The beaches of north Goa
Once we were free from dental appointments we hired Nitin, our taxi driver, to take us out for the day. Although we’d been to Goa several times we’d never been More… →
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Farewell Chapora
Our friend Sal arrived towards the end of our stay in Chapora, so there was only time for a few outings – a very pleasant afternoon and sunset at Oltremarino More… →
Back to Goa – again
We stayed at the Swan Inn again in Bali. I was glad we went all the way to Ubud even though we were only passing through and staying 4 nights. More… →
Getting an Indian tourist visa in Bangkok
Like many long term travellers, we had been planning to get an Indian tourist visa in Bangkok – at least for 3 months if we couldn’t score a 6-month one. More… →
Oh Calcutta
The day we left Varanasi for Calcutta was, for me, the worst day of the trip so far. Stomach ache and nausea had sent me to the freezing cold bathroom More… →
Varanasi
The next stop was Varanasi, a new destination for us. The drive in from the airport was long and increasingly depressing – congested, litter-strewn streets typical of any scruffy, nondescript More… →
India, Take 2
Our first destination from Kathmandu was Delhi, and our short stay there was mostly concerned with shopping – but not the carpets and souvenirs that tourists usually buy. Top of More… →
Language barriers
Watching a young Italian couple struggling to decipher a menu, it occurred to me that being British is a distinct advantage when it comes to travelling through India. For a More… →
Shopped
You really feel like a resident, albeit a very temporary one, rather than a tourist when you have bought, gutted and filleted a large mackerel before 9am. I say ‘mackerel’ More… →
Living Quarters
Half way into our stay, I still can hardly believe our luck in getting this apartment. Before we left Chennai I had fired off emails to the owners of every More… →