Back to India

Completing a week in Kathmandu, Arg.s and I decided to leave Kathmandu to go back to the subcontinent; but through different ways. They were thinking to cross Sunauli border again in order to catch a train from Gorakphur to Rajasthan state and I had decided to cross Mahendranagar border by 20 hour long Nepali bus ride through West Terai region. Well, somehow our attempts to seperate from each other failed:), once again.

After a very uncomfortable and freezing ride, we arrived at the border in the morning and walked for few km.s to find a vehicle to drive us to Banbassa (Indian border town). The Maoist presence in West Terai hadn't let tourism to progress, although there are lots of recommended national parks and nice mountain landscapes in the region. The border is also not used for trade between the two countries as there's no road between the towns.

We spent a few hours in Banbassa to decide which bus we would take. Surprisingly, there are frequently departing buses that goes to the main cities in Uttaranchal, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states; so don't worry in finding one of them. We had taken the 18 hour long Jaipur bus to go directly to Pushkar. Julian & Renata hadn't seen the town before and I needed a rest after 40 hours of traveling in a bus.

Today, we're going to Jodphur after staying 3 days in lovely Pushkar. I cannot wait to see the Great Thar Desert.

See you soon...