As 2014 draws near it’s a good time to share the highlights of my last two incredible months in India. I’ve only been away a week yet I’m already dreaming of returning for more highs, lows, chaos, cows and breathtaking beauty. I’m not totally through with India though: there will be a few posts to […]
Following on from a lonely couple of days in Jodhpur where I befriended a man selling ribbon for interaction that went beyond; ‘which country, what is your good name and are you married’ I was very much looking forward to my friend Karens arrival; for a two whole weeks! Patois I had started to develop […]
Thank you for reading! More tales to come in 2014. Wishing you all the best for Christmas and New Years! x
“Oh you’re going to Colombo? Yeah so are we, but we’re not staying there, oh no no no, we’re headed straight for the beach” You can change the name of the city from Delhi, to Mumbai to wherever. So often I hear this line from people who see the big cities as something to be […]
Cook it up like a mighty mogul with this amazing recipe for Rogan Josh inspired by my trip to Rajasthan. You can use lamb, mutton or goat. For a true authentic indian taste, track down your local mutton dealer. Serves 4 – 1kg of your chosen meat, cubed – 6 cloves of garlic, minced – […]
Tearing myself away from mountains, biking and the Nutella banana pancake strip, I travelled to Rajasthan for a week of seeing stuff. From camel riding in the desert city of Jaisalmer to temples in pushy Pushkar, this is what I saw. Stop 1 – Jaisalmer, Sandcastle city I took my first overnight train to Jaisalmer, […]
Travelling throughout north India for the last six weeks I have been entertained, enchanted and down right baffled by some of India’s road signs. In a land where people drive like mentalists, or ‘intuitive’ driving as I have been more kindly known to call it, perhaps they need to stand out. From the hilarious, bizarre, […]
“Smell this” “Oh yeah, mmmmm. You know what that smells like?” “What man?” “It smells like love. Love is the only power you need” “Yeah man. Totally” Welcome to Rishikesh. Home of new age, bongos, yoga and more dreadlocks than you can shake a stick at. I arrived in an early morning haze having not […]
Girl Gone East 