Left Australia Feb 2 - travelling until March 3 - then report to Delhi India VSO office for 1 month orientation before going to Bhubaneswar Orissa for work with NGO
Date | Blog Title | Location |
February 3rd 2010 | India at last! Phew! | Asia |
February 8th 2010 | Why I love India #2 (or a funny thing happened to me on the way to the castle ruins!) | Asia |
February 18th 2010 | Kolyat Rajasthan | Asia |
February 18th 2010 | Deshnoke Rat Temple | Asia |
February 22nd 2010 | Bundi - Rajasthan | Asia |
February 26th 2010 | Pushkar - Paradise Lost? | Asia |
March 5th 2010 | Starting the work placement - Delhi 1 | Asia |
March 15th 2010 | In Country Orientation 1 | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh |
March 20th 2010 | Enfield Bullet Fantasy Realisation? | Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi |
March 23rd 2010 | The "Croc" Report # 1 | Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi |
March 23rd 2010 | Why I love India # 3- Indian Classical Music | Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi |
April 3rd 2010 | Orchha - a little side trip! | Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha |
April 7th 2010 | My new home in Orissa | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
April 7th 2010 | First Day at the IDPR office April 5th 2010 | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
April 11th 2010 | Why I love India # 4 - The Indian Lassi | Asia » India » Orissa |
April 14th 2010 | Did anyone get the number of that truck? | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
April 18th 2010 | My first weeks at IDPR | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
April 21st 2010 | Announcing the new arrival! | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
April 24th 2010 | Surviving on Indian Roads - Tips for the uninitiated! (The real truth behind Indian Traffic rules! Or: How I am learning to stay alive whilst dying a million deaths) | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
May 1st 2010 | Current Indian Politics and Happenings | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
May 11th 2010 | The Red Ribbon Express | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
May 16th 2010 | Why I love India #5 - Varanasi | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
June 1st 2010 | You can beat the backsheesh system! | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
June 1st 2010 | THE BANNER | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
June 1st 2010 | SEA URCHINS - Bhubaneswar inland (non-sea) Chapter | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
June 28th 2010 | A Hindu wedding with a touch of meaning plus | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
June 30th 2010 | Why I love India # 6 - Mango Season | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
July 4th 2010 | Gay Pride Rainbow March - India matures slowly | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
July 15th 2010 | Why I Love India #7 : the totally random meetings (or: how I spent 6 hours while waiting for my train out of Kolkata) | Asia » India » West Bengal » Kolkata |
July 17th 2010 | RATHA JATRA - THE PURI CAR FESTIVAL (or how I learnt to stay alive whilst being crushed by 1 million faith entranced Hindus) | Asia » India » Orissa » Puri |
August 13th 2010 | Catching up | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
August 15th 2010 | Ashoka’s Edicts and the Shanti Stupa | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
September 7th 2010 | A Bridge too Far? | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley |
September 22nd 2010 | Why I love India #8: Mountains - Himachal and Ladahk | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
September 23rd 2010 | Water Boy in the mountains | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley |
October 7th 2010 | Pushkar Revisited: Paradise regained or a momentary reprieve? | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
October 10th 2010 | Why I love India #9 - Signage | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
October 20th 2010 | THE CROC REPORT #2 | Asia |
October 22nd 2010 | Dussehara (Dhurga Festival) in Varanasi | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
October 26th 2010 | Why I love India # 10: Shiva | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
November 1st 2010 | A Day in the Life of an Indian Volunteer (or how I learned to love chaos) The challenge of the Chalan | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
November 13th 2010 | Of Chalk and Cheese in the land of Curry | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
November 17th 2010 | THE GREAT HIMALAYAN BIKE ODYSSEY | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
November 29th 2010 | Easy Riding with Jagjit | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
December 1st 2010 | A piece of Tibet in Orissa | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
January 3rd 2011 | Weekend away with the lads | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
February 22nd 2011 | Back home in Bhubaneswar | Asia |
March 1st 2011 | The Great South Indian Sojourn | Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Mamallapuram |
March 7th 2011 | The Inaugural Annual Indian Overload Awards – 2011 | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
March 28th 2011 | Why I love India # 11: Odissi Dance | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
April 25th 2011 | Leaving India | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
June 5th 2011 | Catalanian Castells: People power, building from the ground up | Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Mataró |
June 30th 2011 | Independent Camino – Across the Basque Country | Europe » Spain » Basque Country » Portugalete |
July 20th 2011 | A week in Switzerland – spoilt silly by good friends | Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Vevey |
July 24th 2011 | Barcelona in The Shadow of the Wind | Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Barcelona |
October 1st 2011 | Of Mice and Men | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mcleod Ganj |
