The day started reasonably enough as we managed to cover good ground for a few hours, with the only ominous sign being my first explosive toilet visit.
Then it started.
Driving down a humble rural road, we were flagged down by two policemen, who demanded - for the first time in our trip - vehicle docs, passports […]
The transition from Nepal back to India was a shock, as it is instantly dirtier, noisier, busier and more ‘cool’ in the sense that the majority of people no longer reacted to us, other than an occasional knowing smile. Frankly, it was denting my newly swelled ego.
Another observation of Indians - along the same […]
Due to the strikes in Nepal having a bigger effect than anticipated, we could not find petrol anywhere. Having been forced to freewheel once more down from the mountains; we exited at an earlier border point back into India. As it is, we’re now under even greater time pressure and banging north as fast as […]