Taking a second look... in Jodhpur
Two days ago we arrived in Rajasthan’s second largest city, Jodhpur, a five and a half hour journey on the train from Jaipur. At first,...
Keeping it real… in Rajasthan's Jaipur
Jaipur, the capital city of the regal state of Rajasthan, is a place I always wanted to visit. Having grown up watching colourful...
Romance is alive… in Agra
Well, maybe it’s dead, seeing as the Taj Mahal is actually a tomb that the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, built by for his beloved wife,...
Seeing how the other half live(d) … in Delhi
"If on earth there be a place of bliss It is this, it is this, it is this…” An inscription on one of the walls at Diwan–I–Khas in the...
Seeing the sunrise...in Pokhara
If you’ve been following the blog, you’ll remember I mentioned I was in a city north west of Kathmandu. The third largest city in Nepal,...
Looking inside...in Lumbini
As I sit here sipping masala chai in the aptly named “Sweet Memories” restaurant in Pokhara (a city about 200km north west of Kathmandu),...
We've got jungle fever... in Chitwan
It’s funny how we’ve only been “on the road” for 4 days, but feel as though we’ve been in Nepal for a month or so. We are now used to all...
On top of the world... in Kathmandu.
We’re finally in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It’s nearly Tuesday here, so you must be wondering if there is actually any...
Why Tuesdays under the sun?
We hate Tuesdays. The weekend just gone always seems like a lifetime ago, and the next one is too far away to even imagine. The routine...
