Spiritual Enlightenment on an Enfield Bullet.

This is India, where anything is possible. Soon two of the people that I had met in Bundi also wanted to escape the raging heat and head to Rishikesh. This was perfect for me, my last two sleeper trains had seen me in predominantly male carriages and although there were no problems I had still [...]

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Happy? Holi from Jaipur

Today has just been one of those days. I was woken up at 6.30am by the hotel staff shouting to one another, the sound of furniture being dragged around and very loud banging. Since I was paying a kings ransom of Rs800 per night, at least double what I normally pay, I was not impressed. [...]

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Agra and the Magnificent Taj Mahal

One can’t see everything and I had to make the decision to cut Khajuraho and its fascinating ‘Kama Sutra’ temples and Bodhgaya, the place of Buddha’s enlightenment, from my list. I am heading west to Rajasthan and they are both in the opposite direction. There is one place, however, that I would never miss and [...]

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