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travelling with laughter

Merry Christmas and a groping new year!!!

INDIA | Tuesday, 25 Dec 2007 | Views [2364]

.ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} "With logs on the fire, and gifts on the tree, la la la la la" good old Cliff Richard bleats ... Read more >

Tags: Friends


Purlease...can i be a cheer leader....?!?

INDIA | Saturday, 22 Dec 2007 | Views [1099]

Heading on the 36 hour train journey from Delhi to Pondicherry Sharon and i found ourselves in luck again, not only did we manage to get upgraded from 3AC to 2AC allowing us to escape some weirdo who insisted on talking to us, taking my 'fake' email ... Read more >

Tags: Friends


I can just see the headlines now...'tourist kills local with backpack....'

INDIA | Saturday, 15 Dec 2007 | Views [921]

So a near death experience happened,     thankfully not to me or Sharon but almost to an unsuspecting local...... This is how it all came about........ Sharon and i were on our way to the hustle and bustle of Delhi, travelling by train.... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles


The cycle of life and death.

INDIA | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2007 | Views [685]

Quote: "Varanassi is seen as a crossing place between life and death, an everlasting symbol of hope to past, present and future generations." Varanassi is also known as the city of Shiva and is one of the holiest places in India, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


My long and very exciting day at the train station

INDIA | Monday, 10 Dec 2007 | Views [759]

It has completely dawned on me, waking up, walking out onto the roof and looking out... I am in INDIA!! In one piece, unstressed and looking forward to the the adventures that lay ahead in this vast country! After a lazy breakfast Sharon and ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase


Gallery: Varanassi

INDIA | Sunday, 9 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Nepal

NEPAL | Saturday, 8 Dec 2007 | Photo Gallery

Trekking in the himalayas
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Meet my new friend Bipin Patel.

INDIA | Saturday, 8 Dec 2007 | Views [1241] | Comments [1]

Leaving Nepal after almost two months made me feel abit sad, i have really enjoyed my time there but it was time to move on to adventures new. If when leaving someone had told me that i would spend the next twenty seven hours sitting on a bus, i may ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road


A magical smile from within a childs eyes

NEPAL | Sunday, 2 Dec 2007 | Views [2275] | Comments [1]

A simple act of a smile can make your day, lift your spirits , lift your mood and warm you deep down inside. What is really special is that once you have been touched your more likely to share that moment with others by forwarding that smile, in return ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel


De ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne bat man!

NEPAL | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [1303] | Comments [1]

"You won't find Micheal Keaton or Val Kilmes lurking in the spooky bat cave" (Lonely Planet).....but you will find us! On the hunt for batman and his faithful bat friends, Johannes,Sharon and i set off early afternoon on our bikes.Johannes ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures


Messing about in the river!

NEPAL | Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 | Views [1244] | Comments [2]

Rafting on the Kali Gandaki river sounded like fun, little did i know...in the space of 12 hours i would almost drown and lose my shoe in the process.... I met all the crew early in the morning and we all boarded the bus to our starting point, there ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline


Recovering from trekking or creating more injuries?

NEPAL | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2007 | Views [774]

Yoga, one of those things to clear the mind, body and spirit of all thoughts, well so i thought until i heard a fake bob marley singing 'no woman, no cry'!   Game over for me, all concentration was completely lost, it had been wavering on and off all ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation


The last chapter of my never ending trek!

NEPAL | Friday, 9 Nov 2007 | Views [1601]

So the end has come, i have walked for 22 days, completed several marathons, reached an altitude of 5416m, climbed about a million steps and had the time of my life! Sharon and Mark were the best companions i could have asked for, we shared so much on ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


The day of reckoning....

NEPAL | Thursday, 8 Nov 2007 | Views [1075]

Two weeks of walking was the build up to this day...'The pass', climbing 1000 metres to an altitude of 5416 metres. The nerves of anticipation were building, adrenaline pumping through my veins and the question of 'could i do it?' whizzing through my ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Still walking and walking AND walking!

NEPAL | Friday, 2 Nov 2007 | Views [1800]

so the tale continues.......a week endured, survived and still walking.....and walking ...and walking......."Are we nearly there yet?"   Day 7 ..."the day of endurance"   The day didn't start so well.....it was to ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


My first week of walking...serious question...'can a hill kill you?'

NEPAL | Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 | Views [1627]

So this is my story of a 20 a day smoker who doesnt even like trekking turning into (still a 20 a day smoker) a happy TREKKER!!!!!! So i am back from the Himalayas trekking the Annapurna circuit, still alive and kicking and most importantly still ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Bang thwack they all fall down.

NEPAL | Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Views [698]

Nepal has been an amazing country, it has exceeded all my expectations and given me a huge insight into there culture. I have experienced things that i have found upsetting, beautiful and mind opening, alongside all of these i have met some amazing ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


I spy with my little eye something beginning with E.........

CHINA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [2658]

Well the answer is EVEREST!!!! If you hadn't already guessed! Hi, everyone. Sorry its been so long and now this may well turn into abit of an epic......so i apologise now! The last three days in Lhasa were spent trying to gather a group of us ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, tibet


NamTso lake....one of my highlights.

CHINA | Sunday, 7 Oct 2007 | Views [1240]

Nam Tso lake...absolutley beautiful and definately one of the highlights of my trip. Ant and i took a bus to get there, a mere four hours away..the shortest bus journey so far but the highest. I had to pop my ears so much along the way and not surprisingly ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, tibet


In Lhasa and loving it!

CHINA | Saturday, 6 Oct 2007 | Views [618]

So i have actually done some exploring though at a snails pace...all to do with the altitude!-i wonder how long i can keep this excuse up for! We (Ant,Andrew and i ) went to Sera Monastry to go and see a monks debate, its supposed to be quite ... Read more >

Tags: people, tibet


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