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A hike in the Himalayan snow

We left the glimmering lake at Dodital to climb another thousand metres, ascending pine forests, crossing streams and meadows to … More

Featured, heyloons, hiking, India, Mountains, Travel, treks

The holyman, the emerald lake and the three stoned porters

I hiked through a Himalayan snowstorm and felt all tough … till we met an old holyman who had done … More

hiking, hiking in Garhwal, India

Spending half a day at the bank

It wasn’t quite how I imagined the start of my Himalayan adventure. This is the second part of the blog … More

hiking, India, preparing for a hike, the Himalayas, Travel, travel blogger, trekking

A Merry Assamese Christmas (repost)

Man, those Assamese really know how to party. Here’s something I’m reposting from a couple of years ago, fond memories … More

#christmas, Do the Assamese celebrate Christmas?, How Christmas is celebrated in the UK by Assamese, India

A tale of a dry day in India (it must be election time)

Departure Lounge Bar| Kolkata Airport | India We’re just about to leave India and go to Thailand on our 90 … More

dry day in India, heyloons, India, Indian elections alcohol ban, Travel

Helpful hints on how to climb a 17 foot elephant on your wedding day

From Jorhat we travelled west for one and a half hours till we got to Kohora, a small village on … More

how to climb up an elephant, India, things to do in Assam, Travel, weddings

Things to see in Majuli, the world’s largest river island

We sailed to the world’s largest river island, Majuli, in the mighty river Brahmaputra and cycled in stunning Assamese countryside … More

Assam, how to get to Majuli, India, Travel, what to do in Majuli

A storm in an Assamese tea cup

We’ve arrived in Upper Assam at the start of the tea plucking season; the tea-pluckers are out in full force, … More

Assam, India, tea estates, Travel

Flying past Mount Everest to Assam

Delhi to Dibrugarh, Assam, North-east India. Flight time: 2 hours 25 minutes. Blogging with a view of the Himalayas. It’s … More

Auto rickshaws in Delhi, flying over Mount Everest, hotels in Paharganj, India, travelblog

I’m backpacking around South East Asia for 90 Days

When a rare opportunity for extended travel arrives, you just have to grab it with both hands I’m going backpacking … More

backpacking, Backpacking in South East Asia, Burma, hiking, hosteling, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South East Asia, Thailand, Travel, Vietnam

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