Incredible India : A Roundup of 2013

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 […]

Rishikesh : A Spiritual Blackpool?

“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 […]

The Dog, the River and the Mountains

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 […]

My week in mountains…

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 […]