Posted in The Trip on Jan 21st, 2006
Almost 180 days in, we are now half way through our journey, and on time per our original schedule!! Alas wish our budget management was as good as our time management :p So here is a recap of the trip to date – we have had some ups and downs, sobbed a lot, laughed a [...]
Posted in The Trip on Jan 19th, 2006
… about bl**dy time!!! Nic repaired Sedef’s bike, luckily the damage was not as bad as it seemed. Though the front chain wheel is still a little wonky, the handlebars, tyres, gears and chain have all been sorted! Also, at last our parcel has arrived, after we complained to the Head of Asia Pacific at [...]
Posted in The Trip on Jan 17th, 2006
Our bikes had miraculously arrived only two days after us, though we were not aware of this as the station doesn’t tell you, and there is no way to contact the station by telephone to check!! So when we turned up at the station a few days later we were delighted to see our bikes [...]
Posted in The Trip on Jan 16th, 2006
Finally in the safe refuge in Kolkata we decided to put all our worries about the bicycles and such on hold whilst we had a well-deserved rest and enjoyed all the city had to offer. Thankfully we were looked after by our friend Tat’s dad and brother (Dr Ranjit Bose & Saugata Bose) – who [...]
Posted in Impressions, The Trip on Jan 15th, 2006
As we read in a fellow cyclist’s website on Asia cycling (Mr. Pumpy): “Broadly speaking India is divided into two distinct geographical halves – the top half and the bottom half. :p The top half is crazy, whilst the bottom half is not so crazy. Logically then, the smart cyclist rides the South, whilst the [...]
Posted in The Trip on Jan 10th, 2006
The god of cycling had clearly turned his face away from us – since our bad luck seemed to linger on…. We managed to get to Calcutta in an overnight train (cramped accommodation even in first class berths!) – unfortunately minus the bikes… The luggage compartment on our train was locked which meant the bikes [...]
Posted in The Trip on Jan 6th, 2006
Resting in Kanpur we realised how much our mental, emotional, and physical stamina had drained away. In addition Nic developed a middle ear infection, which resulted in him being deaf in one ear – I said DEAF. Alas it meant we could not cycle until he was better. 6 days later, there was no sign [...]
Posted in The Trip on Dec 31st, 2005
We decided to have a break and de-stress in Kanpur, and celebrate New Year’s Eve with a nice meal and big bottle of beer!! Beer and whisky though heavily regulated through government shops, seems to be readily available in most places over the counter, though in very few restaurants. Alas wine on the other hand [...]
Posted in The Trip on Dec 30th, 2005
Out of Agra, we found the cycling over the next few days hard work. The nice tarmac dual carriageway that we had been cycling on since Pakistan disappeared, replaced by a single lane road with no hard shoulder, full of potholes and angry truck and bus drivers. Roadworks of a soon to be constructed extra [...]
Posted in The Trip on Dec 25th, 2005
Well we have done it!! Christmas at Taj Mahal was something we had dreamed of back in England, and it was worth all the planning and hard work! Christmas morning had finally arrived…we awoke to xmas jingles from our ipod, threw back the curtains….to be greeted by the blazing sun over the green lawn in [...]
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