Nepal

Sunrise: Namche Bazaar to viewpoint Our Everest Base Camp day four starts early with a slow plod up a rocky track. Yak trains carrying our luggage pass by as we quickly step to the side. After around 25 minutes of laboured breathing, we spot a colourful archway welcoming us to …

We awake to see plumes of our breath in the room. It’s a quick rush to the bathroom and I dress hastily. Teahouse bedrooms are not heated but who cares when you wake up to this view. Namche Bazaar In the daylight, Namche Bazaar looks like a bustling Himalayan town …

Entering Namche Bazaar It’s dark when we round the corner and spot the glistening lights of Namche Bazaar. They twinkle through the mist which swathes the properties perched on the top of the village. A Buddhist pagoda signals the entrance to the village and a row of prayer wheels line …

A crowd gathers around the rear of the car in the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. The door opens and a body swathed in orange is lifted deferentially from the rear and slowly carried to the side of the Bagmati River. Tourists congregate on the opposite bank, trying to keep a …

The spider incident Jason and I cower on the bed giggling hysterically as Simon chases the most ginormous spider I’ve ever seen. The bugger is clinging to the curtain above my bed and looks like a character in a horror movie. It has a big bulbous body and huge stringy …