INDIA | Sunday, 10 Oct 2010 | Views [715]
Set by a lake and ringed by forest covered mountains, Pushkar is temple town of the highest order. Holy men, priests and cows meander through hot, dusty streets filled with touts and hippy trail tourists. Holy petals are offered up for the soul and ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 4 Oct 2010 | Views [789]
"It is just like sitting in a big cake..." That was the clinching sentence that made me book tickets for "Dabangg" in Jaipur's "Cake Cinema." I just hoped Lucky, our driver, didn't mean Dundee cake.
Bollywood produces ... Read more >
Tags: bollywood, india
GERMANY | Monday, 16 Aug 2010 | Views [903]
A few weeks ago I found myself stuck in 20km's worth of Autobahn
traffic performing some unusual crossed legged clutch manoeuvres. Morning coffee and battering rain had put
into action every possible bodily function on my brain's „don't piss yourself“
list ... Read more >
Tags: germany
GERMANY | Wednesday, 14 Apr 2010 | Views [1410]
With a blood alcohol concentration of between 0.08 - 0.15%, the body is scientifically in a "risky state." Speech is slurred, balance and coordination impaired, reflexes slowed, emotions are unstable and there's a good chance you'll be ... Read more >
Tags: germany, hamburg
MOROCCO | Sunday, 14 Mar 2010 | Views [857]
Ninety minutes. The length of a football match. Doesn't seem like very long. It's also the time it takes for the ferry from Algeciras in Spain to Tangiers in Morocco. Quite a short crossing. But with one problem. If you're travelling with a ... Read more >
Tags: driving, morocco
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 26 Oct 2009 | Views [866]
International
communist links, music bonanzas, tales of grand drug busts and enough
nationalities to tempt Kofi Annan to hold a UN summit here, it’s what
the Scottish highlands are all about - or more specifically, Ullapool
in Wester Ross. ... Read more >
Tags: scotland
GERMANY | Saturday, 17 Oct 2009 | Views [804] | Comments [1]
The single act of travelling overseas is, for some, a daunting prospect. Organising flights, visas, vaccinations, packing and of course sizing up the possible longevity of your underwear. This however is only the start. What do you actually do when ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 17 Jul 2009 | Views [1090] | Video
MOROCCO | Monday, 13 Apr 2009 | Views [1442]
The alarm startles me into a state of semi-consciousness.
I focus through bleary eyes just enough to make out a 5, followed by some
numbers, before collapsing back onto the bed with frightening velocity. I contemplate hitting the snooze button,
reassuring ... Read more >
GERMANY | Wednesday, 1 Oct 2008 | Views [2043]
Seldom am I tempted to travel long distances purely for food. There are of course exceptions, like the legendary Mrs Macs meat pie from Western Australia which, purely for the pastry and gravy alone, I might actually consider walking over hot coals ... Read more >
Tags: cologne, germany
GERMANY | Thursday, 4 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
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GERMANY | Thursday, 4 Sep 2008 | Views [1610] | Comments [2]
Travel is an addiction. It’s as simple as that. It shares with drug abuse and alcoholism all the major addiction symptoms. Withdrawal effects, desire for a bigger and better highs and, quite often, no real control over ones actions. This latter ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Views [852]
And so it is. The time to take the Scotland flag
off of the back of the ambassador shack has come. It’s an emotional moment. I’m tempted to try and runaway with the van
and make tracks towards Alice Springs but it’s
not exactly the kind ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | Views [1541] | Comments [1]
The MCG empties and thousands of
cricket fans pour onto the streets of central Melbourne. At exactly the same time, Andy and
I hit the streets of the CBD and the van takes on the role of a driving
billboard. It’s an advertiser’s wet
dream.... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 27 Dec 2007 | Views [1395]
During the week prior to my departure for far
and distant Australian shores I watched a lot of Globe Trekker on the Travel Channel. One such day I found myself glued to the TV
watching the afore-mentioned show and for a change it wasn’t ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 24 Dec 2007 | Views [2854] | Comments [1] | Video
Tags: Food & eating
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 24 Dec 2007 | Views [1103]
I don’t really believe in fate or
the idea that you’re life is on a set course, but sometimes things present
themselves in a way that you just have to accept as the way it’s meant to
be. As I’m sitting on the internet,
pouring over maps on ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 21 Dec 2007 | Views [1481]
The train is eerily quiet. The only noise is the high pitch squeal of
the train wheels against the tracks, yet the carriage is packed with suburban
types. It’s a sign that I’m in a
city. It’s a bizarre concept that the
more people you ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Dec 2007 | Views [1154]
After spending the majority of
the past few weeks in the bush and small country towns, driving towards the
bright lights of Brisbane
is a daunting prospect. Four lane
highways, skyscrapers and enough surrounding concrete to keep a Bangkok ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 17 Dec 2007 | Views [1704]
I wake up, yet again, at
7.30am. I feel like a Christmas turkey
on slow-bake. As soon as the morning sun
is high enough to reach the top of the van, the velcro type material on the
ceiling takes on the attributes of a nuclear oven. Every ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
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