Category: Nuts on Bents

Finally in the safe refuge in Kolkata we decided to put all our worries about the bicycles and such on hold whilst we had a well-deserved rest and enjoyed all the city had to offer. Thankfully we were looked after by our friend Tat’s dad and brother (Dr Ranjit Bose […]

As we read in a fellow cyclist’s website on Asia cycling (Mr. Pumpy): “Broadly speaking India is divided into two distinct geographical halves – the top half and the bottom half. :p The top half is crazy, whilst the bottom half is not so crazy. Logically then, the smart cyclist […]

The god of cycling had clearly turned his face away from us – since our bad luck seemed to linger on…. We managed to get to Calcutta in an overnight train (cramped accommodation even in first class berths!) – unfortunately minus the bikes… The luggage compartment on our train was […]

Resting in Kanpur we realised how much our mental, emotional, and physical stamina had drained away. In addition Nic developed a middle ear infection, which resulted in him being deaf in one ear – I said DEAF. Alas it meant we could not cycle until he was better. 6 days […]

We decided to have a break and de-stress in Kanpur, and celebrate New Year’s Eve with a nice meal and big bottle of beer!! Beer and whisky though heavily regulated through government shops, seems to be readily available in most places over the counter, though in very few restaurants. Alas […]

Out of Agra, we found the cycling over the next few days hard work. The nice tarmac dual carriageway that we had been cycling on since Pakistan disappeared, replaced by a single lane road with no hard shoulder, full of potholes and angry truck and bus drivers. Roadworks of a […]

Well we have done it!! Christmas at Taj Mahal was something we had dreamed of back in England, and it was worth all the planning and hard work! Christmas morning had finally arrived…we awoke to xmas jingles from our ipod, threw back the curtains….to be greeted by the blazing sun […]

What can we say about Agra that hasn’t already been written in countless travel books, journals, and web blogs?! Well we can start by talking about the rubbish heaps and the fact that a lot of the streets smell of sewage. The city’s infrastructure is woefully inadequate, despite the flux […]

.. on the ‘road to Agra’, finally! Having braced ourselves for the crazy Delhi traffic, we were pleasantly surprised to find that our departure was probably one of the easiest of all the big cities we have cycled through! Thanks to the British colonial city planners and their wide mall […]

At last we are in the heart and capital of India proper!! Alas our Delhi experience got off to a bad start when it took us four hours to find a place to stay – most hotels that were nice and clean didn’t have facilities to store our bikes safely! […]