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Off the plane at 8:30 am after taking the 6:30 am from Delhi to Kathmandu. Now I’m at the hotel for couple of days.

Brutal brutal three transfer flights. Vancouver-Beijing took +11 hours, then 4 hours wait, then another 7.5 hours on Beijing-Delhi, then another 5 hours wait from 1:30am to 6:30 am, then here.

Just as an interesting sidenote, Indian Security at airport are pretty kick-ass. Armed with actual assualt rifles, and they seem to be non-issued since I saw at least two different types. Nepali security had those guns as well, but security here at the airport for x-ray and stuff was pretty much minimal at best.

Nepal’s like a world stuck in the past with massively old 70s model Suzukis ruling the streets. Hyundai and Toyota are actually decent cars here, and Chevy is equivalent of BMWs here. Also, motorcycles fill half the crowded streets. Also, if you get a driving license here, you probably could drive anywhere. The most important safety feature that cars have is the honkers- no airbags and no belt. Oh yeah, half the time, driving feels like a GTA game gone bad with narrowly missing pedestrians and other oncoming cars. If Karlson was driving me from the airport to the hotel i’m staying today, we’d have at least half the villagers dead.

I’d talk more, but i’m really tired, and more time is better spent viewing before more updates.

Sya to all Vancouverites, and people in China!

-byk