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The Everest Base Camp trek is perhaps the most famous in the world. It is certainly one of the most popular. In the peak season of October/November, up to 10,000 people take to the route with the foot of the highest mountain on Earth in their sights. In fact, it is hard to think of a good reason to choose Nepal over India as a destination if you are not visiting the high Himalayas. It is the most amazing place, with the highest peaks, deepest valleys and some of the biggest challenges on Earth. The word challenge is pretty appropriate in summing up our reasons for going but having read, 'Into Thin Air', 'The Death Zone', 'Left for Dead' and many others you begin to doubt yourself and wonder if you'll be able to cope high ... read more

The Temples of Angkor are quite literally straight out of Tomb Raider! Or maybe that should be the other way around. One of them (Ta Prohm) was actually used as the set for Angelina to do her stuff. Siem Reap is the gateway to the Temples of Angkor, buildings created by the Kyhmer between 1112 and 1152. They are considered to be up there with Macchu Pichu and are often advertised as one of the three best bits in SE Asia (the others being Vietnam's Halong Bay and Laos' Luang Prabang.. tick, tick). Angkor Wat is the showpiece, and is the biggest religious building in the world. It is covered with ancient carvings of snakes and warriors, you know the usual for this kind of thing, and was devoted to numerous Hindu gods, of which there ... read more

We left you in Bangkok. Before leaving the humid, traffic filled and hectic city Lindsay and I struck a deal that she would do Yoga on arrival in Chang Mai and I would do Thai Boxing at a local gym. Lindsay completed her flow session without breaking a sweat and in serene fashion while I was beaten up repeatedly by a Thai instructor who didn't know that I didn't know what was happening. Surely he must have caught on a bit. He would repeatedly shout "head" (meaning kick me in the head) and I would be thinking "you're joking. I can't even reach my toes with straight legs". Then an English instructor appeared and helpfully explained that he could easily kick me in the head despite being 52, so if I can't I must be some ... read more

Mendoza is a real treat but we´ll get there later. Having spent Christmas in the Atacama desert and sandboarding down giant dunes on Christmas Eve (I was shit and looked like I was having a poo whenever I took to the descent), we headed for Salta, Argentina. The Argies have a knack of bigging themselves up when it comes to Latin American comparisons with other countries. They are described as arrogant by everyone else but we have discovered the truth. They are arrogant because they´re country is so much better than everyone else´s! North West Argentina and down to Mendoza in the central Sierras is beautiful. Salta is a city full of character and excellent food. There is a friendly vibe about the place and people are the normal size (as opposed to the midgets running ... read more

Merry Christmas everyone. Please see attached video not to be opened before 25th December! Love George and Lindsay... read more

Hola Amigos, From the Witches Market in La Paz through the largest salt desert on Earth and finally into civilisation again in Chile. Big week for us. Leaving La Paz was tougher than we thought. It´s a friendly place despite its reputation to the contrary and tourists are treated better than in any other big city we´d been to so far. We left a few travelling comrades behind to party over the Christmas period preffering to spend what little we have exploring the place instead. First to Potosi. Potosi Potosi was once the richest city on Earth thanks to the abundance of silver in the nearby mountains. Cerro Rico was the richest in silver and fuelled the Spanish economy for more than two hundred years after the conquistadors took control in the mid 1500s. The Spaniards ... read more