India
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Securing value accommodation around the world
Flights, accommodation and activities tend to be the biggest expenses when traveling. Securing value accommodation is often the easiest way of saving money....
Busy Bees
And so we arrive in Delhi. It’s like everyone said it would be – absolute chaos! The image that sprang into my mind as we screamed our way through traffic to...
7 Funny Signs
We found 7 funny signs and a few more that were a bit more lewd. We just had to share them once I had picked them from the archive! There is nothing like...
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Two Main Types of Indian Masala
Masala: There are two main types of Indian Masala. People often get confused and think the concept is more complex than it really is.... Masala literally...
Videos capturing the craziness of India
Here are a selection of videos from India that starts to begin to explain the breadth of the Indian culture, landscape and feeling the country gives to anyone...
Video Playlist of Temples Around the World
Click on the videos to show just some of the temples we experienced around the world. Temples are fascinating pieces of artwork that are often core...
The "Rules" of india
India.... it really is a world upon itself. You will never go anywhere that confuses, frustrates, allures and makes you want to scream all at the same time....
Pune Round Two
After an epic time in Omkareshwar we set off back to the bus station, in conditions that were much quieter than when we arrived. The journey back on the bus...
Aum in Omkareshwar
After a rocky start to our last part of our Indian adventures we set off on the 3 hr local bus journey to Omkareshwar. I was more than ready but I sensed and...
Heading back South West
We felt sad rolling out of Varanasi as again this meant another section of our journey and another place to say goodbye to. Things are definitely closing in...
Business in Varanasi
Thinking about our shirt production business in Varanasi we some how ended up in a jeep with the owner of Glenary's, the very same place we had spent on the...
The Darjeeling Tea Express
Jeeps keep on getting more and more hairy. They seem to have been made my a mechano set with a bit of glue, without a clue. Welding here and there keeping...
Khecheopalri lake
We finally left Pelling feeling recharged and ready for some more of Sikkim, as time was suddenly streaming along without signs of slowing down. It was a...
Pelling volunteering and relaxing
A 6am jeep ride in the torrential rain was like being at Universal Studios, only on this 'Wet and Wild' ride you CAN die. The land was really saturated and we...
Yuksom in the clouds
We were told that there was a share jeep that would pass through Tashading to Yuksom at 11am or 1pm. With luggage in tow we waited patiently on the side of the...
Tashiding or was that Tashadingaling?
Cruising along the Sikkimese country is beautiful mixed with fear. Boulders strewn across the road and recent slips degrading the road in too recent times...
The Slick State of Sikkim- Gangtok
Wow, what a contrast. Are we still in India? After the dirty market town of Siliguri making our way north and further a further up the luscious green...
Varanasi to Siliguri, a Gorka strike and a birthday
So the final day in Varanasi arrived and we have a train booked from an out of town station in Varanasi to Siliguri (West Bengal). Our train departs early...
Real Varanasi
After our relaxing 3 days we prepared ourselves for 'the real Varanasi' and headed off by autorickshaw to be dumped 15 minutes walk away from our destination...
To Varanasi and Luxury!
Landing on in our 2-tiered AC cabin because every other class was full, we were happy as we had previously decided to try every class in order to compare and...
Agra and the Taj
The only issue of our 26 hour delay was the fact that we had 2 days in Agra to see the town. Although we this was the only place that we were going to only see...
Working North via Jalgaon
This is a grubby little town, similar to Aurangabad. It is dusty hot, essentially "Arid" all over. That is fine though as we only have one night here before...
Ellora Caves and around Aurangabad
After a day’s washing, sleeping, getting cash and finding our way around the city we headed out for a day in Dalautabad. Catching the bus was a bit of a...
Arriving in Aurangabad
After spending 6 hours the night before uploading photos due to numerous power failures rendering Internet use almost impossible, a 6am start was tiring. We...
From the farm to reality then Aurangabad
So, from the farm and back to reality. Following a week at the Mango farm we need to get back to Pune to catch our train to Aurangabad which leaves early in...
Khatpevadi Valley Mango Farm
At 5pm on the 18th May 2010 a yellow rickshaw approached us on the roadside and Umesh appeared with a smile and helped us jam our bags into the rickshaw. It...
Leaving Goa, Onwards to Pune
So the adventure really begins. After our 2 week break on the golden sands of Goa, relaxing as much as possible, getting acclimatised to the hot, humid heat of...
Relaxing in a Goan Paradise
I could get used to this... Relaxing in a goan paradise, hanging out with the Boom Shankar guys, who are all ace. The great thing about this time of year is...
Oh let's all Go to Goa!
The sleeper train was a great investment, despite gate crashers in the form of an Indian family with no ticket trying to use our bed space and literally...
Madness in Mumbai
Well after a bit of an unexpected delay, to say the least, we finally made it on the plane. Delivered in Camper Van style thanks to Anne and Dave. Air India...
Getting through the dust
So, grounded in London for 10 days we finally reach Heathrow T3 in Doris (Anne’s VW Campervan). With butterflies in my stomach I’m nervous of other setbacks –...