Ground Down So I’ve bitten the bullet, and I’ve bought myself a domestic flight ticket. I didn’t want to, but it was the only way to meet...

The Long Road To The Deep South So, finally, I was in Kerala, and I'd made it with a couple of days to spare. It was raining! Yay! I...

Rendezvousing At last! The time had finally come for me to head back to the capital of Kerala, Trivandrum, to meet my friends. Random...

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 to 4 I have an urge. And I can’t seem to control it. Despite the fact that I’ve been trekking in the mountains for the last 10...

I have an urge. And I can’t seem to control it. Despite the fact that I’ve been trekking in the mountains for the last 10 days in a row,...

I spent a couple of days wandering about this amazing city. The streets of the Old City are full of temples and shrines, fascinating...

Patan The Kathmandu Valley hosts three traditionally independent kingdoms, which, over the years, had their fair share of wars and...

So, wandering around the city of Kathmandu is so bloody interesting. I see things I’ve never seen before, all the time. Large portions of...

Parts 1 to 3 Anannapurna Circuit (That’s an Annapurna Circuit, not the Annapurna Circuit). I love the mountains here, so much! I was so...

Anannapurna Circuit (That’s an Annapurna Circuit, not the Annapurna Circuit). I love the mountains here, so much! I was so super inspired...

Brilliant Dawn, Unforgettable Dusk The next morning I got up in my freezer even before the crack of dawn, to climb the steep Poon Hill,...