Trip: Phase 4 - Asia
There are [13] stories from my trip: Phase 4 - Asia
INDIA | Saturday, 22 Dec 2007 | Views [734]
Well, it seems the emotional baggage we were carrying was just too heavy! After nearly 12 years together, Wick are no more. Was it the stresses of traveling and on a teeny tiny budget that forced us apart, or was this outcome always on the cards? Who ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
INDIA | Thursday, 8 Nov 2007 | Views [1454] | Comments [1]
We have internet here at the Beach. Its is a lovely spot here, all the
tourists tell us its the best beach in Goa. It is a smallish bay, maybe
1-2.0km long, with rocky bits enclosing the ends. Its pretty much
rammed with coco huts (bamboo huts on ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Views [978]
We took sleeper train to Margao and then waited for a train
to Canacona. Getting on the train was the scariest thing I’ve done in a while,
everyone pushing, standing on each other etc, and with my pack I was at their
mercy. I was shoved and pummeled ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
INDIA | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Views [596]
Overall, Mumbai was really good and we were surprised how
friendly the people were. We had a great time on our final night, in a local
bar (only Indian men) near the train station. They didn’t object to our
presence and literally welcomed us in, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
INDIA | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Wednesday, 7 Nov 2007 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [626]
We have had about 5 days in Mumbai and are off to Goa tomorrow on the
sleeper train. We arrived at about 5am in the morning after only a
2.5hr flight from Dubai so did not have a very good nights sleep. We
flew Jazeera Airways which certainly had ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 | Views [991]
It's a long story, but the easiest and cheapest way for us to get from Japan to India was via Dubai. My friend Helen live there with her partner Andy so it was a good excuse for visiting them. Dubai has a reputation for throwing people in jail for ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Monday, 22 Oct 2007 | Views [1557] | Comments [1]
The trains in Japan and reasonably easy to understand and
relatively cheap so we took a day trip to nearby Nara. It bucketed down all day
and we were soaked to the core by the time we got home. It was worth it though
to visit Kohfukuji Temple ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
JAPAN | Friday, 19 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 19 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery
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JAPAN | Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Views [1874]
Eventually we made it to Japan and I did the conference talk. Thursday was my birthday and I started it off in fine style by missing the first 9 1/2 hours of it sleeping! A much needed lie in. After a full Japanese breakfast in the hotel I opened ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
