Day 1: Pokhara to Saruha
– Bullets Over Nepal –
7am: Groggily wake up, slightly hung-over. Check out of Hotel Grand Holiday and climb onto TATA Bullet, a customized and extremely stylized Royal Enfield Bullet 350cc motorcycle. The bike is THE classic motorcycle, still being manufactured to their original WW2 military specs. It is a large, solid bike that chugs along with a satisfying boom of power.
This specific custom motorcycle was built to mimic the ubiquitous Indian TATA Big Rigs. Like the namesake trucks, it is painted in a bold red and decorated with all sorts of hand painted sayings like ‘Horn Please’, ‘Wait for Signal’, ‘Slow Drive, Long Life’ and ‘See Ya’ Later!’ These trucks are typically huge, hog the road and fly down the highways much faster than the ‘Speed Limit 40km’ advertised across their front bumpers.

See all of my photos from the first day on TATA Bullet
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We arrive before sunset and conclude the first day with a few beers by the riverbank in Saruha, watching the last moments of red day fading behind the jungle horizon.
See all of my photos from Saruha
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