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Little Donkey - Katie Longton

So here i am.....finally made it to India after many years of being facinated by the country .....and (hopefully) all it has to offer.
So for those of you that don't know my plans, i'm off on my travels for however long my budget lasts out..........could be three months if i'm extravagant, could be six if i scrimp and save! Will be visiting India, Nepal, Tibet and maybe Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, time and money permitting. i'm here with my tried and trusted travel companion Micky Lall, who i travelled through Vietnam and Cambodia with a couple of years back. Bring it on.......!

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By Little Donkey
January 26th 2007

Back with the gang again..... Asia » India » Orissa » Puri

Play time.......

Hello all, how are you doing? This really is going to be short and sweet. I've got a stinking cold, so all i can think of is crawling back to my bed for a nap. This is probably the best internet connection i am going to have for a while, so i though it best just to get on with it! Since i last wrote i've hit the road again. Leaving Mamallapuram was sad, but it was time. I have met some great people and made some even better friends, so i'm sure i will be back at some time. Working [View Full Entry]

By Little Donkey
December 30th 2006

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mamallapuram

Village life

Hello Everyone, Its been a while! Thought i would give you all a little bit of respite from my long, yet throughouly interesting, blogs! But that does mean i've got a lot of catching up to do.....uh oh! I'm going to narrate mostly with photos, because i'm sure that is the only part most of you look at. In fact i know its the only part most of you look at because you have told me (Emily Jones!), apart from my dedicated family of course! Since i last wrote i've been in Mamallpuram volunteering with Earth Aid India, which has been [View Full Entry]

The 'gypsies' mel works with acosting me outside my hotel!

By Little Donkey
December 3rd 2006

Mysore Eysore Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mamallapuram

Mamallapuram Beach

Mamallapuram turned out to be great. As you can see from the photos, a lot of partying was done and there were a few hangovers to be nursed. However, i did do something constructive in the 3 days here. I've arranged to come back to Mamallapuram to work for an aid agency called Earth Aid Asia. I am going to be working with a local Health Worker, visiting the surrounding villages, and assisting with any health problems they may have. I'll find out more tomorrow, but i'm really excited, if a little apprehensive! All those lectures i went to for the [View Full Entry]

By Little Donkey
November 19th 2006

goa to .........where am i again? Asia » India » Kerala » Kochi

me and my bitches.......

Hello everyone, heres the latest........ Spent 4 nights on Palolem Beach, Goa and had great time just reading swimming and sunbathing (and maybe drinking some beer!). Left a bit earlier than planned, Mike was getting restless and so was i, to my surprise! Maybe after too many days on the road i was finding it had to relax! Not too sure, or maybe i was just eager to get to the next destination.....Kerala. It was a 16 hr overnight train to Cochin in Kerala, and it was not to the usual standard of trains we have travelled in the past. Delayed [View Full Entry]

new friends....all the way from ......london

By Little Donkey
November 11th 2006

shimla to goa......2000 km! Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai

Viceregal lodge, shimla

hello, i'm getting a bit slack keeping up with this blog, i'm just going to briefly summerise the last week, so that i can catch up to where i am now! i'm sure the photos will speak much better than my words (and spelling) anyway! so after agra we were driven back to delhi by our stressy driver. i'm so relieved to be rid of him and to have our freedom back. we head north on the overnight sleeper to shimla, an old british hill station in the foothills of the himalaya. have to change trains at 5 am to a [View Full Entry]

another child that was thrust upon me, this one didn't cry, bonus!

By Little Donkey
November 2nd 2006

Finally.........i get to see the Taj! Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

My first view, 6am, where is my amazing sunrise i got out of bed for !

First impressions of Agra (home of the Taj Mahal), city: crap, hotel: crap, so we camped out at the hotel (that resembled a prison) avoiding the outside world. As soon as we stepped out of the front door, there was a massive dump of rubbish, 3 cows were making a meal out of, and the pollution was minging, how sceanic! Cabin fever got the better of us and we got a auto-rickshaw to a restaurant recommended by the lonely planet.....wasn't going to risk any free-styling today! restaurant ok, but not what its was hyped up to be! so early to bed [View Full Entry]

By Little Donkey
October 29th 2006

Make way madur jaffery............. Asia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur

Domestic godess

Hello all. Had a great 4 nights in Udaipur. Not loads to do.....which was a good thing.....saw an uninspiring palace, a lake, shops, restaurants.......most of which were on the hotel roof tops and had amazing views over the lake, i was quite happy just sitting with my book in one hand and a beer in the other..........was definatly due some chill time! watched the obligatory James Bond Film 'Octopussy' which was filmed here, and got overly excited when i saw some of the land marks where i'd been. decided to stay a fourth night so we could do cookery course........it came [View Full Entry]

The lake palace at night....from the restaurant

By Little Donkey
October 26th 2006

Udaipur-home of "Octopussy"! Asia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur

Jodhpur (the Blue City) from the Fort

Going to try keep this short and sweet, so not to bore you....but no doubt i will. After leaving the temple we head for jodhpur, aka The Blue City! Visited a great fort on the hill and in true tourist stylee wore the Britney Spears head sets and did the walking tour around. it was v opulant,i really feel i could slip into that lifestyle quite easily! we then went to a amazing palace, of which 1/2 had been turned into a hotel. feeling a bit flush we decided to treat ourselves in the restaurant.......when we said we just wanted a [View Full Entry]

Lucy-possible mode of transport to your wedding???

By Little Donkey
October 22nd 2006

Jodpur Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

Indian dancemoves, er kinda!

So left a little later than expected this morning. the owner of our hotel decided to give all his guest unlimited free drinks all evening, and needless to say, in true Katie stylee i took full advantage of this! Vodka, Gin, Rose liqour, you name it i had it! Then we invited Sanjeev up (drivers not allowed to dine with guests normally, he had to ask owners permission???) and with him came a bottle of whiskey! we mingled with a mixed crown of aussies, americans, few brits and indians, mostly all over the age of 40! met a great 70 yr [View Full Entry]

By Little Donkey
October 21st 2006

Bikaneer Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bikaner

Mike and i on the hotel roof celebrating Dewali

i am now in a place called bikaneer on the edge of the dessert in rajesthan. as you heard before we have a car and a very safe and cautious driver called sanjeev and it means we can really see the place in style and comfort! So a 4 hour drive from Mandawa and here we are. Once again its dirty smelly and crazy! we again find a lovely old hotel, the owner has royal blood, his grandfather was a Maharaja, and owns a string of property throughout india. its diwali today so the place is really busy, but its a [View Full Entry]

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