India & Nepal as Group of 2

Dates Traveled: October - December 2006
I finished my last Tibet trip of the season on October 22nd in Kathmandu, Nepal. I had an enthusiastic group, and we had great views for most of the trip, so it was a nice way to end. And it truly was the end, as I’ve decided to hang up […]

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End of India

Dates Traveled: September 2001 - July 2002
(I spent a total of about 6 1/2 months actually in India during that time)
April, after my travels in Sri Lanka
Back to India
A short 40-minute flight back to Trivandrum in India had me asking, “Where did all these people come from? Who turned up the heat? Is all this […]

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Back to India

Dates Traveled: September 2001 - July 2002
(I spent a total of about 6 1/2 months actually in India during that time)
Late December, after trekking in Nepal
Darjeeling
From Pokhara it was 22 hours by various buses and a shared jeep out of Nepal and to the Indian hill station of Darjeeling…of tea fame. Darjeeling has a great […]

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Camel Fair

Dates Traveled: September 2001 - July 2002
(I spent a total of about 6 1/2 months actually in India during that time)
November, after travels in Bhutan and Nepal
India - Pushkar & Camel Fair
From Pokhara, it was time to dive back into India - at least for a few weeks, as I was heading to the camel […]

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Taj Mahal & Varanasi

Dates Traveled: September 2001 - July 2002
(I spent a total of about 6 1/2 months actually in India during that time)
Delhi
So, what does one do after a good night on the town? Goes for a curry, so I headed off to India! The flight seemed to make a concerted effort to loop below Afghanistan and […]

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