Sunday, July 24, 2011

A comparison of bus rides around the world.

Bus ride in India:

- possibility of no seat, or if you do have one you share it with two others
- no AC with very bumpy roads and slow travel
- random stops for food and toilet, maybe
- loud, smelly, and constant honking

Bus ride from Istanbul to Plovdiv:
- two seats to myself, each seat has a video monitor like that of an airplane
- AC on well-maintened freeways, no honking
- toilet on bus with food service
- had to get off twice and spend one hour to cross the border

...and yet even with all those creature comforts I somehow find myself missing the experience of those oh so infamous bus rides through India and Nepal...

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