OFF THE BEATEN PATH TRAVEL BLOG

Exploring unusual places & alternative travel destinations

 

An eclectic mix of architecture, abandoned places, street art, off-the-beaten-path places, and memorials and monuments across the near and Far East

DESTINATIONSTRAVEL BLOG

OFF THE BEATEN PATH TRAVEL BLOG

Exploring unusual places & alternative travel destinations
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Join us on the road less travelled as we discover quirky and unusual things to do and see, and explore off-beat destinations.

Our travel blog includes an eclectic mix of architecture, abandoned places, street art, off-the-beaten-path places, and memorials and monuments across the near and Far East.

Welcome to Kathmandu & Beyond. We are full-time travellers, Mark and Kirsty Bennetts. We’re from the UK, but, for the past 12+ years, home is wherever we lay our backpacks! We’ve each travelled to over 100 countries and our travel blog documents our travels in words and photographs. These days, we enjoy following the road less travelled and exploring lesser-visited places with an emphasis on quirky sights, architecture and monuments, abandoned places, and street art.

Through our travel blog, we aim to share our experiences and inspire you to travel to off-the-beaten-path destinations and seek out unconventional things to see and do in better-known places.

Travelling has always been our passion – for work and for fun – and now it is our lifestyle. We’ve been travelling together for more than 20 years, but this particular journey (one that has taken us to Kathmandu and many, many places beyond) began in 2008. Find out more about us.

Abandoned places, Brutalist architecture, post-Soviet travels, war memorials and monuments, travel planning and suggested itineraries are among our most popular topics. Explore them, and more, below.

Architectonic

Brutalist architecture, modernism and more

The Caucasus

Georgia and Armenia including Abkhazia

Trekking in Nepal

Guides to hiking in the Himalayas

Abandoned Places

Adventures in urban exploration

The Balkans

Including Bulgaria and former Yugoslavia

City Guides

What to see in our favourite cities

Street Art

Street art and graffiti from our travels

Itineraries

Ideas for planning your trip day by day

Photo Essays

A picture says it all – image-heavy posts

Post-Soviet States

Mosaics, monuments and architecture

Break the Journey

Interesting places to stop between A and B

Back in the Day

Tales of travelling way back when…

Dreamland Cinema, Margate

Dreamland Cinema, Margate

Dreamland Cinema in Margate opened in 1935 and is an iconic art deco building inspired by the Expressionist architecture movement.