Chandigarh, Punjab, India
I’m in a place called Chandigarh, the capital city of the Punjab region of India, northwest of Delhi. Yep, we’re definitely still in India, even if this place doesn’t look or feel like the India we’ve spent the last 8 days dealing with. We got...
Delhi, India (2008)
It seems to be all about timing here in Delhi. Some good timing, some bad/unfortunate timing. The unfortunate timing list reads as follows: · Pat waited until he got to Delhi to get sick, meaning we’ve had to stay near a toilet, in case of...
A ‘Special’ Train In India || Riding The Rails
Taking the train in India is one of those quintessential Indian travel experiences & in a country so damn big it’s an integral part of a visit to the country for most travellers. It – riding the rails in India – is sometimes sweaty, sometimes...
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (2008)
Varanasi, the Hindu holy city by the sacred River Ganges. This place is the centre of the Hindu world (it was said to have been founded by the Hindu God Shiva) and one of the oldest cities on earth, having a religious history stretching back to the 6th century BC....
India – The Return (2008)
We finally made it to Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Getting here from Sunauli, the border town with Nepal some 260 kilometres north of here, wasn’t hard. It just took time. Lots of time. We’ve spent the last two days on buses and to make...
Sunauli, Nepal
We were standing on the side of the road in central Kathmandu at 7:20 a.m. this morning thinking we had missed the 7 a.m. bus we had reservations for, the bus to a town called Sunauli on the Nepal/India boarder. “Lad, if we don’t get this bus we...
Poon Hill Trek, Nepal (Day 3)
Thank you God. Thank you Allah. Thank you Vishnu. Thank you Buddha. Thank you whatever god, or gods, have reign over this part of the world. We now know somebody listened to our prayers last night, prayers that asked for clear mountain views this morning. Someone...
Poon Hill Trek, Nepal (Day 2)
I had a rather unusual alarm call this morning. “Dave! I see a mountain” were the first words I heard as I was awoken from my slumber at 7 a.m. by an excited Pat. He was like child on Christmas morning. “Make that two mountains… two big...
Poon Hill Trek, Nepal (Day 1)
We were told by every agent in Pokhara that we sauntered into that the Poon Hill Trek in the Annapurna Conservation Area of western Nepal was typically a 5 to 7 day affair. We were skeptical, more than skeptical, & when querying this we were told that it could be...
Pokhara, Nepal
Taking a road journey in Nepal is quite the adventure, and always a long one. We left Kathmandu yesterday morning for the trekking mecca of Pokhara in central Nepal. We got the €4 `tourist´ bus for the 206 kilometres, 7 hour trip – you can easily spot a tourist...
Kathmandu, Nepal
Before I start to bore you all, I’ll allow Lonely Planet to best describe what it’s like to walk the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city: In the winding alleyways and hidden courtyards scattered with temples and shrines, traders and holy men...
Friendship Highway, Tibet (Day 4)
Friendship Highway Day 4An 800 km Scenic Route Traversing The Tibetan Plateau, a.k.a. The Roof of the World Day 4 || March 3, 2008 Location || Kathmandu, Nepal () Altitude || 1,337 metres (4,400 ft) Day 4 Hours Driving || 10 Day 4 Highs ||The Lalung La Pass & our...
Friendship Highway, Tibet (Day 3)
Recapping a 4-day trip on the Friendship Highway, the 800 km scenic route traversing the Himalayas connecting Lhasa, Tibet, to the border with Nepal.
