1.16.2007

Goa

finally warm climate


we arrive in goa to meet Okeiko
she's gonna join our trip to Oz

1.08.2007

Bandar Abbas- Zahedan- Quetta- Lahore-Amritsar

on the first of january we finally hit the road. 12h on bus from Bandar Abbas to Zahedan. The friend of amisrs dad organized us some dude who picked us up from the bus station and took us 60 km to the border. Bandar Abbas peopole ensured that it will be for free but the man charged us 50 USD. On the pakistani side, we got the knowledge that no buses r going to quetta that day. Cause- national holiday that mad us already some problems. We hanged at a tea stall for 5 hours, drinking chai and smoking nasty afgani hasch with the locals, until they found a pickup truck heading for Quetta. It lacked 2 passengers, so we got a ride. Me end Joss + the driver on the front seat, 4 dudes on the backseat and one more dude, a goat and a shitload of bags in the cargo area.
Quetta was cold, and no possibilities to continue by train for the next 3 days. So we took a 22 hour bus to Lahore. We were unable to find a cheap hotel there, so we took a riksha to the border immediately. The riksha broke down on the way, so we were late coz the Indian/Pakistani border closes at 3.30 PM. There was only one hotel on the border. A really nice place. Enteryng the room again, late at night, after a nice cup of chai, we heard somebody playing tablas in the room next to us. The moment we tried to unlock our door, the hotel manager exited from the other room and asked us to join him and his tabla master for a late night tabla/hasisch session. After a while, some borderguards joined the festivities and we all chilled until i don't know when.

Next morning we entered India, and arrived in the holy city of sikhs- Amritsar. Free accomodation and food at the golden temple for 2 days, a night out with beer and serbian dude Coja, and we took off to Delhi by train.

border hotel


quetta







1.01.2007

New Year in Bandar Abbas


but we got wasted afer all. Amirs dads friend, hwo'd been taking care of us in Bandar Abbas visited our hotel and took us to a rooaftop balcony family party to celebrate the western new year with hiskey and chicken kebab. Very nice chillout party