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Trip: Round the world

There are [59] stories from my trip: Round the world


Flying out of Mumbai and in to Zurich

SWITZERLAND | Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 | Views [583]

Right now I am sitting in Zurich airport just as the sun is rising. This airport is just so nice it's like out of an IKEA catalogue! And such a nice refresher after India... I tell you, India and its administration and people skills is TERRIBLE!!!!! ... Read more >


Talk about an e ticket drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDIA | Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 | Views [1200]

As I write this entry I am sitting in a hotel room near Mumbai airport trying not to let the crazy traffic noise from the roads outside to get to me!! I have just experienced a big drama with almost not being able to get on my plane to Tel Aviv via Zurich ... Read more >


Goa and the almost fainting episode

INDIA | Saturday, 12 Nov 2011 | Views [825] | Comments [1]

This morning I woke up at 10am and decided to go over to the guesthouse to get my room all sorted. Last night the owner had assured me that I could come over in the morning anytime and get my room. So up I get and sure enough, my room is not ready! ... Read more >


Photo Link - Varanasi

INDIA | Saturday, 12 Nov 2011 | Views [491]

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150909329840507.748375.844470506&type=1&l=d14f703e3e


Photo Link - Agra

INDIA | Friday, 11 Nov 2011 | Views [541]

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Goa!

INDIA | Friday, 11 Nov 2011 | Views [482]

So I am now in Goa! I left my hostel at 8 this morning and by 6pm I arrived at my guest house (which again I had booked online and found on arrival that their internet hadn't worked and so all their rooms were full). To get to Goa I had to go to Mumbai ... Read more >


The rest of Varanasi

INDIA | Friday, 11 Nov 2011 | Views [522]

So I ended up meeting a group of nice guys and 2 Sweedish girls who were really lovely. I went on a sunset boat ride along the ganges with them where we actually saw some dolphins that live in the ganges!!!!!!! Incredible that these creatures can survive ... Read more >


Rest of train journey and Varanasi!

INDIA | Wednesday, 9 Nov 2011 | Views [636] | Comments [1]

So the rest of my train journey involved Indian men sleeping in the birth below me who would invariably make very loud and revolting burps and other strange unpleasant noises - I should have recorded it. It also involved me reading a very sad and ... Read more >


Train journey to Varanasi

INDIA | Wednesday, 9 Nov 2011 | Views [735]

As I write this entry I am sitting on the upper birth of an Indian train leaving Agra on an epic 17 hr journey to Varanasi. It is 5:25am and I am due to arrive in Varanasi at 10pm. In the upper birth there is no window to the outside so I can't even ... Read more >


Photo Link Update - AMAZING PUSHKAR!!!

INDIA | Sunday, 6 Nov 2011 | Views [717]

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Photo Link Update

INDIA | Friday, 4 Nov 2011 | Views [449]

Jaiselmer http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150894180515507.745537.844470506&type=1&l=b9b5474441 Udaipur http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150894195650507.745539.844470506&type=1&l=bb09a8e381


Last Leg of Rajastan...

INDIA | Wednesday, 2 Nov 2011 | Views [626] | Comments [1]

As I write this entry in Word the power is out and I am typing in candlelight. They do not have battery back up here at this guest house so I am lucky I have located my head torch! I must admit that it is also a bit romantic with the candle... Also ... Read more >


Crazy Diwali to Beautiful Jodhpur

INDIA | Saturday, 29 Oct 2011 | Views [671]

So there are no safety concerns here in India with young boys getting their hands on fireworks - which is very scary!!! Diwali in Japiur was CRAZY!! It was like machine gun fire going off all night in the street right outside my hotel. And it's not ... Read more >


Photo Link Update

INDIA | Saturday, 29 Oct 2011 | Views [483]

Jaipur: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150873298625507.740465.844470506&type=1&l=b3718d3849 Jodhpur http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150880899775507.741977.844470506&type=1&l=63f9a24347


Photo Link Update

INDIA | Wednesday, 26 Oct 2011 | Views [540]

The rest of Faridabad http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150845940015507.734847.844470506&type=1&l=922816e4ac I Survived Delhi! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150856302050507.736858.844470506&type=1&... Read more >


Happy Diwali!!

INDIA | Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011 | Views [784]

Well I'm happy to say that after a little hippy energertic healing, today was a better day! Actually, after yesterday when I was feeling so crap about all the awful men around, I went to bed and decided to create a good energy bubble around me that ... Read more >


CRAZY Jaipur

INDIA | Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011 | Views [662]

So after 2 days in Jaipur I think I am really ready to move on...it is so CRAZY!!!!!! The traffic, the honking, all the men that tell you how good they are and are all just the same as each other.... Actually right now I am a bit over it - I had a man ... Read more >


Jaipur

INDIA | Saturday, 22 Oct 2011 | Views [412]

I have successfully arrived in Jaipur! Though of course it wasn't without some confusion... Firstly I arrived at New Delhi Train Station to get my train and found out that even though my ticket said I departed from New Delhi Station I actually needed ... Read more >


And a few more comments from the mysogonist...

INDIA | Friday, 21 Oct 2011 | Views [521]

Just to be sure that he is a mysogonist, here are the 2 latest comments from him (and mind you this is from a man who claims he has been a CEO for Disability Services Australia which makes you think that if this is the attitude of the CEO, imagine what ... Read more >


What to do when you are living with a mysogonist?

INDIA | Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 | Views [597]

So, one of the volunteers here is an Irish Australian man who is probably in his 50's and I believe that he is an underlying mysogonist. Of course, this would be big news to him and of course something he would argue against, but I think I can safely ... Read more >


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