Royal Chitwan National Park is a must see and do on anyone’s Nepal itinerary. Before the Maoist rebellion, 92% of tourists came to the park, but numbers have been greatly reduced since 2001. It’s really unfortunate because the park is incredible. more»

The atmosphere around Boudnath Stupa is pretty unforgettable. Walking around and around the largest stupa in Nepal is a mixture of Tibetan monks and refugees, tourists, robe-wearing ex-pats with their prayer beads, and local Nepalese. more»

We made this video to appear on Travelistic’s weekly show, “The Map.” It’s their featured video today, so we’re pumped! It might be cooler if you visited their homepage to see it all featured and stuff, but the choice is yours. BTBtv episode 9 will be up tomorrow too, so it’s shaping up to be an awesome week already.

Jenn A. asked the mailbag, “What did you guys do for Christmas?” We actually didn’t film anything (didn’t want to “work” on a holiday), but here’s what we were up to: more»

As the base for all treks into the Annapurnas, Pokhara is probably the second most visited city by tourists after Kathmandu. Because it was the low season the place was almost deserted. We got a deal on a decent hotel with satellite television and hot water all the time, so we decided to hang out in Pokhara for about a week and relax before heading back to Kathmandu in time for Christmas. more»

The very last leg of our trek was probably the most dangerous - a bus ride from a place called Beni back to Pokhara. Some sections of the road don’t look like they are made for large, ancient buses, but somehow our driver managed to navigate them. It’s often best not to look out the window, since you don’t really want to know what it looks like out there. more»

During our 12 day trek in the Himalayas of Nepal we saw, heard, tasted, and, er, smelled many interesting things. Here is an audio montage of some sounds we recorded along the way. more»

The only major activity planned for the Big Trip was trekking in Nepal. When we arrived in Kathmandu we were immediately approached by someone offering treks, and against all of our normal traveling principles, we ended up taking our trip with them. more»

So our longer-than normal summer is over. We’ve gone from harsh desert lands to the mighty Himalayas, and we’re very excited. Nepal is a small country wedged between China and India, and was the birthplace of Prince Siddhartha, who is now more widely known as Buddha. more»