The road goes ever on and on Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So...Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain

Whitewater Nepal

Sunday, 9 Nov 2008 | Views [1051]

I have spent the last couple of weeks rafting and kayaking in the beautiful rivers of Nepal. I travelled with Equator expeditions who I have travelled with before and who again ran an exceptionally good river trip. As I am learning to kayak I firstly ... Read more >

Tags: equator expeditions, karnali, kayaking, nepal, rafting, sukute

Gallery: Nepal Rafting and Kayaking

Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Lumbini

Tuesday, 26 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Patan Durbar Square

Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gosaikunda Monsoon Trekking

Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Views [4617] | Comments [4]

Leeches and rain, that is what everyone says about monsoon trekking. But being just a little crazy I decided to give it a go anyway, it couldnt be all that bad.. So my trusty trekking partner Ashok and I set off for Gosaikunda (this time with a ... Read more >

Tags: gosaikunda, illness, lang tang, nepal, trekking

Gallery: Gosaikunda Trek

Thursday, 7 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery

One month in already

Thursday, 24 Jul 2008 | Views [1192] | Comments [1]

Well it has been one month already!  Since my last update I have returned to Kathmandu.  Leaving Pokhara was very sad.  It was tempting to rent a room and stay there for the whole 6 months! My last week in Pokhara included an overnight trip to Gorkha, ... Read more >

Tags: gorkha, kathmandu, momos, nepal, pokhara, temple

Gallery: Pokhara/Gorkha/KTM

Wednesday, 23 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Seti Rafting

Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

Monsoon Rafting on the Seti

Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [1002]

I have been waiting for a while to do a high water rafting trip, so when the chance came up Thursday evening to leave 6am the next morning for the Seti I took it! The Seti in the normal season is a nice easy river, one which I will probably kayak down ... Read more >

Tags: nepal, rafting, seti

Gallery: Devi Falls

Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

Lost in the Jungle - yes Literally lost..

Monday, 7 Jul 2008 | Views [1662]

A few days ago a Nepali friend - Ashok and I decided to go trekking for a few days only an hour out of Pokhara. What initially was going to be a trek around the lake turned into a trek to a village called Punchasee which was supposed to be a nice ... Read more >

Tags: jungle, local hospitality, nepal, trekking

Gallery: Pokhara Lake and Jungle Trekking

Sunday, 6 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

Pokhara Daze

Thursday, 3 Jul 2008 | Views [916]

Since arriving in Pokhara I have been having a nice relaxing holiday.  It would be easy to stay here for a long time doing pretty much nothing. My mornings are taken up with getting up late, followed by a lazy breakfast and the internet or a trip to ... Read more >

Tags: kayaking, nepal, pokhara

Gallery: Kathmandu

Wednesday, 2 Jul 2008 | Photo Gallery

The Great Escape from Kathmandu

Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Views [1201] | Comments [2]

Well that may be a little dramatic... But it took 3 days from when I first attempted to leave Kathmandu to when I actually left Kathmandu and it was beggining to feel as though I may have been stuck there foreever! The problem with Kathmandu is that ... Read more >

Tags: kathmandu, nepal, pokhara, strike

Gallery: Pashputinath

Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery

Kathmandu

Wednesday, 25 Jun 2008 | Views [892]

Well after a very long and uncomfortable flight I arrived in Kathmandu a couple of days ago. There is currently a transport strike going on here, so luckily I had a friend arrange a private car to pick me up from the airport, or it would have been quite ... Read more >

Tags: kathmandu, nepal, pashputinath