Which are the best treks in Nepal? Mark spent several months hiking the most popular treks in the Himalayas, and here are his Top Five Treks in Nepal.
India & the Subcontinent Blog Posts
2013: Our Year of Travels with Photographs
A photo essay of our 2013 year of travels. This year we explored a lot of Asia and in this post we highlight some of our favourite photographs of the year.
Five Years of Travel: Our Top 5
Today, 30 November, marks the 5 year anniversary of us leaving our life in the UK. Here are some of our favourite memories from five years of travel.
A Journey Through India
A Journey Through India – a summary of our trip to India, where we travelled through Northern India, with links to diary entries and photographs.
My Top 5 Himalayan Mountains
With the cold weather on my mind, I got thinking about my “Top 5 Himalayan Mountains”. With one exception, they are all in Nepal.
What to see in Orchha, India in photographs
What to see in Orchha, a colourful Indian village is that and an off-the-beaten-track destination that is easy to get to as an independent traveller.
Visiting Bodh Gaya in India, one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage site
Our experience of visiting Bodh Gaya in northern India. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site.
Kumbh Mela: India’s Greatest Festival
Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage for Hindus and happens every four years at one of India’s four sacred places – Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.
Visiting Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah for Sufi Devotional Singing
I had read a lot about the Sufi devotional singing that takes place every Thursday night at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Mosque in south Delhi.
Street Art in Varanasi: Along on the Ganges
Exploring the “street” art along Varanasi’s vibrant ghats … Graffiti or art? Many places are renowned for their colourful and imaginative murals but how about Varanasi?
Sri Lanka: The Best of the Rest
The best bits of the rest of our travels in Sri Lanka including Arugam Bay, Galle, Read what we did and didn’t like about Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: Curry & Rice and More
Exploring Sri Lanka: our travels through Sri Lanka including Jaffna, Trincomalee, Anuradhapura and Negombo visting cultural sights and eating curry & rice!