How to cross the Sonauli border between India and Nepal
March 24, 2025
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road between India and Nepal, across the Sonauli (Sunauli) border.
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Getting a visa for China in Kathmandu
June 9, 2024
Getting a Chinese visa outside your home country can be a bit of a gamble. But, you can get it at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Kathmandu. This post is about our experience getting a tourist visa for China in Kathmandu, in April 2024.
Onwards and upwards: from India to Nepal
June 5, 2024
We got a taste of the mountains ahead on the bus ride to Syrabru Besi. The road was worse than the trek itself could possibly be. It involved teetering on hairpin bends of the sort that made me close my eyes, although I noticed that other passengers seemed to relish the views of certain death, should anything go wrong. Then, we set off on the trail and spent seven days hiking the Langtang valley.
Trekking Langtang valley without a guide: itinerary and planning
May 13, 2024
This post is the itinerary and planning for our seven day Langtang valley trek. It’s about how we arrived at this plan, and how it went. Feel free to copy our itinerary directly, or use it as a base to kick off your own plans.
How to cross the Sonauli border between India and Nepal
March 24, 2025
Here’s what you need to know to travel by road between India and Nepal, across the Sonauli (Sunauli) border.
Getting a visa for China in Kathmandu
June 9, 2024
Getting a Chinese visa outside your home country can be a bit of a gamble. But, you can get it at the Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Kathmandu. This post is about our experience getting a tourist visa for China in Kathmandu, in April 2024.
Onwards and upwards: from India to Nepal
June 5, 2024
We got a taste of the mountains ahead on the bus ride to Syrabru Besi. The road was worse than the trek itself could possibly be. It involved teetering on hairpin bends of the sort that made me close my eyes, although I noticed that other passengers seemed to relish the views of certain death, should anything go wrong. Then, we set off on the trail and spent seven days hiking the Langtang valley.
Trekking Langtang valley without a guide: itinerary and planning
May 13, 2024
This post is the itinerary and planning for our seven day Langtang valley trek. It’s about how we arrived at this plan, and how it went. Feel free to copy our itinerary directly, or use it as a base to kick off your own plans.