Dave and I had both moved to London in early 1994. We had met only a couple of times before moving there for work, but quickly became best friends and travel buddies. During our time in London, we spent every vacation hour and spare dollar travelling to as many places as possible. Toward the end of 1996 our time in London came to a close and we had to move back to the US. I convinced Dave that we should take a few months and head the wrong direction to go home, traveling thru places like India, Nepal and Southeast Asia. With no house, no car, no kids and everything we owned packed up and either in storage or on a boat back to the US, we strapped on our backpacks and set off on our amazing adventure.

This is the first volume of a travel journal that I compiled during our travels. The entire journal goes from December 1996 thru March of 1997. This volume covers December 1996 and our travels thru India and Nepal. It is not meant to be best-seller material, but my thoughts and observations of our personal journey.