Today we journeyed from Kathmandu to Lukla. It was a relatively simple trip. We boarded a small twin engine prop plane for a 40 minute trip into the mountains of the Khumbu region. The Lukla airport is famous for being called the most dangerous airport in the world. It gets this designation because the runway was carved straight into the side of the mountain as opposed to parallel to the side of the mountain. Coming straight into the mountain on […]

We landed in Kathmandu late at night from Guangzhou. We were met by our porter who took us to the youth hostel where we met and made fun friends from all over the world. Kirsten really had a great time talking with girls from the UK and Australia. In the morning we headed over to Tamil to do some shopping for items that we needed for our trekking. Driving in Nepal is similar to India. There are basically no rules. […]

We landed in China today and had a 16 hour layover, so we managed to get a 72 hour VISA at immigration and a free hotel from the airline, so we took the opportunity to catch a train into the city. The last time I was in China was with my younger daughter, Lauren a few years ago. I got a nany to accompany us as we travelled in china. I forgot that the nanny was the reason why we […]