Day 68 Thurs 9 November, Kathmandu, Nepal

November 17, 2006

Day 68 Thurs 9 November, Kathmandu, Nepal

Afternoon visit to Bodhnath, a very large white stupa surmounted by a gold cube with eyes looking in all directions and a tall spire making it the largest Stupa in Nepal. Originally built in 600AD by Songsten Bob the Builder Gampo, the Tibetan king responsible single handed for most of the monasteries in Tibet, the present structure dates from the C14 and reputedly contains the interred relics from the Buddha.

Delicious sandwiches and organic coffee at a nearby cafe before venturing through villages and alleyways to Pashupatinath Hindu Temple. We mistake to outer buildings for the temple and catch a taxi back to thamel where dinner is at Kilroys, Irish Stew and some very acceptable margaritas.

Weather 23C Sunny
Distance today 0km
Margaritas 9/10

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Welcome to IntrepidToo - a journey around the world by road and sea. What started as a road trip from Sydney to Europe in a BMW X5 became the Clipper Round the World yacht race, sailing from Sydney to New York, and more recently a catamaran cruise along the Central American coast.

The road trip marked the completion of the Asian Highway Project, a UN sponsored initiative to provide a common standard road network linking all the countries of Asia with Europe. Along the way it entailed visiting as many UNESCO World Heritage sites as possible.

Due for imminent completion, our task was to find out how far they've got. It was also a quest to find the best creme brulee between Sydney and Sweden and the best margaritas outside Mexico.

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is an 11 month long, 40,000nm race for amateur sailors in 12 identical 70' racing yachts, each with a crew of 18 and a professional skipper. We join in Australia for the legs to China, then across the North Pacific to Seattle and via the Panama Canal to New York, a voyage equivalent to the circumference of the globe.

It's also an occasional tale of continuing meanderings around the Middle East, Africa, Asia and anywhere else which takes our fancy.