Asia… Day 19 – Final Day in India 20 Feb 2017 We had a great sleep-in then headed straight to the apparently world-famous breakfast buffet. Derek had read about it before, but I had no idea what to expect. It was…
Asia… Day 18 – Luxury Lad… Luxury 20 Feb 2017 Before heading back to Delhi, we had a big bucket list item to scratch off the list while in Kathmandu. We had a flight to see Mount Everest. The flight…
Asia… Day 17 – See you in Kathmandu 20 Feb 2017 Earlier in the trip, our CEO indicated there was a flight from Pokhara to Kathmandu that was 20 minutes instead of the drive we were planned to do, which was…
Asia… Day 15 -Arrival into Pokhara 20 Feb 2017 Farewell to the Barauli homestay: The drive to Pokhara was a crazy drive in the mountains along narrow roads, twists and turns, and trying to pass other vehicles as much…
Asia… Day 14 – Chitwan Safari 20 Feb 2017 This morning we got to sleep in, as breakfast wasn't till 9. I had a lousy sleep because the bed was rock hard. There were two thick blankets on the…
Asia… Day 16 – Hiking and paragliding in Pokhara 11 Feb 2017 It was a very early morning. We had to meet the group at 5 am to go for a sunrise experience. We took our bus way up a hill/mountain to…
Asia… Day 13 – The birthplace of Buddha 8 Feb 2017 We woke up in Butwal to an amazing view from our hotel room. We could see the mountains in the distance, the sunrise, and we had a great view overlooking…
Asia… Day 12 – Into Nepal 7 Feb 2017 We left Varanasi super early, at 4 am. Our train was already at the station. We were going from the first station of the line all the way to the…
Asia… Day 11 – Varanasi – The Ganges and a surprise rooftop patio 6 Feb 2017 We met the group at 6 for our sunrise boat tour on the Ganges. Again, just incredible and surreal. Our CEO explained about the bacteria in the Ganges that eats…
Asia… Day 10 – Waking up on the train / Varanasi 5 Feb 2017 We all slept well on the overnight train. I was woken up by hands under my sheet, which freaked me out, I lifted my eye mask and it was just…