http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Nepal , Kathmandu , Lazimpat en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:15:28 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:15:28 BST Nepal....just saying the word conjures up all sorts of images vistas filled with sparkling white mountains monks winding their way through hilltop villages chanting buddhist mantras tigers stalking their prey through overgrown jungle and strangely painted Sadhus wandering on foot along dirty dusty roads.While many of these images are accurate and some of them we even saw there is also a d http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/blog-264151.html Well I have decided to start a travel blog but I have no idea how this works so I will just start by adding some photo's of my first few days. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/blog-262340.html Nameste 23.3.08I still canrsquot quite grasp the fact that I have only been here for 11 days. In many ways it seems a short time but in others it feels like so much longer. I have seen and done so many things. Just walking around this busy noisy city is a multitude of experiences every time I go out. The people busy with their lives sitting in their small shops selling a vast array of goods f http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/blog-262331.html I arrived in Kathmandu today after 14 hours travelling from London via Doha. Travelled with 9 other volunteers so felt less lonely. I just followed them so I did not get lost The decent into Kathmandu was quite something. We came in very low over housing and some of it was suspect. The airport was very busy and noisy and the coach journey to our Guest House was punctuated by endless beeping of ho http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/blog-255789.html The shortest flight thus far seemed to be the longest as the anticipation of reaching nepal was unbearable. Before we began our final decent I already was able to look across the plain to the Himalaya range which was at least at eye level with our airbus320. The airport was as unofficial as I've ever seen. And this trend seems to be part of the nepali way. At the visa application counter a m http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/blog-228533.html You know yoursquore in a far corner of the world when all of your friends who said they wanted to come visit start realizing that they cannot after taking into account the 36 hours 2000 and multiple immunizations it takes to get here. I can understand them bailing but it makes me feel a little lonely that no one but my 1 or 2 more adventurous friends or those who have already been here will http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Nepal/Kathmandu/Lazimpat/blog-223152.html