Often the inside of something is even more interesting than the outside. – Sara Rosso
Here’s some pictures that represents “inside”, plus a bunch that I just throw in for fun. All these photos were shot between December 2004 – December 2005 when I spent 9 months traveling around in India on my Bullet 350 motorcycle. Most of the time was spent in in Delhi & Rishikesh, plus 3 months were I settled in a village in Nepal.
The inside of my Bullet350
The exterior of a motorcycle (obviously).
Inside the ice cold waters of Ganga Mata. Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh
Nothing left inside…
Such a lovely dog – I just had to take another photo.
Dead Slow, or you’ll end up like the dog… (this photo was shot while driving: sorry for the blur)
..like the dog, or like these guys…
Inside the back-streets and hidden alleyways of Delhi, you’ll find quiet places like this.
or you ‘ll risk finding a stable with some sorry ass looking horses.
For some weird reason they wouldn’t let me go inside the Presidential Palace…
..but the Delhi Police were happy to pose for a photo.
A famous mosque in Delhi. I didn’t go inside.
On the way to Dharamsala. Not the best quality roads, but..
…the roads in Dharamasala are interesting to drive.
I stopped when I came to the entrance to The Church of St. John in the Wilderness, Upper Dharamsala.
It’s a small church built of stone.
Jesus and pals were inside (inside the windows actually).
Somewhere along the way.
Great view
Petrol Station employees; happy to pose for a photo. (when was the last time you experienced that anywhere in the Western world?)
This is at some ‘dabha’ (a place you’ll get warm food) in a village somewhere in Punjab
After 6-7 months in India, I parked my Bullet 350 and went by bus (& horse – crossed the border by horse!) to Nepal.
Inside? No thanks, I’ll sit on the roof. (bus ride to Nepal)
Hiding in the rice paddy (Pokhara, Nepal).
Working in the rice paddy (Pokhara, Nepal).
Cooking inside, prepping outside.
That’s it for now. I hope you enjoyed following me on this short photographic journey through India & Nepal.
Please keep in mind that all these photos were shot with an old school point & click film camera, before being stored in a shoe box for years, scanned and then post-processed. If you’re interested, you can read more about my stay in Nepal here: Life in a village by the foot of the Himalayas.
Or you can read this short story that took place in India: a beach, a bar and a girl in a black & white bikini.
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I like those sorry ass horses 😀
They looked a bit tired, and the stable was dark as hell!
They almost look albino to me…
You’re right: I did red eye removal on them, I didn’t even think about the albino-thingy, I thought it was the flash…
😀 you really bothered with red-eye removal on horses?! 😀
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I like the idea of an open ended trip, dependent only on having enough to live. Viva le traveller’s way of life.
The best thing: I met some great people on the trip. A few of which are still my friends today (especially this one guy, a dentist).
I even ended up marrying one of the women I met!
(I should have married all the women I met, but…)
Aww, thanks for the pingback CG 🙂
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Roads made for interesting driving, yeah indeed… 😉
That’s for sure. Similar to some small country roads you can find in Norway.
Very insteresting shots! 😉
Thank you Claudia. Hey are you on twitter?
Yep, find me under @cafeconClau 😉
I don’t know Spanish (except for a few songs), but I’ll follow you anyway 😀
hahaha sorry… I’ll try to write at least some of them in english, ok? Since most of the time I’m sharing pics, you won’t be lost lol 😉
Thanks for adding me! Enjoy the weekend!
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I love that you are putting these out there – I am doing the same with over a thousand I took when travelling through Africa in the 80’s…and i love that you took the trouble to deal to the horses red-eye
Thanks Jo. The horses deserved that little extra post-processing.
I shot a lot of photos during the first month, but after 5 weeks I lost my camera (I forgot it in a taxi when I was totally fucked up). 5 weeks in Goa: gone!
Then I went without a camera for a while: bought a film camera that didn’t work, went without a camera (again), before I finally got myself a point & shoot film camera that actually worked (the one that I shot these images with).
I also got some digital photos from people that I met along the way – if it wasn’t for them I would hardly have any photos at all 🙂
I’ll have a look at your Africa photos!
They are slowly going up as i get them sorted. they were stored for so long and shipped from holland to Oz to here and needs lots of attention to get them viewable…at least some of them do. And man…I am also trying to scan twenty years after in to the computer…what was I thinking.
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I wonder how the old freaks back in the days remembered anything at all from their trips? No wonder the old sailors had to bring artist on their ships: They wouldn’t know what the fuck they had done if it weren’t for the guy with the pencil & paper.
