DAY 61 - BANGKOK I had to arise at about 8 in order to catch a tuk tuk to the hospital across town to acquire a replacement anti-maleria medication (I had had a reaction to the type I was currently taking), so left James sleeping and made my way over. As we had to check out of our room by 12 and there was no luggage storage facility at the hostel, I had to lug my bag with me which was a bit of a hassle but luckily didn't really pose too much of a problem. The ho...

DAY 59 - BANGKOK After arriving at the airport, we caught the airport express bus service to Khao San, the backpacker district. Once there, we ambled down the main road, quickly realising that Bangkok really was the backpacker haven people say it is, with hundreds of cafes, bars, clubs, guest houses, market stalls and restaurants marketed towards the backpacker crowds. Tired and in need of rest (the heat and humidity were pretty intense), we eventually settled i...

DAY 56 - CHITWAN/BORDER/GORAKHPUR Greetings from Thailand, 'the land of smiles'. It's great to finally be out here, enjoying the tourist friendly conveniences, culture and party atmosphere of the capital, but first I'll let you know how we finished the first leg of our journey. We arose early in Chitwan after enjoying our final night in Nepal, and, after dropping our bags off in the guest house store-room, took a minibus to the starting point of our elephant rid...

DAY 53 - CHITWAN (SAURAHA) After two days of rafting, we felt that we deserved a day of rest, so resolved to spend our first full day in Chitwan relaxing and enjoying its calm and serene atmosphere. After a nice breakfast at our guest house and a while spent reclining on our room's porch, we gathered a few books and strolled down towards Sauraha, the local town. We spent most of the day on a stretch of chairs and tables opposite the river that separated the town...

DAY 49 - KATHMANDU Greetings from Delhi. It's been a while since I posted an entry, owing to Nepal's constant power cuts and our busy schedule within the country, but I've decided to try and catch up before I fly out to Bankok late tomorrow. I say we had a busy schedule in Nepal, but we did allow ourselves a couple of days to rest in between. Day 49 was one such day, and we spent the majority of it ambling the shopping districts surrounding Thamel, thumbing thro...