Nepal

I remember the moment vividly. It was two weeks before we were due to depart for a once in a lifetime trip to Everest Base Camp (EBC) and we’d decided…

In April 2015 Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake that measured 7.8 on the Richter Scale, killed nearly 9,000 people and left approximately US$10 Billion (yes, with a ‘B’)…

I took myself by surprise when I capitulated to my wife’s demands and agreed to spend 2 weeks of hard-earned vacation time hiking up to the World’s highest mountain, Everest,…

It seemed as though this day had been forever in the making. I’d spent months on the gym’s stair climber trying to rid myself of my ‘extra baggage’. I’d endured…

Today’s post is written by ‘Take Photos Leave Footprints’ contributor, Ashton (a.k.a. ‘my wife’) in which she fondly recalls her recent battle with Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) on our trip…

Sirens were blaring as we weaved our way around the airport tarmac and through the morning rush hour traffic of Kathmandu. Sat in the back of the ambulance I looked…

If you’re heading to the Kathmandu Valley, then there’s a strong chance you’ve booked yourself on to a trekking holiday in the Himalayas. The capital city is the primary entry…

Patan City, also known as Lalitpur or the City of Fine Arts, is located a mere 8km from Kathmandu City and, as the alternative name would suggest, is best known…

Bhaktapur’s history goes back as far as the 8th Century and it was in fact the capital of Nepal until the 15th Century. In the heart of the city lies…

You don’t have to be an avid follower of the news to know that Nepal has had a tough time of things since the earthquake in 2015. The country is…