone it on her first day. It started out very mellow, having a late lunch with my friend Neil (from the slideshows). We then walked and walked and walked to Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. My nonsense guidebook describes it as a 'pleasant walk ...