26.09.2022 / 2. part     As you can see, the sky has closed in again. From Badrinath it is less than 30 km to the Tibetan border, so it is a restricted area for travellers. But you can drive another 3 km, there is the village of Mana as the last place to visit, … Continue reading Mana – Pandavas, Mahabharata and carrying system → Read more

25.09.2022     The weather is really a bit difficult and when it rained all night and in the morning too and even the dogs outside the room door looked gloomily into the wetness, it was not so great with our own mood either. Actually, we wanted to continue towards a small trek, but that … Continue reading Joshimat – rain, mud and catastrophe → Read more

24.09.2022     Unfortunately, the sky looked modest the next day. But when you are already there, you have to do something. So we packed our backpacks, went by motorbike to Auli and started there for a hike.   Auli is an Indian ski resort with hotels far up the slope from a chairlift and … Continue reading Joshimat – Auli, Gorsong + 2 x tea → Read more

23.09.2022     The second night in Chopta was also noisy again, but with other people and fewer dogs. Binodh, by the way, is a great travelling companion, he has a cooker with him and so far I have always been able to have a morning coffee in bed!   The weather was again suboptimal, … Continue reading Chopta -> Joashimat – onward journey for 2 → Read more

22.09.2022 / 2. part     So first we went to the Chandrashila. Prashant started his rubbish collection here and Binodh + I sat around, looked around and took photos.       There is also a small temple at the top, dedicated to Rama, who, after killing Ravana, repented and sought redemption for his … Continue reading Tungnath – Chandrashila, temple and stories → Read more

22.09.2022     When you travel through India, you usually already know that you will often have to deal with loudness that you don’t like. Nocturnal dog barking concerts are one of them, loud Indians (no females) the other. That night we had both. The accommodation was extremely noisy and you could hear everything in … Continue reading Tungnath – Start, Ascent and Landscape → Read more

21.09.2022     Phew, I was a bit excited about how it would all go with me and the bike and our little temporary tour group and slept very very little. Binodh has a Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350 – that’s a pretty big heavy bike. There’s a lot of rodding in the back, where you … Continue reading Rishikesh -> Chopta – motorbiking and group travelling → Read more

20.09.2022     My third day in India continued with meetings with people. Actually, there was only one new one: the local travel agent Hari. He invited us to a coffee on the roof terrace of a hotel, talked quickly and a lot and hurried away again shortly afterwards. A Mr. important-important who did not … Continue reading Rishikesh – more people and activities → Read more

19.09.2022     My second day in India continued with people meetings. First I was picked up at my accommodation by a driver and Rawat. Rawat is a very nice man who has been picking up customers from my Goa colleague at the airport for years. A very reserved gentle man in his mid-50s, whose … Continue reading Delhi -> Rishikesh – people and trainride → Read more

18.09.2022     Until 2019, I flew to Delhi 1-2 times a year. I always started with a strange feeling and after the airport trip everything was back to normal. There are 3.5 years between my last time in India and today, so maybe it’s a bit different?   On the one hand it is, … Continue reading Delhi – familiar and yet different → Read more