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I hiked through a Himalayan snowstorm and felt all tough … till we met an old holyman who had done…
The Galata Mevlevi Museum | Istanbul | February 2020 *** A few months ago I had the good fortune to…
I hiked through a Himalayan snowstorm and felt all tough … till we met an old holyman who had done…
Feeling a little down? Is Apocovid now getting to you? It’s at times like this we need to have a…
It wasn’t quite how I imagined the start of my Himalayan adventure. This is the second part of the blog…
It was a day that started serene, went chaotic and became serene again. A chaos sandwich, if you will This…
Men’s bathroom protocol | What goes on in the men’s loos? | What is a loo? | A funny incident|…
The final week of our amazing 90 days backpacking in southeast Asia arrived far too soon. In search of some…
Or … why you can never really ‘do’ a country We’ve been back now for six weeks after our 90…
Selingan Island | Sabah Province | Malaysia
How to blog on the go when you’re in a relationship | when your thumb decides to blog without you…
Last month we were in Bagan, a dusty plain in Myanmar, where there are over 2,000 temples and pagodas, some…
The islands between Malaysia and the Philippines must be some of the loveliest islands in the world. During the day…
We arrived in Sepilok in Borneo, the world’s third largest island, famed for its wildlife. We saw orangutans at play…
We’d landed in Singapore, our 6th country and 28th place on our 90 day travels around southeast Asia We immediately…
After a one hour flight from Bagan, a 45 minute taxi and a 50 minute boat ride, we were in…
Imagine over 2,000 ancient stone temples, the fruits of devotion that have lasted almost a millennium. Some grandiose, topped in…
The lay of the land can be a great tell about a people just like a first view of Myanmar…
We arrived via seaplane, landing in a sea filled with spectacular limestone cliffs rising out of the water. Hanoi to…
We visited the ancient trading port of Hoi An and the old royal capital Hué, and then on to Vietnam’s…
We’re now half-way through our 90 days backpacking in south east Asia and we had just arrived in central Vietnam…
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam There are many tourist activities to do in Ho Chi Minh City but we…
In the south of Laos, we climbed a World Heritage Site called Wat Phu and relaxed on river islands in…
A beery game of boules, realising the growing pains of middle-aged backpacking and a flight to the deep south of…
We arrive in central Laos; take a jungle hike; visit caves and a mysterious lake; enjoy a Mekong sunset Thakek…
We arrived in what must be the world’s most laid-back capital city; temples; national monuments; a moving rehabilitation centre, and…
We made our way on a tricky bus journey to Vang Vieng, a town in a lush setting of towering…
We arrived at a picturesque town of French colonial architecture, swam in clear blue waterfalls, ate local food in night…
A Street cafe breakfast of omelettes and rice | Chiang Mai | Northern Thailand This post is part of the…
After 20 hours of travelling from the Himalayas we got to the laid-back town in north Thailand, Chiang Mai; we…
We woke early to see the world’s third highest peak and there she was, Kanchenjunga, at dawn, ready to witness…
Departure Lounge Bar| Kolkata Airport | India We’re just about to leave India and go to Thailand on our 90…
Man, those Assamese know how to celebrate. It’s the spring festival of Rongali Bihu and when we arrived in the…
We’re in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a UNESCO world heritage site which has two thirds of the world’s one-horned…
From Jorhat we travelled west for one and a half hours till we got to Kohora, a small village on…
We got lucky. By an unexpected act of kindness we were spending the night aboard a luxury boat all to…
We sailed to the world’s largest river island, Majuli, in the mighty river Brahmaputra and cycled in stunning Assamese countryside…
We’ve made our way to the ancient capital of Assam, full of monuments of the Ahoms. Digboi to Sivasagar |…
We’ve made our way to the easternmost corner of Assam, to a sleepy town by a rainforest called Digboi. It’s…
We’re travelling further east in Assam, towards Digboi on an old road that has a curious tale about it. Dhodar…
We’ve arrived in Upper Assam at the start of the tea plucking season; the tea-pluckers are out in full force,…
Delhi to Dibrugarh, Assam, North-east India. Flight time: 2 hours 25 minutes. Blogging with a view of the Himalayas. It’s…
Overnight flight from London to Delhi. 9 sleepless hours Sleeping vertically has never been a human trait unless you’re Spider-Man;…
With less than a week to go till our 90 Days Backpacking In South East Asia I’ve started to pack…
When a rare opportunity for extended travel arrives, you just have to grab it with both hands I’m going backpacking…
At the hotel breakfast, that metal appliance that toasts your bread on a little conveyor … I mean… how hard…
This is a true mystery that happened in my kitchen – it involves multiple murders, male-only breeding, a sex-change and…
Whoever first coined the term ‘the Dark Continent’ to describe Africa was either wearing very powerful sunglasses, or was nocturnal.…
Days after Holi, India’s festival of colours, the powdered dyes linger on in tiny cracks, on walls, on doors, paving…
We have precisely seven hours in Kolkata before the taxi leaves for the airport. We’re spending the day traveling on…
India wakes early and Varanasi is no exception – at dawn the eastern sky above the sandy floodplain shines pink…
In honour of International Women’s Day, I’m reposting a blog post I wrote a few years ago which was featured…
The first post of a new blog series about going up the Himalayas mainly on Indian public transport buses. Taken…
Man, those Assamese really know how to party. Here’s something I’m reposting from a couple of years ago, fond memories…
It’s weird, pre-travel anxiety. It’s that jittery feeling, not quite butterflies in the stomach, just a gentle fluttering of moths…
It’s a very tricky time when when a man goes bald. Give him a break, it’s tough man. What’s hardest…
