INDIA | Sunday, 29 Jun 2008 | Views [277]
Due to the delicate nature of my stomach and other parts of my body
(thank you Imodium plus) and the fact that there were only the “come
and get them” cheap seats on the toy train I took the bus instead. It
was quicker, I had a window seat and the ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 | Views [246]
That’s right I am in Ooty the birth place of Snooker! Arriving
after dark due to the bus running late and also side swiping a rickshaw
on one of the tight mountain roads I didn’t feel like “searching” for a
hotel. Across the road were a gaggle of ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 20 Jun 2008 | Views [386]
I have come to the conclusion that Indian bus travel really isn’t for
me. Even though I was in “seat 13” and not able to see that much of the
approaching road I was able to see the apex of each twisty mountain
curve. The horn was barley silent the ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 17 Jun 2008 | Views [234]
So finally after 14 days I managed to leave Colva. After spending all my time either: 1. Reading a book 2. Watching TV 3. Drinking beer 4. Drinking beer whilst reading a book 5. Drinking beer whilst watching TV 6. Drinking beer and eating chips, ... Read more >
INDIA | Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008 | Views [167]
Arriving in the late afternoon I easily found a cheap hotel. Dumping my
bags I made my way the short distance to have a look at the sea. The
breakers crashing on the shore, the storm agitated waters swirling a
dirty brown over the light yellow sand.... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 29 May 2008 | Views [430]
I woke up early and spent the 1st 20 minutes trying not to scratch my
foot. It had spent part of the night outside the mosquito net and had
therefore been feasted upon. Sadly, I failed! Seeing that I was
going to be hanging out in Hampi for a while ... Read more >
INDIA | Sunday, 25 May 2008 | Views [247]
Day one: At 8 in the morning I chucked all three of my bags into
various parts of the car. Sitting on the back seat I gave my driver the
nod of approval to proceed in a southerly direction. Seven hours later
I cruised up to the Navaratna International ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 20 May 2008 | Views [370]
Today I arrived in the town of Aurangabad. Surprisingly I was met at
the train station and given a free rickshaw ride to the hotel. The
driver was a man who gets a mention in the lonely planet for his
rickshaw services and now runs a tour company ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 16 May 2008 | Views [245]
Wow, what a difference 165 kms and 4 hours make! The train was
amazingly long and it took me nearly 5 minutes to walk from the back of
the train (where everybody was literally fighting to get onto the cheap
seats) to my second class a/c carriage.... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [289]
Arriving at the airport without my rucksack put a bit of a damper on
things and the long taxi ride to the hotel was slightly blue (either I
was upset or swearing…I’ll let you choose) After Iran, the 1st
thing that hit me was the thickness of the ... Read more >
IRAN | Saturday, 3 May 2008 | Views [778]
The bus journey, on Saturday, from Yazd to Shiraz was long and rather
uneventful. Spending hours looking at dusty arid scrub land can only
hold one’s attention for so long. Throughout the 7 hour ride only two
things caught my eye. The 1st was a lone ... Read more >
IRAN | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2008 | Views [355]
The desert city of Yazd has been around sine the 2nd century AD and
therefore the old quarter was laid out without the car in mind! The
city is famous for the Bagirs or wind towers that cover the cities
rooftop skyline. It’s an old fashioned air ... Read more >
IRAN | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Views [440]
Planes, trains and automobiles: …ok, no planes but I did go on a bus! The
07:40 train left Qazvin on time and safely cocooned within the air
conditioned carriage with far too much leg I dozed the 2 hour ride to
Tehran. Impressed with the train ... Read more >
IRAN | Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | Views [589]
The shrill beep of the alarm woke me up at 08:01 precisely. Due to the
fact that the toilets are shared and the only “English” one (I’ve yet
to learn how to squat properly) was one floor down I had to get
dressed, go for a walk just to sit down again.... Read more >
IRAN | Friday, 18 Apr 2008 | Views [270]
The airplane rumbled across the tarmac of Tehran’s international
airport runway 20 minutes ahead of schedule. So it was only 02:10 in
the morning then! Going through passport control took awhile but not as long as the luggage! At 04:30 my head hit ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Views [192]
It's cold, you can't smoke anywhere and the beer is far too expensive!
TURKEY | Friday, 28 Mar 2008 | Views [219]
Now, personally I didn’t really have a need to come here but then I did
not want to go back to Istanbul either. Seeing that Ankara was only a 5
hour bus ride away the choice was an easy one to make in the end. My
hotel was near the old castle and ... Read more >
TURKEY | Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [396]
Due to the changes in my travel plans, I had decided to hang out
somewhere in Turkey for a whole week before flying back to London. The
small village of Goreme fitted the bill very nicely thank you. It’s in the middle of Cappadocia. Only a 12 hour ... Read more >
TURKEY | Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Views [368]
Istanbul Before I start to tell you the story that is Istanbul I feel a flashback coming on… On
my penultimate day in Canakkale I walked the 800 metres to the bus
station to purchase a ticket for the following morning on the 10am bus.
So, there ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2008 | Views [306]
The bus from Selcuk wasn’t all that bad. The guy sitting next to me was
an English teacher among other subjects. (He takes home about 1000ytl a
month. There are about 2.3 of those to one English pound…ouch!) and we
enjoyed little chats along the ... Read more >
TURKEY | Friday, 7 Mar 2008 | Views [217]
Friday the 7th of March Got up, caught a bus to Selcuk, got off
bus and walked to the hostel.Sat in courtryard...another long day of
doing almost nothing Saturday the 8th of March Today I went to Efes. It’s 3kms away and although the hostel has ... Read more >
TURKEY | Wednesday, 5 Mar 2008 | Views [279]
Last night after watching Fenerbache go 2 goals behind before half time
I decided to leave Mr Blues and go to bed at a reasonable time. In the
morning I went online to check out the result. They managed to get back
into the match, draw level and ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2008 | Views [413]
For the second time in four and half months the alarm clock went off at
08:01. However this time because I was staying in the backpackers in
the centre of Bodrum, the early morning call to prayer woke me up a few
hours earlier and I could not get ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 25 Feb 2008 | Views [199]
That’s right folks, tomorrow I am on the buses. After spending the
winter here in Bodrum it is time to move on and get back to some
travelling. After all, that is what I want to be doing, especially now
that spring has come to turkey. The sky is ... Read more >
TURKEY | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [299] | Video
I have now been living in Bodrum for 17 weeks and I have another 3
weeks left of my time here. This is the same amount of time it took me
to trike here! So much for travelling but since I am not in a rush I
don’t really care an awful lot. By some ... Read more >
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