Travel Blog Part Fourteen: The Khumbu, Nepal

Last stop on our trip is the mighty Khumbu, home to Mount Everest, along with two other peaks in the world’s top ten (Lhotse and Makaulu). It’s cold, high and the very definition of bleak, with pretty basic accommodation. Iced over toilets are a new experience forus and most of the dhal bhats comes without popadoms for God’s sake – but when you are making a pilgrimage to the top of the world there should be some hardship involved, no? Read more “Travel Blog Part Fourteen: The Khumbu, Nepal” →

Travel Blog Part Thirteen: The Annapurnas, Nepal

The Annapurna region is one of the two great trekking areas of Nepal (the other being the Khumbu where Everest is located). Pointy mountains, magnificent valleys and pretty villages have made it popular with trekkers for many years but a new road penetrating as far as Muktinath has kind of changed the game… Read more “Travel Blog Part Thirteen: The Annapurnas, Nepal” →

Travel Blog Part Twelve: Kathmandu, Nepal

It’s with a sigh of relief, as well as sadness and a rather nasty chesty cough that we bid goodbye to India and head to Nepal. Three months in India is about as long as I can take in one go these days. It’s been great, it’s always great, but it takes it’s toll in so many, many ways…. Read more “Travel Blog Part Twelve: Kathmandu, Nepal” →

Travel Blog Part Eleven: Uttar Pradesh, India

It’s north again up to Uttar Pradesh (UP): Hindi heartland of India and home to some of its most famous sites including the Taj Mahal and the bathing ghats on the Ganges at Varanasi. Read more “Travel Blog Part Eleven: Uttar Pradesh, India” →

Travel Blog Part Ten: Rajasthan, India

It’s a fair old way from northern Karnataka to southern Rajasthan but we decide to get the travelling over with as quickly as possible, so 2 nights (in Mumbai and Ahmedabad) and 2 long and very crowded train journeys later we find ourselves in the Land of Kings (the literal translation of Rajasthan).

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Travel Blog Part Nine: Karnataka, India

Heading north we enter one of the most interesting and (in my opinion) photogenic regions of India and I’ve got very high expectations. There’s always that ‘you’re only as good as your last photo’ feeling I sometimes have so am feeling a little pressure to get something good here. Read more “Travel Blog Part Nine: Karnataka, India” →

Travel Blog Part Eight: Kerala, India

Travelling west we cross from Tamil Nadu into Kerala, with our first overnight train journey of the trip. Geographically it’s not that far but there are so many little differences, you can see why people describe India as many countries in one… Read more “Travel Blog Part Eight: Kerala, India” →

Travel Blog Part Seven: Tamil Nadu, India

Goodbye Sri Lanka – Hello India! We’ve got our 3 month visas, topped up our patience tanks in laidback Sri Lanka and put on our game faces. We are now ready and eager to face the craziness…come on India – give us your best shot! Read more “Travel Blog Part Seven: Tamil Nadu, India” →

Travel Blog Part Six: Farewell Sri Lanka

As our time in Sri Lanka comes to an end and we look forward to the delights of India it’s time to cast my mind back over the past two and a half months and sum up my impressions of this friendly and beautiful country. Please bear in mind that this is only my opinion here and personal opinion is highly subjective. Read more “Travel Blog Part Six: Farewell Sri Lanka” →

Travel Blog Part Five: The Hill Country, Sri Lanka

Moving on from the Ancient Cities we took some time out from the hurly burly of life on the road with a week on the quiet and lovely Mirissa Beach. Hey, travelling’s hard work sometimes…! Read more “Travel Blog Part Five: The Hill Country, Sri Lanka” →