Hi everyone, we are safe and sound back in Kathmandu, after a wonder 20 day trek. We flew into Lukla, which is a tiny community that has sprung up around the only airstrip in the Khumbu region. The airstrip itself is very short, and on a 45 degree angle, as it is in the middle of the mountains, there is nowhere flat for it to land. We had to take a special "STOL" plane (short takeoff and landing), which was actually terrifying. I think I kissed the grou...

Hi everyone. We have finally arrived in Nepal. We have just spent the day collecting supplies for our trekking trip. The law has recently changed to say that we must use a porter or guide on our trek - and not go alone like we were planning so we also had to run around today and hire a porter to carry our bag for the trek. We have also managed to hire some fdown jackets. They have said that it is very cold at the Everest Base camp at the moment. We are heading...