We stayed in Amritsar a couple of days longer than we initially planned as the bike broke down on the way to see the Wagah border parade on Wednesday forcing us to delay we delay our visit until Thursday (on the way Tasha had her first motorcycle driving lesson!!). Having effectively lost a day, we looked at options of making up time and getting to Nepal quicker. Catching the train and freighting the bike seemed like the obvious choice as Amritsar is directly con...

Hi everyone. We are currently in Gorakhpur, about 100k from the Nepalese border. We'll be heading up to Nepal today. We've had a lot of bike trouble after putting it in freight on a train from Amritsar but everything is sorted out now (hopefully) and we should arrive in Kathmandu tomorrow afternoon. We'll let you know more later. Tasha and David

We left Leh on the afternoon of Sunday, after visiting the Palace of the Ladakhi Royal Family, which was under heavy reconstruction and comprised of little more than dark, empty room and precarious ladders leading to balconies which afforded good views of the city and its surroundings. Our first stop was Lamayuru, the site of a Buddhist monastery and a very beautiful village perched on a hill next to a dramatic dried lake-bed. We went for a short walk in the even...

Manali to Leh We spent a couple of days in Manali relaxing, eating pizza and getting the bike fixed after which we set off on the high altitude road to Leh. Our first day was cut short, stopping at Keylong as the bike needed new clutch plates, which we burnt out on the muddy road to the summit of the Rohtang Pass. Day 2 saw us leave Keylong with the vague idea of getting to Leh by the end of the day. Everything started pretty well and we made it over the Baral...

We've arrived safely in Leh! The internet here is both slow and expensive so we'll go in search of a better place this evening or tomorrow where we'll leave a more substantive message. Tasha and David