Brash, loud, colorful and usually a crazy old ride, the tuk tuk is synonymous with the Indian subcontinent and Asia. Sri Lanka was no exception and having ridden a in a few, less well put together versions in India, they weren’t exactly a new novelty; that is until I looked closer and started to see […]
Going East…..
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 […]
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, […]
Travelling from McLeod Ganj on a twelve hour local bus I felt like I had had about six journeys in one winding through mountains, rivers, rice paddies and towering cliffs. Eventful as ever I had been thoroughly entertained by a range of characters along the way including a few month old Tibetan baby who stared […]
Doubting I was actually going to get to McLeod Ganj following a cancelled bus, taxi and a near miss with a firework, I arrived in the early hours very damp and very cold. I knew I was up high as I hadn’t slept a wink with the winding road choosing instead to gaze out of […]
Sat by the Ganges under clear skies (finally!) back in the warm sun I am writing from Rishikesh, home of yoga and all things new age. My last few weeks however have been spent chattering my teeth up India’s breathtaking mountains, in both McLeod Ganj and Manali. Here’s the view as I saw it, with […]
Thinking about Diwali the last thing I could recall from school was it being something about light, colour and the return of princess from a dark wood. Arriving to stay with Tushar and his lovely family for the festivities I discovered that I was on the right lines, kind of. Taking a stroll round the […]
I arrived in Delhi after an eventful departure and so many tears anyone sat next to me must have thought I was going to war. I had long been imagining what may await me once I stepped out of airport, would I be totally unprepared? What if I was completely overwhelmed? Would I want to […]
Girl Gone East 