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Leaving Hetauda presented us with an entirely new challenge: a 2000m ascent, in our rickshaws, to the Katmandu valley. We had two choices: safely pursue a 160km road; or risk a near vertical 40km dirt track.
Against all the advice of the extremely concerned locals; we rapidly opted for the dirt track.
And with risk comes reward…
First, […]

The border was relatively low trouble; even with the rickshaws. The only hiccup came with a local man - clearly a Daily Mail reader - prophised doom and the impossibility of traversing Nepal in under 20 days (we needed to do it in 5). This is due to the Maoists strikes that flaired up shortly […]

Let me briefly explain driving in India, from the POV of a Westerner: it’s insane. There is, apparently, one rule on the road: big things win over small things. We are a small thing; our only boast being that we can mildly irritate cyclists.
Not to put too finer point on it; it’s dangerous. You will […]

Our first two days were spent acclimatising and preparing for the rally. Flying into Delhi, we only had a few hours before catching a 20 hour train down to Calcutta. Having always believed India to be something of a soft-option, travel-wise, I was in for something of a shock. Utterly filthy, noisy, run down, odourlicious […]