That’s the first thing after making it into Kathmandu airport and seeing the Chaos and the roads, I felt like I had to have my senses on full alert and I wasn’t even driving! To be fair it’s my first time in a third world nation and I thought I’d have an idea, but will say I was way off. It’s a very densely packed city.

Pulling up to a hotel that had guards at the gate and then entering I started to wonder what I’d gotten into. Though I quickly got the feeling it wasn’t so much protection but more keep the locals from harassing you. I quickly realized as soon as I dropped my bags off in my room and went for a walk around as soon as I left the gate I was being asked by every second person if I wanted something, buy something, be taken someplace.

Normally you’d just ignore them and carry on but a few try their luck and keep following you and asking you tell them you’re already sorted.

For being a compact place and having to make sure you don’t get smacked over by anything, it has a plenty vibe to it. Maybe because it’s so different from what I know, but can help liking it none the less.

Well after traveling 37000 km In 5 Days, yes that’s right. A guy gets a bit of a thirst and hunger and what better way than to go find a local joint where mainly locals eat and have some proper Nepalese food and beer.

This is also the start of my three-week vegetarian stint…. yes I know,  yes this is me and yes there is a reason I’m doing this. One is that the meat that’s severed on the mountain only comes from down below on Porter or yak and takes a few days to get there depending on where it’s going then who knows how long till cooked. Long story short. If you do Everest base camp, go vegetarian for a couple of weeks.