Kate's Travels

Travels around Asia, South-east Asia and Central America.

adventure

  • I booked a private taxi back down to Haldwāni from Kasar Devi through Rainbow restaurant for a very reasonable fee (around £20). I couldn’t face another bus journey; this was the start of a few days on the road and I wanted to conserve my strength. There were no objections from Tim. I made the Read more

  • Another young taxi driver was booked to take us to Kasar Devi the next day. I wondered if these were ex pupils of our homestay owner, they seemed about the right age. Due to being given wrong directions by an elderly man sitting in a hut we went on a diversion along a narrow, winding Read more

  • Week 2 – Haridwar

    We had booked an extremely cheap hotel opposite Haridwar railway station to dump our bags and have a rest in before getting the night train to Lucknow. It was a throwback to the places we remembered staying at when we last travelled in India 25 years ago; it did not seem overly clean – but Read more