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Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli December 17th 2022

Sunauli Dec 13th2022 “Few are those among men who have crossed over to the other shore, while the rest of mankind runs along the bank. However those who follow the principles of the well-taught Truth will cross over to the other shore, out of the dominion of Death, hard though it is to escape.” Buddha “Smile, breathe, and go slowly” Thic Nath Hanh For reasons that I am yet to comprehend, when I received my one year/ multiple entry Tourist Visa for India in Sydney, Australia, it had a stipulation that I was only allowed to spend 90 days maximum continuously in India. That meant that although my visa was valid, I had to leave India and return again after 90 days if I wanted to continue my travels. Not only does the sense of this ... read more

The boss at Nepal Immigration trying to work with no internet connection

Abschied nehmen und wieder Bus&Bahn

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli March 9th 2012

Und wieder im Zug.

AnjaO

Geo: 27.1276, 83.4961Da ist er also: der Tag an dem es Abschied nehmen heisst.Heute trennen sich unser und Shahid's Weg. Wir recherchieren erst noch imInternet, wie wir wohl nach Kathmandu kommen, werden aber nicht final schlauund beschliessen unser Glueck einfach zu versuchen und zum Bahnhof zu fahren.Irgendwo stand, dass es um 12:00 einen Zug nach Gorakphur geben soll. Daswuerde dann 7 Std. Bus gegen 7 Std. Bahn eintauschen, welches mir nur rechtwaere.Zuerst gehen wir nach einigem hin und her noch etwasfruehstuecken, nehmen dann die Rikscha zum Hotel und checken aus. Vor dem Hotelspringen wir in eine Autorikscha, die einen Japaner in unser Guesthouse bringt;- eine schlechte Idee, denn der Junge meint eine heisse Dusche zu brauchen unddie gibt es im Vishnu Guest House nicht… Zu sechst fahren wir also weiter undin der Angst den einzigen Zug ... read more

Nepal to India

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli December 18th 2009

zephyrbc

Crossing the Nepalese border and entering India is one of life’s greatest experiences…ok well that was a lie. Crossing the Nepalese border and entering India is actually a bumpy, dusty, manic, and poorly organized experience that leaves a lot to be desired. We farewelled Chitwan and the two aussie we had spent a bit of time with at around 9.30 and trundled along in the bus towards Sunauli at a constant 40km/h for up to two minutes at a stretch before pulling over to pick up more passengers or for various other unknown reasons. We are convinced that the distance between Chitwan and the Indian border town is only a few kilometers but the speed of the bus journey and the constant infuriating stopping means the journey takes 5 hours. Eventually the inevitable happened; the bus ... read more

Overland to India

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli December 17th 2009

Bus Ride

Matt and Birgit

Today we left Chitwan and headed for the Indian border town Sunauli. The local bus ride was meant to take 2.5 hours but 6 hours later we arrived. Slight hick up on the way, our bus broke down, the throttle cable snapped. That did not stop us. The driver’s assistant took the throttle cable by the hand while the driver had control of the brakes and steering wheel - worked surprisingly well. When we got to a garage they replaced throttle cable for a mere 400 rupees including labour. We got dropped off at the bus station and a poor auto rickshaw driver had to haul us and our bags for 4km, up a slight gradient, to the border crossing. We had no Indian rupees and a lovely Australian couple who were on the bus with ... read more

border crossing & getting an Indian visa in Nepal

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli May 21st 2009

bimae

To get to Kathmandu, the most common route by land is through Sonauli. If you're coming from Delhi, take the train to Gorakhpur (for info on trains, see blog on trains in India), and the buses going to Sonauli are on the street across from the train station (perpendicular to the train stn). There are many buses and it takes 3 hours to get to the border (there's a lot of info on the internet and in guide books about this). When we got to the Indian customs office, an Indian official told us that the Nepali immigration accepts only US dollars for their visa and we have to exchange money here (to get US dollars) which was a complete lie! He also said that the 500 and 1000 Indian Rs bills are illegal in Nepal ... read more

India, parte 2 de 3. Dia 207. Vuelta al mundo. Round the world trip.

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli November 19th 2005

Sadhu en Varanasi

Temoris

INDIA, SEGUNDA PARTE. DE PUNE A SUNAULI. DÍA 193. 5 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2005. KALKUNDRY, MAHARASHTRA: INDIA RURAL Lo imprevisible es una de las características más fascinantes de los viajes. Apenas hace 24 horas estaba echando humo por las orejas en Pune dispuesto a olvidarme de Ajit y Gayatri, y ahora amanecí a cientos de kilómetros de distancia en un pueblito donde viven sus padres. Ajit es gran amigo de Sonal desde la universidad. Se enamoró de Gayatri (los tres estudiaron bellas artes), dejó Mumbai para ir a vivir cerca de ella, en Pune, y ahora están casados. Los llamé por teléfono un día, dijeron que pasarían a mi hotel a recogerme la mañana siguiente, no aparecieron, su celular estuvo apagado varios días, por fin hice contacto de nuevo, quedaron en venir al hotel... y 45 ... read more

Brief history of India

The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in...more history

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