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For the young, as well as the young at heart

Wow. Imagine being 9 years old and telling real stories at school of trekking to Annapurna Base Camp, seeing rhino's and crocodiles in the wild as well as riding on and washing elepants at Chitwan, white water rafting down grade 3 rapids, and soaking in the culture and atmosphere of Kathmandu and Pokhara.

That's what our youngest trekker, Bryn Whitaker, has just done, and he did it so well. He just may grow up to be "Cub" Grylls. See some of his photos in the gallery.

It just goes to show that, no matter who we are, how old we are, we are always more capable than we think.

Dont Put It Off. Visit Nepal Tourism Year - 2011

You MUST visit Nepal in 2011, or you may well regret it.

Nepal is set to re-establish itself as a significant and unique destination for travellers with its "Visit Nepal Tourism Year - 2011".

The Nepalese Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is promoting this ambition plan to increase tourism in a bid to create local jobs, and therefore reduce the level of poverty that a large percentage of the population endures.

They are looking to construct a new International airport, as well as upgrading some of the domestic airports.

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Our love affair with the Langtang continued, with a magical trek through the Heritage trail. To be able to stay in villages that have hardly been touched by tourism, the 21st century, or even the 20th century for that matter, was incredible. We sometimes felt like lucky time travellers.

The hospitality of the local people we met was amazing, and we sat on so many kitchen floors drinking tea, and taking in the simplicity and beauty of this way of life. There are certainly lessons to be leaned for us westerners.