Dreaming of an adventure like ours? Find out how we did it at JulieAndDariansWorldTourGuide.com Kathmandu, 3-5 & 7-10 March 2008 What a remarkable place. Kathmandu is about 2 things; religion and trekking gear. The main tourist area, Thamel, is like one huge camping gear market that's always on sale. I was in heaven, and cursing my already full backpack, vowing to return one day for another fix of 'gucci kit'. Arriving from Bangkok via Bangladesh on the latter's renowned BIMAN AIR, we could have been mistaken for having just returned from Everest, such was our condition after a 13-hour stopover in Dakar. Having slept on a plastic bench in the departure lounge, my face had been brutally devoured by mosquitos, leaving it swollen and itchy. As the plane touched down in Nepal, Julie and I joined
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