The journey to Nepal from India on land is well trodden, I have done it myself twice previously in the opposite direction. It follows the route across northern India to Gorakhpur before taking a bus north to the border town of Sunauli. We rocked up tired and managed to haggle a taxi for 1000 INR (£10) for the 2hr drive. Sunauli, like most other border towns is a skid-mark on a map, a hotbed of scamsters, scumbags and people that would kick you for your last breath. To cut a very long story short, we turned up without dollars and got absolutely screwed for the $25 each visa fee for Nepal. People were coming from all angles, all vying for a slice of my wallet. It was forty degrees, we were completely underprepared for the onslaught and it was an absolute nightmare. The issue surrounded the fact we couldn’t get…
