Flight search now available on The Longest Way Home

Search & book a flight with The Longest Way Home Since I launched The Longest Way Home I’ve nearly always had some flight booking affiliate option available. Truth of the matter is commissions from airline/flight bookings via affiliates are extremely low. As in cents or even lower! However in providing travel resources here I wanted to have some form …

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A better rhino spotting elephant safari in Nepal?

Seeing wild one-horn rhinos from atop an elephant in Chitwan The secret to a real elephant safari is about being close to nature and melting into the background Following on from my first Elephant jungle safari and learning how not to get cheated: Our route this time was far deeper in the jungle. All the …

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Pakora (onion bhaji): food in Nepal

onion bhaji in Nepal

Onion Pakora (onion bhaji) in Nepal It’s an onion bhaji or bhajji with a Nepali twist. The Pakora is one of the most popular snack foods in India coming in many varieties. In Nepal is also popular but with less varieties and a slightly more Nepalese twist.  Let’s dive into this tasty Nepalese snack food and see what …

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Elephant jungle safari in Chitwan: how to not get cheated

An elephant safari is probably the biggest single attraction at Chitwan National Park Come to Chitwan national park to experience an elephant ride into the jungle in search of rhinos, tigers and other wildlife. That’s the sales pitch. And for the most part it’s true. There are elephant rides. It is a part of the …

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Jalebi – sweet Pretzels: Food in Nepal

Jalebi in Kathmandu

Jalebi – Nepals version of a sweet pretzel Every wonder what all those brightly colored orange swirly things are on the side of the road? Well, they are called Jalebi! Super sweet candy that are popular all over the Indian sub-content. This is where I have to break away into a little history. Quite often I get …

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Chitwan jungle safari trek with wild rhinos & tiger paws

Jungle Safari trek in Chitwan during the hot season The first thing that hit me as we left the sunrise over the Rapti river and entered into the Chitwan National Park jungle was that it was still very hot inside the jungle. Normally it’s a shade cooler but with added humidity. In this case the …

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The Travels by Marco Polo: travel book review

Marco Polo, one of the first great recorded travelers In search of travelogues I decided to go in search of one of the most renown travelers in history to see if he could instill the passion of personal travel into writing. Faced with several different versions I went straight to Marco Polo’s own account of his travels. …

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