Started the day with an excellent gravelly climb, then another long climb later in the day. Passing through many herds of cows, travelling families and villages full of screaming children racing out to meet us. We arrived into Bundi around midday and after lunch and shower headed out into the town. It's quite a loud … Continue reading To Bundi (Day 9 of CR tour)
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To Pangarh then to Bijaipur (Day 7 & 8 of CR)
We started the day with a 50km ride from Udaipur, as there were quite a few directions to be given so we generally rode as a group meaning a very leasiurely pace. It really was just a warm up for the afternoon. After the first ride, we popped in a minibus and headed to a … Continue reading To Pangarh then to Bijaipur (Day 7 & 8 of CR)
Old Udaipur (Day 6 of CR)
We had an excellent day exploring Udaipur after cycling into the old town. There are huge lakes all over the area which caused the king to move his palace here. The royal family are still in residence at the back of the palace and we were allowed to explore the front. It's a stunning place, … Continue reading Old Udaipur (Day 6 of CR)
To Udaipur (Day 5 of CR)
Another 7am brekka, on the bikes by 7:30 for a 68km leg. In the words of Bhupesh, our guide, the start of the trip was undulating. Lots of off-road (though they claim it is a road) sections and a fair few motorbikes as we left the town. We're sticking together for the busy sections, which … Continue reading To Udaipur (Day 5 of CR)
Cycling Jaipur to Pushkar (Day 4 of CR)
Well, from 2hrs out of Jaipur, to Pushkar. Today was awesome. 7am breakfast, 7:30 in the van Cycling at 9:30. It turns out india can be cold! I'm glad I'd read someone else's blog about this trip, as she had suggested a bit of winter gear, and bib shorts with thermals was just right for … Continue reading Cycling Jaipur to Pushkar (Day 4 of CR)
Exploring Jaipur (day 3 of CR)
Sorry about the spelling, spellcheck doesn't work when there's no internet and this keyboard is small! No cycling today, instead we got up earlyish and headed out to the Jaipur Observatory, home to the largest sun clock in the world! This place is amazing. Back in the 1700s Jai Singh II began to build all … Continue reading Exploring Jaipur (day 3 of CR)
Meeting our bikes (Day 2 CR tour)
6:30 am start. Thats 1am in the uk. Luckily my odd naps throughout the previous day (and I mean odd as apparently Gregor thought I was having a stroke as I slurred and eyes fluttered from confused lack of sleep) seemed to have sorted me out slightly and once the light was on we all … Continue reading Meeting our bikes (Day 2 CR tour)
We have arrived!
*wordpress is randomly uploading other photos when I try and add them. Apologies. I will fix another time* It was a good flight over, we gave ourselves the standard 3 hours before departure at the airport and were through security and baggage in about 20 minutes! We managed to swag the seats at the back … Continue reading We have arrived!
India itinerary
This will be a relatively short post since we don't actually have a plan for most of the trip yet... But here's the general idea. Given I've been laid out with the flu over Christmas then both Gregor and I have been out with colds and viruses it will be interesting to see how we … Continue reading India itinerary
Beautiful people. Chiang Mai part 2
Our last week in Chiang Mai was one of my favourite weeks, a perfect way to end our trip and a brilliant move on Thailand's part to really make us want to stay. As I mentioned in the last post, Rachel and I hadn't planned on being in Thailand for this long, and decided that … Continue reading Beautiful people. Chiang Mai part 2
