Tagged With: Kathmandu

McLeod Ganj – Monk monk monk lama (Om mani padme um)

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Matt

The land of Tibet in exile and home to the Dali Lama. We’d arrived here after a bus ride with a change at some place in the middle of nowhere, it had taken a good few hours but the ride up was pleasant, going through Dharmasala, up and down the mountains, and every now and … Continue reading »

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Kathmandu

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Matt

After a couple of buses (Mysore to Bangalore, Bangalore to the airport), a flight and a pickup from our hotel we had arrived in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. The pickup had driven through some small cobbled streets to our hotel (Hotel Tenki), people everywhere, locals wearing masks to limit exposure pollution, but this place … Continue reading »

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Touch down in Kathmandu

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Heather

We’re currently sat on the rooftop terrace at Green Organic Café, Kathmandu, Nepal! When I say rooftop terrace, luckily it’s covered because the heavens have opened and we’re sat listening to the monsoon rains hitting the tin roof but who cares? This place is great! We made a bit of a spur of the moment … Continue reading »