After an overnight (very delayed) train journey to Gorakphur, a jeep to the Nepal border and a nine hour bus ride to Kathmandu, we finally arrived in Thamel in the middle of a power cut. Full of westerners and Irish pubs, the area is a cross between Soho and an alpine resort, replete with wifi enabled (generator-assisted) cafes, outward bound stores heavy with 'North-Fake' gear and a generous smattering of knock-off DVD shops. It was not exactly what we'd been expecting...
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