Parts 1 to 3 Some random kids are squealing as they run around a tree in these vast gardens. They’re having a ball here in the shade, and...

Some random kids are squealing as they run around a tree in these vast gardens. They’re having a ball here in the shade, and so am I, as...

Puri-fication I only just made it to my overnight bus. Michael and I got distracted, and then, for the life of me, I couldn’t get a...

Konark One day I took a local bus to visit this incredible ancient place. Konark is home to the amazing Sun Temple, a temple built about...

Parts 1 to 3 Intense poverty is really hard to watch. Especially when it’s right in-your-face, and relentless. It’s devastating to see...

Intense poverty is really hard to watch. Especially when it’s right in-your-face, and relentless. It’s devastating to see raw suffering,...

Buddhists Everywhere Because this place is such an important Buddhist site, monasteries and Buddhist organisations around the world have...

So the Dalai Lama was giving public talks for 2 days, and an “Empowerment” blessing, whatever that is, on the third. Feel the good man's...

India is bloody crazy sometimes. Absolutely batshit crazy. And in Bihar, India’s poorest state, and one of its most corrupt, the madness...

Parts 1 and 2 I just woke up and realised that I’m going backwards. It’s 1pm. Earlier, when I fell asleep on this train, we were heading...

I just woke up and realised that I’m going backwards. It’s 1pm. Earlier, when I fell asleep on this train, we were heading in the...

To Pokhara I was up first, keen to get to Pokhara today, knowing that Harrison had reserved a room for me tonight in his guest house, and...

Parts 1 to 3 Awww man, I love my family here so much. I’m so sad to leave. We’ve hung out a lot, just sitting around, chatting, me...

Awww man, I love my family here so much. I’m so sad to leave. We’ve hung out a lot, just sitting around, chatting, me looking after the...

Mela Melee Pushkar is crazy at the moment, at this, the busiest time of its year. The Pushkar Mela is in full swing, it’s a combination...

The Afterglow Yeah, yeah, don't get excited, I’m talking about the festival. Full moon day, the most auspicious day, and the laneways...

Parts 1 - 3 It was Sunday. The day of the Cricket World Cup final, to be played in front of 100,000 wildly expectant Indian fans in...

It was Sunday. The day of the Cricket World Cup final, to be played in front of 100,000 wildly expectant Indian fans in Ahmedabad,...

Mehrangarh Fort and Palace So, from the cobblestone track right behind my guesthouse, I could walk steeply up the hill to another of the...

The Kids Are Alright So the family who live across the lane from my guest house are so sweet, and I’ve been chatting to a few of the...