228) FRIDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 1978 : RETURN
FLIGHT – MADRAS (CHENNAI) - COLOMBO
We shall someday have to break it ...
And then .... the last day of my trip, the longest one and a once in a lifetime
opportunity, was arriving .....
It was the end of my semi-independent and economized long journey (independent
on hotel accommodation and only reliable on some meals in restaurants) by a
self-modified campervan, that was mutual invested and adapted from a used
minivan of the Post.
Departure from MUNICH, GERMANY on June 28, 1977, to the city of MADRAS, INDIA
and travelling in India until February 10, 1978. Total 228 days of
travelling on the roads.
- A total distance of 21,396 kilometers through the countries along the Hippies Trail - the journey to cross the borders in
GERMANY 1 day
AUSTRIA (1 day)
YUGOSLAVIA (6 days)
GREECE (9 days)
TURKEY (24 days)
IRAN (29 days)
AFGHANISTAN (22 days)
PAKISTAN (5 days)
NEPAL (26 days)
and INDIA – travelling time in India for 3 months and 10 days
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| A Farewell Hug before departure - http://munichtomadras1977.blogspot.com |
In the
afternoon, Tilo drove me to MADRAS international airport. I
felt some regret and a bit pity realizing that we would have to part, after a
long time of travelling and adventuring together.
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| Tilo in Afghan outfit - http://munichtomadras1977.blogspot.com |
Thank you very much
Tilo Grabowski for allowing me to travel together with mutual tolerance. Sometimes, we think we know best of our friends’ thoughts and
habits at the beginning of the journey. However, as we
travel along, everything could be changed in both. There
were many times that we were different in opinions as to the
direction of travel (at least) and to select proper parking spots
by the road sides.
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| MADRAS Airport (at a later date)- Photo skyscrapercity.com / Google images seasrch |
Once I might have thought it was not safe
to stop to overnight on that particular spot, according to my Asian
points of view. Maybe a Thai should feel differently from the
European that some bad events might happen. We were living in
such a big gap of security standards between Asia and
Europe. High security standards exist in Europe and it
should be safer than in Asian countries, armed robbery seems to be barely
happened in Europe.
I did not know how BAHLU felt on this occasion or if he could perceive that we
would not see each other for maybe 1 year or 2 years, or we would not meet again.
FAREWELL INDIA !
GOODBYE MY FRIENDS !
