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Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai November 7th 2004

Right before I start let's get one thing clear... I TOTALLY DESERVE THIS HOLIDAY!!!!!! I booked it in the middle of my Christmas leave last year and I ain't had a full week off work ever since! So the next three weeks are exclusively me time and I make no apologies for it! To the uninitiated, (i.e. those of you who've never had one of my travel blogs foisted upon them before... and there are a couple), a quick explanation. These are always long winded, self indulgent and involved emails. Partly cos that's just the person I am, and partly cos I'm out by myself on the other side of the planet and as much as I'm now getting fairly experienced at doing this, I do find it kind of comforting to think that maybe I'm ... read more
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At the Gateway to India

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai November 29th 2002

When arriving in Bombay, it was very difficult to get around in the big city, so after a quick McPaneer near the huge railway station we caught a night bus down to GOA. ... read more

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai October 10th 2002

Arrival at mumbai CT for 08:00- bloody taxi drivers took the piss! They wanted us to pay Rs 275- we had been told not to pay anymore than Rs100. Eventually after much assertion we got a bloke to put his meter on and "quelle suprise"it cost Rs 150 ( it only cost that much because he added a baggage charge! - sneaky sod!) Got to bentleys hotel and showed us 3 rooms, none of which had bathrooms- we chose the middle sized one... which isn't large and bri thinks is claustrophobic. The bathroom is just down the corridor. It cost us Rs 850- not exactly cheap but it will do! Unpacked and went for a walk. Fell upon Leopolds cafe, which is like bruccianis in preston! Had poached eggs on toast!! Bombay is very different from ... read more
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Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai December 14th 2000

I couldn't have imagined that we'd get our visas and make it to the airport as painlessly as we did. We were even early, after deciding against an expensive taxi and choosing the public bus instead. We had an overnight flight ( = no sleep) and we arrived in Mumbai at about 4am. We made the airport our sanctuary until daylight and then had to figure a new way downtown (the guidebook had old bus info.) It was evident on the bus that Indians love to rush, push and crowd each other but I was unprepared for the train station at rush hour. Bunches of men, hanging out the train doors by one hand as the train arrived, leapt off before it even stopped and then the stampede began! One crowd was shoving to get off, ... read more

Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai April 8th 1987

The Final Entry of Nigel Fox dated February 9, 1948 ENTRY 43 -- Clouds of Glory The last thing I recall were his remarks about his watch. I left in a daze, feeling energised, euphoric, omnipotent. One of my episodes must have come upon me. I remember little of the hours or days between my departure, and the awareness that I was sitting on a bench near the train station in my 'English dress', with a sun helmet on my head. My mind cleared momentarily as I sat waiting. Still in my euphoric state, my gaze was drawn to an arresting sight between two vendors, one selling samosas, the other selling chai. There stood the little Sikh boy and his mother, the air round them seeming somehow washed clean in an otherworldly way. The child was ... read more




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