Thursday 5th March – Monday 9th March

So…we relaxed in Pokhara for five days, occupying our time doing pretty much nothing. After months on the road in … Continue reading Thursday 5th March – Monday 9th March

Wednesday, 4th March – K’MANDU – POKHARA

K’MANDU-POKHARA At 7:30 AM we caught one of the “tourist buses” [these so-called luxury buses were, in fact, the same … Continue reading Wednesday, 4th March – K’MANDU – POKHARA

Tuesday, 3 March We were all up at 6AM and watch the sunrise on the still hazy but more visible … Continue reading Tuesday, March 3rd

After a leisurely breakfast at one of Thamel’s many restaurants, we packed up a few things for an overnight trip … Continue reading Monday, March 2nd – NARGAKOT.

We hung out in Kathmandu like hippies, lazy and indolent, doing not much more than swapping our expensive hotel in … Continue reading THURSDAY 27 – SUNDAY, MARCH 1st.

The bus trip from Sonali to Kathmandu was long and uncomfortable, but took us through some spectacular country, with steep … Continue reading Wednesday, 26th February – KATHMANDU.

We caught a local bus from Varanasi to Sonali on the Nepal-India border. The trip was long and dusty but … Continue reading Tuesday, 25th February – Out of India

We were out on the river again at dawn. In the eerie, ethereal light of early morning, the fires of … Continue reading Monday, February 24th.

The train ride was uneventful and Sindee and Sarah joined us in our cabin at about 10:30 a.m. We filled … Continue reading 22nd February

Linda, Sindee, Sarah and I spent most of the morning lounging in the park and eating at the Don’t Pass … Continue reading Saturday February 21st