Racing to Bhutan

Racing to Bhutan

Ok, I admit it.  When Pam and I planned the map for where we would be riding on this trip, we were perhaps a tad overambitious.  2300 kilometers in one month in countries that we are unfamiliar with is a lot. Our pace turned out to be far slower than what expected,...
Interlude of Bengali Kindness

Interlude of Bengali Kindness

Biking from the train station in Hasimara to the border of Bhutan was another perfect day. We navigated some gnarly roads under construction and some smooth roads through the tea fields, but none of the roads were boring roads. While we had great enthusiasm for...
Slowly, Slowly: Annapurna circuit

Slowly, Slowly: Annapurna circuit

We arrived in Pokhara after an 80 kilometer day, up and down through the mountains of Nepal. Pokhara is a comfortable tourist town which offers really good amenities, but was somewhat less interesting than the personal connections we experienced in the smaller towns...
Siddhartha Highway, Nepal

Siddhartha Highway, Nepal

Sunday morning we enjoyed a nice breakfast with Neelu, her husband, son and daughter. We talked about many things, including what it means to be Sikh , the (wonderful) customs and relationship with God. It was somewhat difficult to break away from the comfort of their...
2 Days in Varanasi, India

2 Days in Varanasi, India

We arrived in Varanasi by train, 2nd train ride of our trip so far. It was expected to arrive at 12:30 a.m. but ultimately arrived at 3 a.m. which is to be expected in India and is understood. The local hotel had offered to send a car and they had kindly waited. This...