Memories of our trip to India, the country where everything is “turned up to eleven”! Many thanks!
An odd place on this funny planet hurtling through cosmos.
Nice road kill shot (-:
…mmm….raod kill.
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Well, I like the photos and your attitude. Be back soon. Thanks for the little road trip. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by. You’re welcome back anytime. I’m glad you like my attitude 🙂
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These are fantastic. Where did you get that Bullet? It’s a beauty! I want one now 😛
5 weeks in Goa and no pictures?! That’s a tragedy if I ever knew one. 😦
No pictures from Goa, none from Mumbai either. Wish I at least had some photos from the 48-hours train ride to Delhi, but..
I bought the Enfield Bullet in Rishikesh. When I was totally broke I sold the motorcycle and spent the money on a ticket back to Norway.
Would have been great if I could have stayed longer, but I’m grateful for the time I had 🙂
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courageous journey!
It was a nice adventure 🙂
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That looks like quite the adventure, thanks for sharing. Some cursory warnings for us all thrown in for good measure even 😉 lol! Like don’t turn out like the dog or truck if you don’t obey the dead slow sign. I find myself ending up with pictures like these too, I have one of a dead deer and various signs and other various things just just beckoned to be photographed and people will say why did you take a picture of THAT?! But as you likely well understand, some things just need to be recorded – and there can definitely be beauty in decay.
Some things just need to be recorded. Like that “mean sea level”-sign: at first I passed it, but then I turned around to stop and take a photo.
And the road kill. It’s true what you say: there can definitely be beauty in decay. That’s why B/W photographers love taking pictures of old people 😀
Oh ouch 😉
Lovely… 🙂
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Nice photos! I like that you made it a story. 🙂 I’d love to go back to India and Nepal, it’s such an experience!
Thanks. I still have some more photos from the same trip, perhaps I can write another post later.
Wow! Amazing series.
Thanks for commenting & stopping by Naomi!
Great series and so many made me smile. Awesome.
Thanks Brandon. Love your blog!
sorry for the dog – it seems, there were no more chance to recover him …
I tried mouth-to-snout, but it was too late…
Oh nooo… Poor dog:((
I had to stop by this post again… I remember posting once a dead frog on some site, and most of the visitors were appalled :S. Do you still have that Bullet motorbike?
No, I sold it when I was broke and bought a flight ticket back home.
Wish I still had a Bullet!
A delightful series of pictures – as the trip seemed to be. I like the feel of a point-and-shoot camera with pictures taken on film and then stored in a shoe box. Brings an extra quality to the photo essay with faded colours and soft focus. Very nice.
Thanks Munchow. It’s true: it gives a special feel to the photos. Plus you don’t just shoot away at all & nothing when you have to develop the film.
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I do like the sense of being off the beaten track in these shots, and on that wonderful Bullet! A shame the poor dog didn’t make it across to the other side . . .
The Bullet was great fun. I’m not a mechanic, but I learned a lot by riding a bullet. You always have to fix something on the bike.
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Was that a Selfie? 🙂
No, it was a girl I met that took the photo.
you married a woman from here ?? I need some WhatsApp emoticons to express myself here
WordPress do look into the matter 😉
Some great candid shots !! And Bullet Enfield 350 is the Harley of India 😀 And biking is a great way to see places.
Yes, biking is the best way with all the traffic & hulchul in India. It took me a while to get used to driving on the left side of the road, but as soon as I did, everything went smoothly. I married a woman that I met in india, but she was not an Indian woman. In retrospect I realize that I should have married an Indian woman instead! (but it’s difficult to meet Indian women, even in India).
ha ha ha………..you must have been among the wrong Indians. Delhi has pretty, pretty woman. Or you didn’t try hard enough 😉
The people in Delhi aren’t hospitable like in the rural parts of India (that’s my experience – not necessarily the full truth). It was much easier to meet Indians in Punjab.
In Chandigarh people invited me to stay in their homes and then gave me directions to relatives & friends that lived in villages & cities other places in Punjab.
But in Punjab they pretty much separated between girls & boys – almost like in Muslim cultures: boys were hanging out with boys, girls where hanging out with girls and they didn’t/weren’t allowed to mix.
You are bang on !!! That is a truly honest and correct observation. People in smaller towns /cities and rural parts are more friendlier than metros.
So as you see, it was difficult to meet girls when you weren’t allowed to mingle. Perhaps things are different in the Southern parts of India, but I never went there to check it out.
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Wow!! You rode an Enfield!!! That would have been some experience!!
Yes, I loved my bullet!