Pokhara – a tranquil backpacker oasis

First day i went for a short stroll around town, i got lost as i was walking in a completely wrong direction, but i managed to get a new phone charger, first stop for it was a bit of a misunderstanding as the man invited me in his home on my question for a charger and connected my phone afterwards serving …

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Gorakhpur – dirty ol’ town

So I went with a train from varanassi to gorakhpur in the afternoon and arrived late at night, the town is mainly a transportation hub, not that much to see and it also felt like that when i got off the train, hundreds of people laying on the ground just in and near the train station waiting for their train as …

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Varanassi and the burning ghats

in hindu religion after a person dies he’s ought to be burned, for the few who can afford a burning ritual at the holiest of all rivers in the country is a must. the process follows a certain ritual and at the main burning ghat of the city “manikarnika ghat” you can see fires along the shore of the river 24/7. …

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Pune – Sommerresidenz und modernes indien

nach pune wollte ich um gayatri wiederzusehen, wir hatten uns anfang januar im flieger nach paris kennengelernt, sie flog weiter nach barcelona um für 3 monate in europa zu studieren und ich nach berlin. jetzt wohnt und arbeitet sie in pune, sie kümmert sich um nachhaltigkeit und ökologische aspekte bei der größten immobilien verwaltung der stadt, da sie ordentlich eingespannt ist …

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Northbound, With Less Romance Than Planned

October 3rd began with wind. Proper wind. Stormy gusts that stayed with us all day, pushing grey clouds across the sky at speed. Eighteen degrees at best. Summer was officially no longer interested. We left Millau and pointed the car north, grateful that the motorway in this sparsely populated stretch was free, at least until somewhere around Clermont. A small …

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Leaving the big catalan city, heading north

It was time to step away from the city routine and back onto the road. Northbound this time. Further south would have been tempting, originally even planned, but some ideas don’t survive contact with calendars. Not on this trip. Our next destination was Andorra. Getting out of Barcelona took about an hour, mostly because the city prefers farewells that involve …

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