From the nomadic steppes of Kazakhstan to the frenetic streets of Hanoi, Asia is a continent so full of intrigue, adventure, solace, and spirituality that it has fixated and confounded travelers for centuries.
The onset of the journey from the Dallas, US didn’t go just as planned. We had buffered for a 3 day stay in India before Overlanding to South East Asia . The buffer was cut short during transit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Crunched by one hour of transit time, we missed our connecting flight. An unexpected detour in Middle-East to our SE Asia itinerary. The airlines...
July 5th – We packed our bags and checked out of the hotel and headed towards Singapore, reached the bridge connecting Malaysia and Singapore. Again, while exiting Malaysia, I was enquired by the immigrations guy whether I was a devout Muslim. Not sure what in me triggered such inquisitiveness. Overall, the officers were curious about the journey...
For the rest of the trip in Thailand, we decided to spend in a small town by the beach in Chumphom, Thaiand, about 9 hours from Bangkok. The drive was pretty monotonous except for occasional out of ordinary sights such as folks sacking in a hammock in a moving vehicle. About mid-way into our trip along the coast lines, we followed a persistent sign for lunch...
Our adventure started on a sour note. The main road to Myanmar border was blocked by a strike by local student body. Our confidence to talk our way out was quickly dimmed as we were turned away. Just as we were cluelessly traversing through the side roads, to our relief, we ran into ‘Moreh Mani’. Mani came looking for us as we couldn’t meet...