Because of the competing claims on Ravi’s actual birthday, we indulged in an extended birthday week. The culmination of this week was a fabulous day in Kuala Lumpur, including a visit to the famous Twin Towers. We began with a…
Delhi and Mumbai – Day 878-883 (Feb 24-28, 2016)
Mumbai was calling, so we caught the train to Delhi, and spent a night in Nizamuddin West before taking another train to Mumbai. Hazrat Nizamuddin is one of five major railway stations in Delhi, and Nizamuddin West is a well-preserved…
Rishikesh, India – Day 840-860 (Jan 17-Feb 6, 2016): The Monkeys of Rishikesh
Rishikesh has a LOT of monkeys. It is in the mountains, with plenty of national parks nearby. There is an endless supply of soft-hearted or soft-headed tourists, who can be cajoled or tricked into giving the monkeys food. And there…
Rishikesh, India: Day 837-838 (Jan 14-15, 2016): Discovering Ganga Ma
We arrived in Rishikesh late at night and very hungry. Our guesthouse had a policy of locking the shutters on the front doors at 9:30pm, but it was after that time when we arrived, and we hadn’t eaten. The dedicated…
Cochin (Kochi), Kerala, India: Day 822-26 (Dec 31, 2015 – Jan 4, 2016)
We caught the train from Trivandrum to Kochi (Cochin) on December 31st. We would have liked to stay with our friends for New Year’s Day, but the train only ran once every three days, and we didn’t want to cut…
Panjim (Panaji), Capital of Goa – Day 805-811 (Dec 14-20, 2015)
Panjim is in a beautiful location – the centre of the city is on a peninsula, at the point where two rivers meet and empty into a vast estuarine bay. On the west coast, ocean waves break against orange-yellow sand dunes,…
Travelling Light: The First Year
The anniversary of our departure from Australia has just ticked over! This is the selfie we took when we started travelling within Australia on September 11, 2013 – we were on our way from Sydney to Coffs Harbour. Yes, we…
Baja, Hungary to Bangkok, Thailand, via Budapest and Doha
Baja is a lovely little town on the Danube, or rather on a side channel of the Danube – the full Danube is much, much wider than this waterway. It has a large square where vehicles are allowed to park,…
Ljubljana, Slovenia: From The Castle To Metelkova, September, 2014
We loved Ljubljana – a small, walkable, beautiful city, with a population of warm-hearted, friendly Slovenes, and many interesting travellers. You have to make a particular effort to get to Ljubljana – it’s not one of the famous backpacker destinations…
Medulin, Croatia to Ljubljana, Slovenia: Hitch-Hiking, September 19, 2014
As much as we enjoyed our time on the Adriatic coast, it was all too soon time to bid farewell to our British friends and move on to our next destination. We were heading back to Ljubljana, and since the…