As you can see here, I’ve been writing loads as I travel. But it looks like I’ve forgotten to provide an update of where I’ve been going. Here’s an update:
Day 15 – Jaisalmer – I was ill. Too hot.
Day 16 – Jaisalmer – Others rode camels. I was ill. Watched stars.
Day 17 – Jaisalmer – Feeling better, I rode a camel while watching sunrise.
Day 18 – Bus to Bikaner – Rubbish Rat Temple visit.
Day 19 – Bus to Mandewar – Stayed in an ancient havelli.
Day 20 – Minibus to Delhi – The same bus in which we were shot at on Day 1.
Day 21 – Dehli – Watched Commonwealth Hockey then overnight train.
Day 22 – Varanasi – Disgusting place mildly lifted by a passable boat ride.
Day 23 – Train, Bus, Rickshaw, Walk and Taxi to Lumbini, Nepal – Travelled this arse of a journey with four Portuguese vets.
Day 24 – Lumbini – Buddah’s birthplace is a calm escape from Indian bustle.
Day 25 – Journey to Chitwan – Meet German Katjia, stay on a farm.
Day 26 – Chitwan – Canoe trip on the Rapti, then an elephant ride through the jungle.
Day 27 – Bus to Kathmandu – Got lost. Saw temples.
Day 28 – Kathmandu – Indian embassy shenanigans consumed most of the day. Met hippies.
Day 29 – Bus to Bandipur – Stunned by the hilltops, went hiking. Met lovely Dil.
Day 30 – Bandipur – More hiking. Villagers made me lunch. Saw Dashain sacrifice.
Day 31 – Bus to Pokhara – Rode the roof through the valley. Wandered into Old Town. Lakeside too touristy.
Day 32 – Pokhara – Writing this blog. Hoping for Himalayan views.
Where to next? I’m not really sure. Awash with recommendations, I think I shall pootle back along the less trodden path to Kathmandu. I must find time to chill and rest before my return to India and its behemothic city; Mumbai.
