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The first days in India

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Hi everybody here the first e-mail from India !! The flight was scheit no sleep for 24 hrs, the bloody immigrationofficer was pissed off because I had no addresse in India, very funny, and the autoriksa ? ride into town was then a bit frightning. My bike is off course not here yet apperently on friday and the it should only take 2 days to clear it, I realy cant belive that!! What else can I say very hot and smelly here. So wish you all the best and see yah

Part 2

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22.03.03
So the next day was the same arriving at this office, waiting, going to this " Crazy House ", Superintendant, stamp, waiting and back at the hotel at 15.00 inbetween this mad autorickshawtours.

Finaly on my way down south

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24.03.03
Again a restday, now in Kodaikanal. Started yesterday from Mamallapuram south/west over Pondicherry, Tirrchirappalli and Dindigul to Kodaikanal at 2100m altitude because I had enough from the heat in the plains of Tamil Nadu ( one of the 25 states ), the about 500 km trip was quite amazing from the hot and dusty air at sealevel to the cold and clear here. I had to use the sleepingbag overnight and the big bonus here are no mosquitoes. I`am staying in a quite, very old nice place ( Keith Inn ).

Pokhara, Kathmandu and the Annapurna Circuit Trek

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14.06.03
After 7 days in Pokhara, some Parties and good food I went on to Kathmandu to organize my Pakistan visa. About 30km from Pokhara I got a bit of a shocker when there was a part of the street missing or better a 1m drop, I guess from a landslide, one of the rear occasions when the bike and I are off the ground and flying in the air.
Kathmandu then is a really busy place, stayed in Thamel, and met Dalbir and Seamus again what resulted in a good hangover.
Getting the Pakistan visa was not problem at all, 2 days and 50 USD and I got a 3 month visa.

Pokhara to India and nearly in Pakistan

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08.08.03
I`am getting lazy I must say ! After 6 days Pokhara I was kind of ready to leave, I knew that the others ( companions from the trek ) had as well arrived in Pokhara and I only wanted to say goodbye, buy in there place was a room available so I stayed for about another week, room direct on a lake so waking up and go for a swim - paradise ( Green Peace Lodge ).

North India to Pakistan,Islamabad

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27.07.03
After a rainy start in McLeod Ganj it got very hot again in Amritsar, where Mrs Bhandaris Guest House is a great place if you want to camp in a beautiful, quiet garden. The town itself is a bit scary, haven`t seen so many policemen and gun`s on the whole trip.
Next day I tried to cancel my flight from Delhi to Amsterdam, that was not the easiest task, the lady from the airline continued telling my I couldn't`t drive from Amritsar to Amsterdam because that`s in a different country, thank`s for that information !!! I hope in the end she canceled the flight.

Iran to Germany

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30.08.03 In the 4 days in Esferhan I met Greg with his Enfield again, he had made it somehow over the Pakistan / Iran border without a Carnet in only 3 days. Also Andy on his Africa Twin showed up at the hotel and we decided to make it into Turkey together. From Esferhan we took a shortcut over small roads and ended up on gravel in the middle of a beautiful part of the countryside.