INDIA | Friday, 7 Aug 2009 | Views [2139] | Comments [1]
Having no hotel booked in Jodphur the rickshaw wallah took me to a place in the back streets. I didn't feel confident that Pushp would be a good place. Why would someone name their guesthouse after a push up? In fact, Pushp is named for the ... Read more >
Tags: family, festival, fort, party
THAILAND | Sunday, 21 Jun 2009 | Views [2317]
Once I had finished the course I wanted more. The sensation of being underwater is incredibly addictive. Terry suggested that a good way to feed the habit would be to do the next course, Advanced open water. You get to do 5 dives, each with a different ... Read more >
Tags: beach, diving, fire, island, party, quad bike
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 1 Jan 2009 | Views [1100]
The night journey across the continent towards Esquel was pleasant enough, although I thought I had left a bag containing all my gadgets behind. A man got on selling hand-made wooden rosary beads which I bought as a sort of superstitious insurance ... Read more >
Tags: fireworks, lake, mountain, party, trekking
ARGENTINA | Monday, 22 Dec 2008 | Views [2175] | Comments [2]
t was always going to be a challenge to meet Marcos. I had taken the precaution of trying to text him suggesting we meet at the train terminal but without a phone it wasn't going to be easy. We spoke briefly and arranged to meet outside McDonalds but ... Read more >
Tags: delta, old friends, package, parrilla, party
BRAZIL | Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | Views [2410]
Goncalo Coehlo, the Portuguese navigator, arrived at what is now Rio de Janeiro on new years day 1502. Thinking that the Bay of Guanabara was the mouth of a large river he named the place “January River”. We arrived, slightly bleary eyed after a long ... Read more >
Tags: bbq, beach, cooking, football, party, portuguese, rio
