The first week of our trip had focused on the Gobi desert area in the south of Mongolia, with canyons, rock formations and lots and lots of sand. Our second week took us back into greener pastures, with valleys, river crossings, and lots and lots of yaks.
Mongolia has been a bucket list destination for a while, but as a sort of wild dream, not a realistic plan. The plan that did end up coming together was to hire a car and set off into the wilderness. Here’s how it went.
After Holi we were back to our common crisis of what to do next. After much procrastination over a large chocolate brownie and ice cream, we opted for slow travel towards Kolkata, via Lucknow and Varanasi. Read on for some transport mishaps, my experience of the 3 cities, and some overall thoughts on 2 months in India.
