Taking a local bus in India, you begin to feel rather envious of a tinned sardine. Oh, what luxury of space they must enjoy compared to the Tetris-packed challenge of an Indian bus, where all manner of luggage and cargo, brave passengers and random forms of livestock are pummelled and cajoled into submission in an […]
Archive for October, 2007
Postscript
31Oct07The next day we managed to catch the ‘semi-deluxe’ bus to Kargil – the bus that we were meant to be on, 24 hours earlier. (Thankfully, Christophe managed to convince me to hold out for this long-awaited bus after I was almost tempted by a chicken coop-on-wheels that was heading our way and willing to […]
When you decide to take the plunge and hop on a local Indian bus, there is one question that aways seems to come back: but just how many more people can they fit on the bus? As the bus progresses along the road, and more people manage to somehow squeeze themselves in the bus, one […]
Biryani with the Army
29Oct07Fresh from our trip to the Markha Valley, we decided to do a little more exploring of the neighbouring villages around Leh. We had heard good reports from other travellers of a town named Thiksey – a mere 17km south of Leh (though magically, 1 hour bus ride away) – so we decided to head […]
Meat? No thank you!
26Oct07One of the first questions people will ask here – especially Hindus – is whether you are a vegetarian. There is a right answer: Veg. If you answer non-veg, this is what you could get: See… those lentils are looking more tasty by the minute!
