Geo: 28.3649, 81.5596So we drive for two days, fill our fuel tanks completely and head into Nepal. Nepal is having a small energy crisis. India the sole supplier of their petrol and gas has decided for political reasons not to supply fuel as per their contractual agreement. Long story short there is no fuel in Nepal. Hmm so why do we go. One small issue of a Visa for Myanmar. Okay so we need to drive across Nepal to Kathmandu, get a visa and head out. Sounds simple. First stop is Bardia National Park, famous for Rhino, Tigers and Elephants.The Park is absolutely beautiful, long grass that would be over our heads. We get a guide and trek around searching for Tigers. The guide is armed with a Bamboo Pole so that is some comfort as ... read more

Geo: 30.9959, 78.9432Okay so one of the things we as dedicated Hindus are supposed to do in our lifetimes (we have not converted but we are outnumbered so might as well adopt their beliefs) is to hike to the source of the Gangees. The ganges being the holiest river in India and reportedly the source of all life. The Rumor has it that if you bathe at the source of the Ganges, then meditate Shiva will come and enlightenment will follow. Hmm sounds like a plan. So we drive to Gangatori and camp in a carpark construction site. The night guard seemed quite happy to have us and told us we were the first ever to park in the carpark.The next morning after shaking the ice off our tent fly so we could pack it up ... read more

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Geo: 32.2207, 76.3188After Amritsar we headed for Dharmasala, the home of the Dalai Lama. Dharmasala is a collection of guest houses, hanging precariously to the side of a mountain surrounded by Tibetan Refugee houses covered in Prayer Flags. The town is full of hippy dippy foreigners seeking enlightenment, the shops contain everything we could possibly want as foreigners… well almost. Navigating the queen mary up the very narrow roads hanging off the edge of the mountain was nothing short of scary. Trying to find a place to park was even harder. We managed to find a bit of flat land at the mountaineering institute, a kind of scout camp type place for students learning mountaineering skills. We managed to get a hot bucket shower (yes this is big news.. a hot shower is a rare event ... read more

Geo: 31.5497, 74.3436The drive from Islamabad to Lahore was relatively uneventful, almost missed not having the Police escort.Upon entering Lahore we promptly were stopped at a Military check point….. evidently a Cantt, which is short for Cantonment which is basically a Military Zone which means…… no foreigners can enter. So we were asked to pull over for passport check, then we were informed the Major was coming down (gee I thought we are not that important… however if he wants to meet us all well and good)….then when he arrived our passports were sent his way and I started to think things were astray.The Major was a nice chap and basically said we had entered a restricted zone and our passport Pakistan Visa had a stamp next to it forbidding us entering any Military Zone….. WTF…. ... read more