Reasons to go North

All who are fit enough make the pilgrimage, whether on a trek or culture trail. Our guide told us he would not have completed his task if...

Posted by reasons on Nov 6, 2012 in Blog, Cumbria, Walking | 1 comment

Having arrived back in the UK at 6.30am on Friday it was just over 48 hours and I found myself trudging through the snow in Borrowdale,...

Kathmandu has been the ‘hub’ of my trip to Bhutan and Nepal. I arrived and spent half a day here before Bhutan, then a day and a half...

Far too much time spent ‘doing’ to be able to keep up with the blog. A few days in Bhutan still to report and time in Kathmandu, but to...

Hiking in to the Phobjikha Valley from the Thowa Pass was like stepping through time. We saw close up the ancient forest so far only...