Parts 1 to 4 I’m so looking forward to a hot shower. It’s been ages. The nights are cool here, so cool that when I go to massage coconut...

I’m so looking forward to a hot shower. It’s been ages. The nights are cool here, so cool that when I go to massage coconut oil into my...

Beautiful stone sculptures of deities. This is Rama, a reincarnation of Vishnu, and this sculpture is quite unique because it depicts him...

Time Travel History oozes from the walls of this amazing town of Jaisalmer. As I wander around I can’t help but constantly feel like I’m...

Across The Dusty Plains So eventually it was time for me to leave the Golden City of Jaisalmer. It was a beautiful place to be for...

From my rooftop here in Udaipur I can see an old palace on a hill. It’s a little hazy outside, a bit dusty. It hasn’t rained for a couple...

I’m all alone. And I’m so lovin’ it. It’s nearly 11am, and I’m sitting in an old haveli, a Rajasthani mansion. It’s so beautiful in here,...

Dharmkhot tea house. Egg parantha, curd, chutney, and a hot lemon ginger honey. Just what the doctor ordered. I’m hungry. I haven’t eaten...

And so, I was finally ready to leave the beautiful hills of Rishikesh, and before I knew it I was on another rattly old clunker, to the...

After a long night out with Anne in Rishikesh, and after only a couple of hours sleep, I got up well before sparrow’s fart to catch my...

Shit! You really need to keep your wits about you in these parts. I’ve almost come a dangerous cropper a few times already, and I just...

Last Day In Luang So Sam the Man’s gone, on his tuk tuk and van back to Nong Khiaw. He took a nausea pill before he left, as the last...

Kuang Si Sometimes you visit a place which is so overwhelmingly and surprisingly beautiful that you have to sit still for a while, in...

Holed Up Well well well. You never know what dodgy potholes will suddenly appear in the road. Only one day before Sam, Tondi and Otis...

I feel like I’m at Westfield. One of those massive generic shopping centres that have appeared all over the world like an unstoppable...

Chiang Khan I love this town. It’s a traditional Thai town, many of the buildings are made of slatted wood, and, rather than having been...

Don’t You Hate People Who Are Always Happy? I apologise. I can’t help it. I’m not doing it on purpose. But as the days pass by I’m just...

Yesterday About 30 years ago, Wolf and I spent a fair bit of time riding on the Laos side of the Mekong, travelling through these parts...

Ouch. My smile hurts. And I’ve got sore wavers. My celeb status has gone gangbusters in this country. From pretty much the first moment I...

Yeah ….. life’s moving on. And I’ve been thinking. I’ve realised how difficult it would be for me to move around the world like I’m...