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Do you have your driver's licence for India?
Or don't they worry about such trivialities?

Sheesh
It is nerve wracking just looking at the traffic in this photo. I wonder what the casualty wards in Indian hospitals look like.

sale madarchod teri maa ki chud bhadve

Indian traffic in the cities is one thing but in the Himalyas you will have the roads to contend with and the challenge of rockslides, loose gravel made of large rocks, water crossings, snow, ice, potholes and large, stray rocks that were used to chock the wheels of broken down buses and trucks. The vehicles move on but the rocks remain. Ue the horn! your life will depend on it and the Indians will expect you to do so. It is courteous to use it. We used 500cc bikes and at the higher altitudes you may have detune your carbie and give the bike plenty of time to cool down.

Hi again, Well it sounds like you will have your work cut out during the next 12 months with some interesting challenges ahead particularly re the accountability and governance issues. I can understand the thinking behind having the ex -du on committee etc and I've been on committees where this has been the thinking and it is the ideal, but skills are still required so I guess capacity building will be a big part of your work. Loook forward to hearing how it develops. Enjoy the challenge. D

See you are getting into the swing of things!
Hi Paul - I can see by your pics that you are throwing yourself into life in India including checking out the health system first hand. Now that you have bought a motorbike, you may have many more such experiences! Glad to read that your sense of humour is in tact and it seems everthing is going well. I enjoy reading about your adventures. Keep the blog going - it's terrific. Take care, Rita

Send this to Lonely Planet
You make sure you stick to all those 'no rules' work here Paul................perhaps you could start up a revolutionary bike club with the 'f#ck you finger' as your patches on your jacket - oh that's right, they don't wear jackets do they. Luv the piccies and I really believe Lonely Plant would print your rules in their next India edition. Take care - Hugs from Nepal

Assumptions
Paul, you make too many assumptions about driving in India. First all there are both rules of the road and there are no rules of the road. Don’t assume either. Second, you are not driving, the universe is moving around you. Third, neither you are the universe is moving, mind is moving.

heat and dust!!!
Dear Paul, I finally got time to to through your last comments on the travel blog. It was very interesting and full of suspense! everything can always happen in india and not one day is like another... hope your injury is getting better, not so easy to heal a scar in a hot and humid climate. You seem to have found your marks and the flat seems really nice. The bike is very impressive!all the kids of the surroundings must show up when you start it!!! Here it's now spring, warm weather is finally coming. It was good to read you it's lake making a little trip to india...the temples in Orchha are splendid, we haven't been there yet. With my warm greetings Brigitte

Red Devil
Hey Paul, I can hardly wait to try out your new machine in the Spiti Valley!!

Gladys
Paul, looks great, so I am not the only bod that names vehicles, always in the female gender, to me its perfectly logical to name a Red Landcruiser Ruby but where the heck does Gladys come from, is it a Dame Edna thing, all the best and enjoy....JB

Welcome Gladys
She is beautiiful - congratulations to you both. With her between your legs what else could you possibly ask for! Mind you I think Gladys should have both golden eye and her name on the tank! Some sunshine in your life now. x