Nepal by Bike




Namaste. This is an account of a two week holiday that included a motorcycle expedition through Nepal and the Holi Festival in Kathmandu. To read this blog from start to finish, click on the links starting on Day one, and follow the link at the bottom of each page to navigate to the next day. 

There were 5 of us in the group and 4 in the support team. The expedition was organised by Hearts and Tears MC Pokhara , and the bikes we rode were the Royal Enfield Himalayan. T his is a 410 cc single cylinder adventure bike, and proved to be the ideal machine for our trip.  
I hope you enjoy the read  and if you feel like browsing my photos, there are 750 unedited pictures to look at.

Day 1 - The trip to Kathmandu



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