The book you are holding in your hands is not a figment of the imagination of the kings of fiction, but describes events that happened to a real person - the author. Every event, every character and every dialogue in this book is authentic and took place in India and Nepal in 2011. The author, with his characteristic sarcasm, sometimes bordering on cynicism, talks about the harsh Indian reality, about dirty cities and slums, about overcrowded trains, about corruption, carelessness and the hospitality of people met along the way. Through the prism of the author’s style, one can get acquainted with the now deceased avatar of Sai Baba, and with Tibetan refugees, and with Buddhist shrines. The work also tells how the author worked as a rickshaw puller in India and a school teacher in a Nepalese village, about how he found a common language with saints, yogis, monks, traveled through the Himalayas and slums. India and Nepal - without embellishment, without Bollywood and not from the cover of advertising brochures, but as they really are and as the author saw them. With rickshaws, tramps, burning corpses on the banks of the sacred Ganga River and the beauty of the Himalayan mountains. Some will find practical information about transport and accommodation in these countries, while for others the book, on the contrary, will scare them away from a potential trip: the events are described very colorfully and realistic. The publication is highly recommended for those traveling to India for the first time, in order to destroy some illusions and paint a real picture of what may shock the unprepared.