Destination: United Kingdom

Jaipur

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [466]

Nov 20th-21st So we get to Jaipur in a piddly little bus which crammed around 100 people on it and the seat upon which i was sat had become unattached to the floor so as you can imagine, at every pothole and bump in the road- of which there were many-... Read more >

there's what on the temples?!?!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [951] | Comments [3]

Dear All, Firstly, Congrats to bec and laura for completing all their exams and graduating high school!!! Woohoo, good job. Time to relax and have a ball at schoolies (: In total we spent 4 nights in Varanasi watching the city. It was noisy, dirty ... Read more >

I AMsterdam (and also london)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [1762] | Comments [1]

after a very long bus ride next to a quite unfriendly chain smoking french man, i finally completed the journey from london to paris where iona and i were REUNITED in the relatively unglamorous gallieni bus terminal. for the next 2 days we hung out ... Read more >

Tags: amsterdam, gold., red lights, ritz, windows

Surprise party

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 | By brikem21 | Views [605]

Had a surprise party thrown for me by Davina. Amazing- totally taken in. Work now almost finished- last day tomorrow. Then off on our travels!!!

pushkar

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [707]

Wed Nov 18-  early morn start yet again as we headed for Pushkar/ Took one of the worst local buses of my life. Pathetic horns yet again blowing every second and very windy roads- not good for my motion sickness. Pushkar is siutated on the eastern edge ... Read more >

Udaipur- The home of Lake Palace

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [644]

Mon 16nov- took a bus to udaipur. this was the worst bus journey ive ever experiened in my whole life. the stupid horn that played a tune everytime it was honked (which was every second) deprived me of any potential sleep. i dont have any words to ... Read more >

Australia - The final Chapter

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 | By laura_street | Views [696] | Comments [2]

Dear Readers, Please accept my sincere appologies for the delay in the update. I don't really know what happened in Australia but I was unmotivated, which is naughty. Now in New Zealand I will ensure that my blog is kept up to date more frequently so ... Read more >

December - Santarun, Wales

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1407] | Video

Location: Newtown, Wales Dates: First or second Sunday in December Level of Participation: 5 – run as though you’re late for Christmas Description: What better way to start the silly season than ... Read more >

Tags: santarun, uk, wales, world festivals

the Indian adventure begins

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [986] | Comments [3]

Dear All, To start, it was a very long journey to India, very very very long. Started at Kathmandu at 6am when we woke and made our way to the Kathmandu bus station. The bus goes from Kathmandu to Sunauli on the India/Nepal border. We boarded at ... Read more >

Jodphurs and all

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [511]

Sat 14 Nov, Early morning we left for Jodhpur. Took a local bus- this was interesting to say the least! Luckily we had seats and so sat in relative comfort. whereas the hoards of locals that hopped on and off the bus and squeezed into the holes above ... Read more >

Photos: Maddam Tussauds

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 | By jamesandjulie | Photo Gallery

Jaisalmer

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [648]

Wed 10th Nov arrived at 2pm (20hrs on board train) to Jaisalmer. First impressions were very good. it was a lovely train station, one could tell it was relatively new but its decor was still in keeping with its surroundings and it was very clean which ... Read more >

where are we at? (rose)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 | By huw-and-rose | Views [816] | Comments [1]

Despite our best efforts to leave, we are still in the UK, and may realistically still be here for Christmas. That's assuming our families will have us, having said goodbye too many times already. The stress of trying to stick to a fixed date had removed ... Read more >

Notes from a small sofa

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By sfau | Views [476]

The plane from Bangkok landed at Kathmandu international airport in the late morning and my connecting internal flight to Pokhara wasn’t till 2pm. So I had plenty of time to walk the several hundred metres to the domestic terminal…. Hang on a minute….... Read more >

tour #2 begins!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [520]

9th Nov- wake up and begin the day with a 3course meal! i was stuffed to ensure i had enough energy for my onward journey. There's indian hospitality for you. They offered me all sorts of food to take with me also, to ensure i never went hungry. They ... Read more >