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»

Well, we made it over 100 days to Christmas on the road. We’re back in Kathmandu, which we figured would be the best place to celebrate the holiday. We’ve got reservations in a 4 star hotel, as well as Christmas Eve and Day dinner reservations at some cool restaurants in Thamel. It looks like there’s quite a few tourists still hanging around in Kathmandu, so Christmas should be quite the party. We hope everyone following along out there has a great holiday season!

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»

BTBtv is back in a big way from what should be the longest hiatus of our trip. Follow along with us as we go on a 12 day trek in the Annapurna region of the Himalayas. We’ve got animal encounters, people carrying strange things, some interesting food, lots of walking, and of course some pretty dramatic scenery. Enjoy.

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If you haven’t visited Travelistic before, you should really check it out. It’s a collection of user-created travel videos from all around the world, some of which of very good. I stumbled across the site a couple of months ago, and I’ve been putting some stuff from BTBtv on there in an effort to generate some traffic.

Well, my efforts paid off, because while we were trekking, BTB was the User Spotlight on Travelistic.com! Check out the article here. Needless to say we’re thrilled.

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»

The standard tourist visa to Egypt is one month. That’s how long we spent in Egypt, and it was a good amount of time to see and do a little bit of all that the country has to offer. Here is a review of our itinerary and our final comments on our one month stay in the Land of the Pharaohs. more»