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Day 4 - Bhaktapur, Patan, Pashupati Nath Temple and Boudha Nath Stupa Starting later than usual today another beautiful day awaits as we visit some of the out laying tourist attractions. We have orgainised a private car to transport us today, as the local buses are very slow and over crowded and you offen find your self sharing your seat with 3 others or end up standing for many kms. Its quit an experience just travelling on the roads, and even more amazing the little white Suzuki taxii, motorbikes, people, vendors carts and big tourist buses all trying to navigate the narrow streets at the same time, some with sealed tar roads, while others you practically need a 4WD with gravel, rocks and mud hills. Our first stop for this morning takes us to Bhaktapur. Located ... read more

Day 2 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Kathmandu, Nepal Arriving 2pm at Kathmandu, Tribhuvan International Airport a little worse for wear. Transport has been arranged to meet at the airport and take to Hotel Happy Home, part of the friendly service offered for free when staying with them (http://www.hotelhappyhomenepal.com/). This will be our home for the next three (3) nights. Kathmandu is the starting point of our Nepali Adventure. Settling in to our rooms we quickly decide to wonder the near by streets of Thamel, the temperture is slowly dropping from a pleasant 24c to a cool 10c, we are very supprised how clean the streets are and no over crowding of tourists. While in search of a working ATM which was a little bit of a challenge, (out of order, not accepting foriegn cards, or ... read more

It's the day before and its hard to believe tomorrow it all begins! Our backpacks & Lonely Planet Guide packed, tickets, passports, medications organised, cameras & iPads charged and ready to go! This small group of 4 is made of 3 very experienced backpackers - Aleks, Noel and Beruta and then there me, (Francine) plus my travel buddy Private Roxy Koala, both novice compared to my travel companions. I feel very privileged to be going to Nepal, and have high hopes of bringing back some amazing photo's as memento's and maybe 1 or 2 trinkets. This trip promises to be filled with some amazing treks such as visits to - World Heritage Sites, Buddhist and Hindu temples, White Water Rafting, Over Night Camping, Cable Car Experience, Elephant Safari and much much more...... read more

Now back in HCMC for 3 days ---- Time for: Shopping, Shopping, Shopping and Eating, Eating, Eating Then a short 3 day break Mui Ne: sun, surf and relax. See separate blog Back to HCMC --- Last day 4 April 2012 And just to be sure more shopping, hair cut, manicure and pedicure and one last Vietnamese meal before heading to the airport. This is my last blog for Far East Adventures - 3 Amigo's We have had a very exciting time, seen so many interesting historical structures, spoken with many people, eaten some real crazy stuff, walked our legs off, climbed some very steep hills and monuments, slept on some very hard beds, travelled over near non existing roads, ridden some awsome little scooters, been for a swim in ocean water hot as bath water ... read more

It's a bit of a bus shuffle this morning, two changes within a small distance until we reach the bus station. Expected ETA is 4pm, so far the road has been comfortable traveling. Not much has changed in scenery, still dry rice fields and small one room houses on very long polls. The bus hits it's brakes and we, very narrowly miss colliding with a rider on a scooter, it appears he just turned out in front of the bus, he goes flying across the road side ways trying to keep control of his bike, dust everywhere, looking back through the window I can see he is OK and back on his feet. Thank goodness! Our bus driver is a horn tooting demon speeding along. Phenom Phenn is a mix of new and old style buildings. ... read more