We arrived two days ago in Kathmandu, Nepal. Palomina followed suit, one day later. Today we went to the customs to claim her. It was all such a smooth and quick process, nothing like what happened at Los Angeles or Hanoi. Thank you, Mr Ching (ABC Shipping, Bangkok), Mr Ram and Mrs Kalpana (Overseas Flight, Kathmandu) for your continuous support!

I remind you, the reason all riders must airlift their bikes from Nepal or India to Indochina is Myanmar forbids them altogether (including for its own citizens, in most urban areas, due to many crimes being performed using a motorbike in the past years) and travelling to China by road with your own vehicle is very complicated from visa/permits point of view.

The first time I heard about Nepal was when I was a kid and I was curious to see where was the highest mountain in the world. Some time after, in 1998, while I was playing Need For Speed II, I enjoyed the Mystic Peaks race and the scenery caught my attention to the extent that I decided to put Nepal on my “to go to” list.

And finally, 14 years later, here we are, anxious to discover it all!