Antiquated internet - no usb to add all my notes I happily typed out last night and no facility to upload photos! Aaaagh! Anyway we are all safe and sound and enjoying nostalgia and chaos in Kolkata. Will try again soon. [View Full Entry]

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The suitcase What to take; what not to take. What to need; what not to need. What to buy; what not to buy. Oh what a problem I have! Ok look at the suitcase - full already and I haven't even begun to sort out my clothes! Water purifier, water bottles, Hindi phrasebook, first aid kit, emergency medicines kit for every type of diarrhoea ever found in the Indian subcontinent, malaria medication, small towel, writing books, reading books, washing liquid, shaky-shaky torch, Lonely Planet printouts, DK Eyewitness Guide to India, photos of when my Mum lived there, insurance detail [View Full Entry]

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Spooky Photos I am experimenting with uploading photos which so far has eluded me or rather my computer. Malicious spyware or add-ons are suspected! Internet Explorer seems to have been the culprit and by Jove I think I've done it! These photos were taken on the morning of the first dust storm as I rode to work. Familiar places took on a strange armageddonesque quality and the eerie first light made many people think twice about their sinful last days! [View Full Entry]

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Brisbane in a Day. I think Newcastle is such a great airport to fly from. Easily accessible, easy to park car and easy to check in and get to the gate. I think we accomplished all, together with coffee in hand in just 10minutes. We spent the quick 1 1/4 hr reading and snoozing and contemplating the plethora of key developments up the coast. Wouldn't like to own property there with imminent sea level rise. We waited patiently for the lurid green campa from Jucy. Self considered possibility that campa rates are low as they simply don't employ enough staff. [View Full Entry]

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Getting flu and a secondary infection of bronchitis was not the smartest thing to do - but I have done it. Stout hearted to the last I shall ignore the doctor's dire warnings of death by pneumonia and play the fair maiden relying on my partner to carry the bags and deal with all the aggravations caused by airline staff and the like. I have visions of reclining on the bed in the camper van whilst being chauffered around but probably not going to happen! Checking in online has proved a bonus and earned us another 30 minutes in bed in [View Full Entry]

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Preparing for Brisbane Oh, you might say, how boring! Australians seem to have a 'thing' about Brisbane, deriding its parochialness and small town mentality. I think it might be a leftover from the awful Jo or is it Joe who tainted so much of Queensland with his huge brush. Should that be tarred then? The travel blog is a way for me to become used to this before we head off on a wonderful trip to India at the end of the year. It will also force me to keep writing as I do my Masters. We were hoping for warm [View Full Entry]

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