October 29th 2011 | Treasure in the mountains....Rewalsar | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mandi |
November 7th 2011 | The best chai in India by the banks of the Ganges | Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh |
November 13th 2011 | Rishikesh to Katgodam: Up the Ganges and back to the plains. Motorcyle (Enfield) Diaries | Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Almora |
December 4th 2011 | A Sadhu has no past: Chetan seeks baba-hood | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
July 26th 2013 | Between Emptiness: The pedantic substance of nothingness | Asia » India » West Bengal » Kolkata |
August 6th 2013 | Emptiness expressed in a bike frame | Asia » India » Orissa » Bhubaneswar |
August 18th 2013 | On the empty road again | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
August 24th 2013 | A DAY ON THE GANGA - Slippery mind; slippery streets; slippery 'friends'; slippery logic; a slipped life; and slippery fish | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
August 25th 2013 | Between another's Emptiness with unexpected meaning and authenticity | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi |
September 7th 2013 | The road to the mountains and some fullness between emptiness | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
September 11th 2013 | Empty Sky, Full Event: Bull Fighting in Kullu: no blood, no pain | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
September 13th 2013 | The Passing Fullness of Unexpected Bliss | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
September 15th 2013 | The Empty Sound of the Himali breeze | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 2nd 2013 | EMPTY HANDED FOOL REAPS FULL RICHES | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 8th 2013 | JUST PLAIN EMPTY | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 17th 2013 | FILLING EMPTY MORNINGS IN SOLAHNU | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 19th 2013 | EMPTY STREETS, STUFFED PARANTHA | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 25th 2013 | ALONE ON MOUNTAIN, LEAVES FALLING | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 28th 2013 | FILLING THE VOID WITH GOD STUFF | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
November 4th 2013 | WHAT BECAME FULL IS EMPTY AGAIN – HOTA HAI | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
November 22nd 2013 | THIRTY YEARS BETWEEN DRINKS, THE FONTS RUN EMPTY AND YOUNG MINDS RUN FREE | Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamal |
December 12th 2013 | MUNI BABA MAGIC BRINGS FULL POWER TO RAJASTHAN | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
December 14th 2013 | EMPTY MIND; FULL EATING | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
December 21st 2013 | YOU CAN BLOW UP THE SHRINE BUT YOU CANNOT ERASE THE SPIRIT | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Ajmer |
January 29th 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 1: Out of the cold void and into warmth and beauty – Kailash Puri | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Nathdwara |
January 31st 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 2: Into the abyss; full culture - Patan | Asia » India » Gujarat » Patan |
February 3rd 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 3: Empty tank; through hell; emerging to blissful beach and sun - Mandvi | Asia » India » Gujarat » Mandvi |
February 6th 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 4: Into the empty void of nothingness - Bhuj and the Rann of Katchchh | Asia » India » Gujarat » Bhuj |
February 11th 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 5: Krishna fullness - Dwarka | Asia » India » Gujarat » Porbandar |
February 15th 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 6: Before the sea becomes empty: Full fishing - Somnath | Asia » India » Gujarat » Porbandar |
February 20th 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 7: Empty Beach; Clean Beach – Diu Daman | Asia » India » Daman & Diu » Diu |
February 22nd 2014 | Gujarat Road Trip part 8: The holy city that is empty at night – Palitana | Asia » India » Gujarat » Bhavnagar |
March 1st 2014 | Fulsome Fort and Empty Spaces | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Chittorgarh |
March 1st 2014 | Pushkar Raj Shivratri – Full Power | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
March 14th 2014 | Hijra Full Blessing or Deadly Curse | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mandi |
March 22nd 2014 | STONEY FULFILMENT | Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Orchha |
April 1st 2014 | FULL ACTION VILLAGE | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
April 19th 2014 | Why Cricket Talent will always be Fully Subscribed in India | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
June 7th 2014 | No Appetite for Travel, but Plenty for Bread and Cheese - Raw Foodism in the land of Doner Kebabs | Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Izmit |
June 12th 2014 | Magic Livingstones, Mad Balloons, and just too much Tourism | Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Nevşehir |
June 12th 2014 | Not a lot of Tourism, but a Lot of Places to Pray | Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Gaziantep |
June 12th 2014 | The Hamami..... How I lost more than I bargained for in a real Turkish bath-house | Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Gaziantep |
June 12th 2014 | Abrahim, Renovation, and Vespas | Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Samliurfa |
June 16th 2014 | Position Vacant: Experienced Indian Hawker for Hotel Commission Work | Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Mardin |
June 19th 2014 | When too much water is a dangerous thing | Middle East » Turkey » Southeastern Anatolia » Hasankeyf |
June 28th 2014 | Kurdistan, divided but not conquered | Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia » Kars |
June 28th 2014 | Don't mention Armenia | Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia » Kars |
July 1st 2014 | Hitching to Georgia | Asia » Georgia » Western Georgia |
