The road goes ever on and on Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So...Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain

From Hampi to Goa

INDIA | Wednesday, 3 Dec 2008 | Views [1862]

Well from the meditation course I proceeded to Hampi which is quite an interesting place both historically and from a natural landscape point of view.  The landscape is scattered with massive boulders, which are apparently the remanants of a prehistoric ... Read more >

Tags: colva beach, goa, hampi, india

Gallery: Hampi

INDIA | Friday, 28 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery

Nagpur - Cricket and Meditation

INDIA | Wednesday, 26 Nov 2008 | Views [3508] | Comments [1]

Well after having so much with with the flag group in Bangalore I decided to head back to join them in Nagpur for the final Australia and India cricket test. Well Nagpur is a pretty clean, but not terribly exciting city.  The cricket however was not ... Read more >

Tags: cricket, india, meditation, nagpur, vipassana

Gallery: Nagpur

INDIA | Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery

Whitewater Nepal

NEPAL | Sunday, 9 Nov 2008 | Views [1090]

I have spent the last couple of weeks rafting and kayaking in the beautiful rivers of Nepal. I travelled with Equator expeditions who I have travelled with before and who again ran an exceptionally good river trip. As I am learning to kayak I firstly ... Read more >

Tags: equator expeditions, karnali, kayaking, nepal, rafting, sukute

Gallery: Nepal Rafting and Kayaking

NEPAL | Friday, 7 Nov 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Mumbai - Bangalore - Hydrabad

INDIA | Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery

Waving the Flag

INDIA | Monday, 20 Oct 2008 | Views [1287]

Well I have been a very slack journaller lately!  So what have I been upto??  Well most recently I have been 'Waving the Flag' at the first Australia v India cricket test in Bangalore, but between my last entry and then I have.. Had the most amazing ... Read more >

Tags: bangalore, cricket, india, india rail, train trips

The land of camels

INDIA | Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 | Views [2715] | Comments [1]

Well I am now in Rajasthan the land of Maharajas and camels.  My train got into Bikaner in northern Rajasthan at 2am in the morning, 2 hours later than it was supposed to.. Luckily for me the guy from the hotel I had arranged to pick me up waited and ... Read more >

Tags: bikaner, camels, india, pushkar, rajasthan

Gallery: Rajasthan

INDIA | Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

The Golden Temple of Amritsar

INDIA | Sunday, 21 Sep 2008 | Views [2089]

Now, I have been to Amritsar and have seen the Golden Temple of the Sikhs and it is indeed beautiful.  After the 3 or so weeks in Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh leaving the mountains was a real shock to the system.  These areas are different to alot ... Read more >

Tags: amritsar, golden temple, india

Gallery: Amritsar

INDIA | Sunday, 21 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Indian Road Safety

INDIA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

A day in Mcleod

INDIA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [1103] | Comments [1]

I had a good day yesterday, and I often don't write till ages after things have happened so I thought I'd write about my day yesterday now.  Maybe it's interesting.. maybe it's not.. but it just goes to show that you never know what you'll end up doing ... Read more >

Tags: dharamsala, india, mcleod ganj, slum

An Indian road trip

INDIA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [1425] | Comments [1]

When I first arrived in Mcleod Ganj I met a lovely Scottish girl - Emma at my guest house, later that night we met Gabby and Martine who had arranged to go on a little road trip with a local Thanka shop owner and it was decided we should join them!  ... Read more >

Tags: himachal pradesh, india, local hospitality, village life

Gallery: Himachal Pradesh

INDIA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

A week in Ladakh...

INDIA | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Views [1292]

is just not long enough!  Ladakh, is my favourite place in India so far, although it is nothing like anywhere else in India at all, so maybe it is unfair to compare it.  In fact the Ladakhis themselves don't consider themselves Indian at all. The whole ... Read more >

Tags: india, ladakh, leh

Gallery: Ladakh

INDIA | Tuesday, 9 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery

Holy Cow!

INDIA | Saturday, 30 Aug 2008 | Views [1860]

Well it has been awhile! And I have been doing so many things, where to start?? Well I will try not to make the entry too long... or I think most of you will stop reading halfway through. Well picking up from after trekking, which seems so long ago ... Read more >

Tags: buddha, haradwir, india, lumbini, nepal, temples, varanasi

Gallery: Varanasi and Haridwar

INDIA | Saturday, 30 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery