A list of those unusual foods which I’ve been silly enough to try, some of which were terrible and many of which were surprisingly delicious
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Statto, Statto – Kathmandu, Nepal
We’ll it’s 11.30am and I’ve got to Kathmandu International Airport to begin the 30 hour journey home. All being well I should get to the UK at 7.25am tomorrow (29th), having endured a 12 hour wait at Delhi. Number of countries visited: 10 Distance travelled overland: 20,000km Beijing to Istanbul + 2,000km Mumbai to Kathmandu [...]
Top of the world – Everest, Nepal
Got picked up a 7 am to drive to the airport for a plane ride over the Everest mountain range. As we flew along the stewardess pointed out mountains and eventually Everest which was handily marked by a huge plume of snow blowing from it’s summit. As we got there an annoying chap sitting on [...]
Tacky – Kathmandu, Nepal
Arrived in Kathmandu in the early afternoon and headed for a traditional Newali meal then out to a bar for the results of the 50 rupee challenge. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been on the lookout for the most tacky item possible for 50 rupees or less. On the last day names would [...]
Back to nature – Sauraha, Nepal
After a couple of days driving including a very lackadaisical border crossing we arrived at Royal Chitwan National Park.
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