Bus Ride

Overland to India

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December 17th 2009
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 w ... read more

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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... ... read more