http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Beckaroo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Beckaroo en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:26:55 BST Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:26:55 BST We have left Thailand somewhat sadly but absolutely love it here in Laos I seemed to have forgotten where i left off so please forgive if Iam repeating.The rest of our time in Chang Mai was amazing a city I would love to see again. Carla and I took afew courses here a Thai cooking class absolutely delicious and so stuffing we were all waddling out of the house a fruit and veggie carvin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/West/Luang-Prabang/blog-282843.html Yes we made it out of Nepal safely and not a moment too soon. We spent a little less than a week trying to recover from some sort of ailment but we did get out of Kathmandu for some day trips to the Monkey Temple Durbar Square and Baktapur.We spent a long layover in Singpore but that would be the airport to do it in. They have three hotels in the airport as well as free internet a free mov http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South/Ko-Tao/blog-280029.html Sorry the photos take so long I've been waiting and waiting for them to upload but its just not making the connection. I will try in another country when I can. We're heading to Thailand in about a week so maybe I will have more luck there. If not then it will have to wait until I am home. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/blog-273091.html Haha Ok so we didn't run up to base camp but we sure made it there The round trip took 15 days and now we are back in Kathmandu enjoying some more flavourful foods and not having to get up early to start the day off. This might be a long post so please be patientDay 1 Kathmandu to Lukla then Lukla to Phakding.We took a local flight on Yeti Airlines to Lukla from Kathmandu which was an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Gorak-Shep/blog-273042.html Hi EveryoneI'm off tomorrow morning to start the trek to Everest base camp. We're flying in to Lukla and starting from there. Just wanted to comment on the food here too. Since we are so close to India I am fully enjoying all the spices it has to offer. I almost have naan bread daily but am slowly weaning myself off meat since there won't be too much on the trek. Carla and I stocked up on http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/blog-268026.html Hi everyoneWe are now in Nepal and noticing some severe differences from Singapore. The rest of our stay in Singapore was good and more culturally based. We met a man that writes for Lonely Planet and he took us on a walking tour of the temples and mosques in Little India and Chinatown. It was a wonderful evening although a long one. Carla and I were still suffering a bit from jet leg so we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Thamal/blog-267695.html Hi everyoneSo Carla and I made in one piece to Singapore and just enjoyed our first day here It took us over 21 flying time hours and a little under 30 hours total to get here. Arrived here at 2 am and it was already 26 degrees and very humid but there is air conditioning at night so we slept pretty well for a few hours. After a leisure lunch at the hostel we took a bus to the Zoo which http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Changi/blog-265984.html