Nepal's capital is home to more World Heritage-listed sites than any other city on Earth.
Search through the chaos of this ever-growing city and there's one trait this capital is streets ahead of the likes of Paris,New York and Tokyo.
People-watch from shady temples gratis,or splash out and dine like a king on epic feasts.
Don't leave windows open,we're told,because if a monkey climbs in all hell breaks loose.
From the Galapagos to the Great Barrier Reef,there are some destinations you can't keep putting off for a visit,writes Michael Gebicki.
Discover Kathmandu then prepare and share a meal with a local family.
Close to Kathmandu there's an eco-conscious retreat for mind and body restoration.
I had expected life in Kathmandu to happen on the street but I didn't know I'd be watching a cremation on my first day in town.
Michael Gebicki mingles with holy men and merchants on an early-morning stroll through the streets of old Kathmandu.
Like a latter-day Mowgli,Tom Neal Tacker communes with elephants and tracks tigers in Chitwan National Park.