http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Doulsey/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Doulsey en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:54:32 +0000 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:54:32 +0000 After a month of Goan beaches it was back to the cattle train destination lsquoThe Real India.rsquo We arrived at 530am just in time to witness the sleeping city of Mumbai manifest itself into a whirlwind of pure chaos. The morning ritual of relieving ones bladder is no different in India some men lined the gutters whilst others found it necessary to mark their territory on nearby walls. A http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Rajasthan/Jodhpur/blog-9890.html Well I have just completed one of if not the best weeks of my life. Spent the last week riding through the North of Vietnam from Hanoi to Sapa. Was on a bike called a Minsk. It is a motorbike that was built in the Soviet Union and is the most basic of bikes. It has a 150cc engine off road wheels needs to be kick started which was a first for me and needs oil to be mixed with the petrol i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Vietnam/Red-River-Delta/Hanoi/blog-6795.html So how does one describe Palolem You could mention the beautiful beach palm trees weather food bars ocean view huts etc etc..... but where's the fun in thatTo me Palolem is a world of contrasts. From your ultimate hippie living up in the palm tree wearing nothing but a piece of string covering his crack and a small leather flap protecting his sack to your charter flown English royalty type http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-7274.html Goa is lined with beaches from north to south with each beach offering something different. I don't really know why I chose Palolem of all the places but I'm sure as hell glad that I didhellipThe beaches are beautiful the weather is bliss and best of all the people here both locals and foreigners are great. I have met heaps of people and been a great time enjoying everything Palolem has to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Goa/Palolem/blog-6844.html Southwest China Lijiang about 100km from India and also close to Tibet. We stayed in this old town which had a unique charm to it and snow capped mountains in the background. I was there with my Welsh and Dutch mates Steve and Michael and we spent the first three nights getting absolutely slaughtered. After a few days of being pissheads we then headed up to a mountain range called 'Tiger Le http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-6900.html