Nepal on an Enfield

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April 3rd 2010

Published: April 5th 2010

Soon after leaving Varanasi the 20th of March, I realize this will be a long day. The road up to Nepal has a reputation of being very bad. It's full of potholes and disappears here and there in a dirt trail. After 6 hours driving, I'm still not in Gokhtapur, 220 km from Varanasi. My ass hurts from the many bumps and hits and I decide to have a drink in a roadside cafe. People are sitting outside, ... Read Full Entry

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Sidharta Highway

what a great road

river flowing down from Himalaya

stay on your line when taking turns or the Tata truck will get you

leaving freshly harvested wheat on the road for traffic to pass over it

villages along Sidharta Highway

villages along the Mahabharata Highway western Terrai

Houses are made of mud, kitchen is made of mud, cupboards are made of mud. Keeps the place relatively cool during the extremely hot monsoon here

river through the Western Terrai

in the dry season a quite river, in the monsoon a wild thing that drags bridges, villages and roads along with it.

mud over

this is a small place at the entrance of Bardi NP. I had one of the best breakfasts ever here, with omelette, chai and wonderfull Chops (beignets). And the people were superfriendly.

Tharru women and grandchild

Bardi NP entrance

my mudcottage in Bardi NP

www.natureswaynepal.com

countrylife in all it's simplicity (and poverty)

way from Bardi NP to the hwy

facing a rivercrossing in the morning

there is a 13 km path leading from the highway to the national park of Bardia. The road is unpaved and at moments, I even had to cross a river. It's unpaved, except for a stretch of 1 km in a particular village, because of politics.

harvest in the Western Terrai

Early Pininfarina car design

Rishikesh

notice the hanging bridge

6th April 2010

Werner
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riders in the storm
WAW! jongensdroom. Waarom blijven wij hier in de mallemolen meedraaien als je van't leven kunt genieten? Keitof dat je het met ons kunt delen! Ik lees met veel plezier mee. Mijn grootste avontuur hier is op Victor letten (2j) die er zojuist in geslaagd is de wekker van Guida een uurtje vroeger te zetten ...

12th April 2010

Riki
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Feliz Cumpleaños!!!
CUUUMPLEEEEAAAAAÑOSSS FEEEELIIIZ, TE DESEAMOS LOS 4!!!!! Qué gozada de paisajes y de rutas!

13th April 2010

ma en pa
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nakende verjaardag
Verjaardagskaartje naar Barcelona gestuurd, geschenk volgt in Belgie. Kunnen je niet bereiken per telefoon. Hier alles prima= lenteweer. Travelblog is super, zo weten we tenminste waar onze avonturier zich bevindt, of toch zo ongeveer. Wees voorzichtig, vele kusjes van pa en ma.

15th April 2010

veryspecialK
kristof vandenberghe

Muchas gracias! Le estoy celebrando con sobre todo mucha comida, una vista sobre los picos del Himalaya, y algunos amigos viajeros en un pueblo de pastores cerca de Kullu. Luego os mandare algunos foto's de la valle de Spiti, a 4200m de altura, una pasada. Al final le costo un poco a la moto, pero se mantuvo muy bien. Un abrazo y besos para todo la familia! Hasta pronto!

15th April 2010

veryspecialK
kristof vandenberghe

Hey man! Blij dat je meeleest. Ga de komende dagen nog iets posten over mijn ritje door de hoge Himalaya. Zowat het meest bevreemdende landschap waar ik doorgereden ben. Wordt straks vervolgd door de zoektocht naar een job in Barcelna, ook een avontuur :-) De groetjes en kusjes voor gans de familie.

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