Ljubljana, Slovenia. An Absolute Gem Of A Place: Day #1
June 23, 2019Well, the first thing to say is what a destination for a short break! We absolutely loved it. We were there for 3 nights & was pretty much perfect. We stayed in an Airbnb. Through the accommodation, we organised a lift from the airport when we arrived. He did indeed turn up….but it was a…
Nepal Day #11 & #12 – Nagarkot, Kathmandu & Home
November 18, 2018The alarm went off well before 6 am. We got up. Opened the curtains. We were greeted with…. ….fuck all! Just fog, smog or mist – you can never tell. It was effectively a ‘white-out’. Yep, we had added another day, night, travel and hotel onto our trip, to see sweet FA. Himalaya’s my arse!…
Nepal Day #10 – Kathmandu & Nagarkot
November 17, 2018Well, this was a long but very good day. After breakfast, we were met by our guide for another tour of a different part of Kathmandu – Bhaktapur What a pleasure this was. His English was excellent & he was very interesting. We saw many temples and historic buildings. This area was famous for having…
Nepal Day #9 – Himalayas & Pokhara
November 16, 2018The morning view of the Himalayas was another blinder. Better than the 1st day I would say. This was the last part of our ‘Trek’ & was potentially even shorter than the already ‘joke’ short treks up to now. Needless to say, we had a late start to try & eek it all out a…
Nepal Day #8 – Day 2 of the Trek – Australian Base Camp
November 15, 2018We got our phone call at 6 am. It was cold but it was well worth it. The Himalayas. It was stunning. We stood there for ages & watched the sunrise. We could see Annapurna II & Fishtail (Machapuchare) The latter has never been climbed to its summit. We were told that lots attempted to…