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Chapter 11 – Raving in Goa (January 1998) I was pleased to find Mike still in Goa and by the strength of his hug, he also seemed pleased to see me. The sun was setting over the Arabian Sea and we decided to take a walk on the beach. As …

To avoid going through Delhi again on my way from the Himalayas to Rajasthan, I decided to cross the state of Punjab instead. The cold of the mountains was quickly replaced with the heat of the plains and after a long day on the bike, it was great to order …

As I headed south, I passed through the small mountain village of Tatapani, famous for its hot springs. After an unpleasant night in a damp and cold room, a day of lazing around in the hot bath, while reading a big fat bestseller, helped ease stiff joints. Later in the …

Chapter 6 – Into the Swing in Himachal Pradesh (November 1997) Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, is home to a large population of Tibetan refugees, many of whom walked for days across the High Himalayas to escape from Chinese-controlled Tibet. They come here to be near their spiritual …

Chapter 4 – Setting Off (October 1997) After countless trips to the toilet, and that was before I even got my first bout of Delhi Belly, numerous checks on the map to learn the first day’s route, and tedious repetitions of various Hindi sentences (‘Where is…’, ‘I don’t understand’, ‘Turn …