Monthly Archives: June 2013

Paragliding in Pokarah

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jax

With neither the fitness or equipment for trekking, the standard traveller activity in Nepal, I thought I should find another way to enjoy the Himalayas whilst I was there. So I took a bus to the small lake-side town of … Continue reading →

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Kathmandu Valley

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jax

I had planned to take the overland route from India to Nepal, but with train tickets so hard to get and the World Heritage Site close to the border (one of two cultural ones in Nepal) sounding quite dull, I … Continue reading →

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Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Jax

These are a group of Hindu (mainly) and Jain temples in a small town eight and a half hours by train from Agra. Well, that’s what the timetable said. We arrived two and a half hours late and I was … Continue reading →

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Fatehpur Sikri

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Jax

A 40km day trip by bus from Agra, Fatehpur Sikri was  a short-lived late sixteenth century capital of the Mughal empire. It was built by Emperor Akbar on a site foretold to be the birthplace of his son. What is … Continue reading →

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