Have you ever experienced 6Gs?? And no, its not the latest in mobile phone technology….. Well neither had I up until yesterday. Travelling from Kottayam to Kumily by bus with Kamakaze Ken as our bus driver was like spending 4 hours being tossed around the inside of a tumble dryer. I don’t know if its some kind of Indian machismo to drive fast and take corners like Nigel Mansell, I normally wouldn’t mind so much as hitting something in a bus (as long as it isn’t another bus) is akin to swatting flies, however, I didn’t take into account the fact [View Full Entry]

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After a 15 hour train journey ive finally arrived in Kerala! Gone are the beaches for now, these being replaced with good old fashioned, history and culture. My first stop in Kerala is Ernakulim and Kochi (Cochin). From here I intend to make short hops down the coast finally ending up in Trivandrum from where I will be heading East to Madurai, before I start my journey North again. Im going to need some convincing as to why train journeys must take so long ….. 800km in 15 hours strikes me as being a tad on the slow side (that’s about [View Full Entry]

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So much for making my way down to Kerala!!! When you travel in India, trains have to be booked several days in advance as they tend to fill up very quickly, so I decided to travel as far South as I could in Goa and bide my time on another beautiful beach while I wait for the day of my train journey to come around. The main city in South Goa is Magdeon or Margao. It’s a small town with a small park in the middle of it and hardly any tourists to speak of. Most people usually just come here [View Full Entry]

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Ive found paradise and paradise is a place called Goa!!! After the 14-hour bus trip from Mumbai, 35c warm weather, beautiful sandy beaches, palm trees and beachfront shacks that serve cold beer are just the tonic you need. Driving out of Mumbai was great fun. We stopped every 30 seconds to pick up more passengers or to allow the food and water wallahs onboard. At one stage I actually thought it might be wise to start writing my last will and testament as it felt that I would probably be spending my last days onboard this so called “luxury” bus. We [View Full Entry]

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First your picked up, spun around in the air before eventually being flung to the ground. Then it picks you up again, chews you up and spits you out….welcome to Mumbai!!! After a 12 hour journey this is the last thing you need, especially when you still have to get into the city and find a place to stay. As luck had it I managed to hook up with a German girl called Anna at the airport and we spent the next 3 days seeing the sights together. This city of roughly 17 million people often makes you wish that you [View Full Entry]

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For many years ive wanted to visit Auschwitz. I cant explain why, however I have always felt myself drawn to this place, presumably because I simply felt I needed to see it for myself. Those of you who know me well, know that I have always had a great interest in WW2 and that if I can extend my knowledge about this period in our history then I will. Im usually all for making blogs fun, trying to find a humorous side to everything and laugh at myself whenever possible, but by actually coming here and visiting Auschwitz you realise very [View Full Entry]

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....and welcome to the land of no vowels, spotless streets, beautiful buildings and 24 hour partying!!! Ive been attempting a whistle stop tour of Slovakia, Poland and Austria and spent a few err...strange hours in the Czech Republic too! Admittedly its been a few years since ive had the pleasure of experiencing the open road and going wherever fate takes me! Some things change, but unfortunately some things never do!!! In the last few days ive travelled through 4 countries and made some interesting observations, especially about those who are doing, or attempting to do the same thing as me. [View Full Entry]

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…or not as the case may be. I promise you that I don’t really talk like that, I might come from Essex, but I speak proper me…… Well anyway..err…moving swiftly on, ive had a good 6 weeks of the obligatory pacifying of mother and meeting friends and family before I go away again. I’ve taken my TEFL course and passed and will thankfully soon be heading off for warmer climes. I was born and raised in and around Southend (Saar- fend) on sea, a town that was once a very popular seaside resort with Londoners during most of the 19th and [View Full Entry]

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No, im not referring to American Revolutions or little green men intent on world domination, i’m referring to a day i’ve been looking forward to for such a long time, the tunnel is dug and ready, its all shored up and it’s time to break out…. Goodbye Sweden!!! So ive decided that the time has finally come to give up the dull rigours of the 9 to 5, (well 7 to 4) give up my job, my apartment, sell everything I own and head off on my long awaited round the world trip that i’d always promised myself I would do [View Full Entry]

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