We had a 4-hour car trip along the Autostrada to our destination of Lake Como in the Lakes District. We decided that it would be a good chance to stop off and pay Verona a visit on the way. Verona Verona is a place that pleasantly surprised us. It was such a pretty city and […]
Cinque Terre to Venice We were in for our longest travel day since arriving in Italy. Travelling from Cinque Terre on the west coast to Venice on the east coast. The most direct route to Venice is 381 km and the calculated travel time was 4 hrs. This was using the Autostrada and tolls. Usually, […]
Plenty of Temples and Stupas to Choose From Our housesitting assignment in Kathmandu was for 5 weeks. There was plenty of time to look around this great city. This included some great Temples and Stupas in the city. We were based in the town of Budhanilkantha. There was plenty to see every time we stepped […]
Keeping on with our list of things to see, we wanted to visit Le Sherpa Markets and spend some time in the Thamel district which is the tourist hub of Kathmandu. Before Thamel however, Le Sherpa Markets are held every Saturday so we put that first on the list before Thamel. Le Sherpa Markets We […]
While House/Pet Sitting in Kathmandu, we had the opportunity to get out and about around Kathmandu. Check out our House Sitting in Kathmandu blog. Kathmandu Durbar Square (1) While doing our research of the area, we discovered that there are actually three Durbar Squares in Kathmandu. Durbar Square is the generic name used to describe […]
Pashupatinath Temple Built back in 1696 on the banks of the Bagmati River, Pashupatinath is Nepal’s most important Hindu temple. Dedicated to Lord Shiva it is the largest temple complex in Nepal as it stretches both sides of the Bagmati River. The main pagoda style temple has a gilded roof, four sides covered in silver, […]
How We Got to do House Sitting in Kathmandu There are quite a few house sitting websites available. We are registered with Trustedhousesitters.com. Out of all the other sites, they seem to have the most that come up in Asia. We receive e-mails twice a day to keep us up-to-date with the new listings that come […]
Chiang Rai to Pai We left Chiang Rai and our destination for today was the small northern Thailand town of Pai. Pai sits near the Myanmar border (146km northwest of Chiang Mai). With a local population of only just over 2,000 residents, it is well known among backpackers for its relaxed atmosphere. This was something […]
Travel from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is often undertaken by the traveller/tourist by sleeper train. There are other options to get to Chiang Mai so it all depends on your timeframe, budget or sense of adventure. You can fly, bus, day train, sleeper train or drive. This blog is more of an informative write up […]
Our Final Destination – Tokyo With our time finished in Osaka, it was time to head to Tokyo. This was to be our final destination in Japan. We were back on our favourite mode of transport – the Shinkansen (Bullet Train). Our travel time from Osaka to Tokyo was a mear 3 hours. Once again […]