July 1st 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt. 1: Border of Pain | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 17th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt. 2: Later... that same Nightmare | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt. 3: 'Tbilisi Loves You' | Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 4: Time to find Peace.... Escape to the Mountains | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 5: Maya in the Mountains | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 6: Chilling out in Abastumani....in search of Hot-Springs | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 7: Connections and Coincidences in Small Places | Asia » Georgia » Western Georgia |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 8: The Road to Zarzma | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 18th 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 9: Finish the Sauce First | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 21st 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 10: Truth is a Waterfall in Chule; Chaos a Build in Sadzeli; and Freedom a Cave in Vardzia | Asia » Georgia |
July 22nd 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 11: Finale of the Farce: Godot Exists and the Fat Man (not 'Lady') Sings | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
July 23rd 2014 | Down, but not Out in Georgia Pt 12: Up and Out of Georgia | Asia » Georgia » Southern Georgia |
August 4th 2014 | Back in Turkey as the Wind Blows | Middle East » Turkey » Black Sea » Amasya |
August 4th 2014 | Like a Rolling Stone | Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Sivas |
August 6th 2014 | Spinning Head, Twirling Trees, and Whirling Mevlevi | Middle East » Turkey » Central Anatolia » Konya |
August 11th 2014 | Sea and Sun, Castles and Pirates, and a Mammoth | Middle East » Turkey » Mediterranean » Alanya |
August 20th 2014 | Abundance is a Laden Fig Tree | Europe » Greece » North Aegean » Lesbos » Mithymna |
August 26th 2014 | The Chez Beliz Pansiyon | Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ayvalik |
August 29th 2014 | Down Time in Ayvalik | Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Ayvalik |
September 10th 2014 | In Turkey I am Beautiful | Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul |
September 12th 2014 | Same Same but Different | Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Beyoglu |
September 16th 2014 | Inside the maze: Sight, sound, smell | Asia |
September 21st 2014 | Where to is No Matter | Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Rishikesh |
October 2nd 2014 | Art and Motorcycle Maintenence, Zen and Now | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Mandi |
October 10th 2014 | Slow Down in the Garden: What is 'I'? | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
October 20th 2014 | “You Gotta Keep the Devil Down in the Hole” | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
November 2nd 2014 | Travel Antithesis – Towards Temporary Roots in the Mountains | Asia » India |
November 29th 2014 | Sona Purana (Old is Gold) | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bundi |
February 24th 2015 | Don't Cry over Spilt Chai | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
March 10th 2015 | Visa run to Nepal | Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Valley |
March 26th 2015 | Mind, Body and Two Pillows (OK make that 5 pillows and two blankets) | Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu Valley |
April 11th 2015 | On the Way to Pokhara.... | Asia » Nepal » Pokhara |
May 17th 2015 | A Rishi, Three Goats, Four Seasons, and a Full Half-Journey | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Saraj Valley |
July 23rd 2015 | SELF ABSORBED IN EMPTY CIRCLES OF TIME | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains |
December 12th 2015 | IN THE NAME OF RAM - AYODHYA | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Faizabad |
January 12th 2016 | South Riding.... | Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Ujjain |
January 18th 2016 | Heaven is a Clean River | Asia » India |
February 14th 2016 | Of Swamis and Gurus and Madness | Asia |
February 28th 2016 | There is no path. Paths are made by walking .. | Asia » India |
August 4th 2016 | FILLING THE GAPS WITH EMPTINESS: Crisis of meaning? What crisis? | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh |
August 6th 2016 | Devotion and Keeping up with the Thakurs* ...and then he fell off the mountain | Asia » India |
August 15th 2016 | TRADIES* SPECIAL EDITION of the BLOG: Indian window (a portal by another name) installation beats all time record | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh |
September 17th 2016 | GONE DANCING : When Too Many Melas are Hardly Enough | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh |
October 9th 2016 | The Kid goes to Lambri | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh |
October 30th 2016 | Diwali, Flowers, and the Nature of Things | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
December 15th 2016 | The Boundary between Heaven and Earth | Asia » India » Rajasthan |
June 20th 2017 | The Journey Begins.... Sarahan | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kinnaur |
June 21st 2017 | Return to Nako | Asia |
June 22nd 2017 | Into the Time-Warp of Tabo | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley |
June 23rd 2017 | Mudh: Where Roads End | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley |
June 24th 2017 | Across the Moon to Losar | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Spiti Valley |
June 24th 2017 | Spiti to Vashisht – Where a Goat Track would be a Blessing | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
August 26th 2017 | Game of Chance: What is Foolish? | Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh |
August 28th 2017 | Buddhas, Bats and Killing Time in my Bedroom in Battambang | Asia » Cambodia » North |
June 24th 2018 | Play of Life with a Touch of Tantalising Being | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kinnaur |
January 23rd 2019 | Alone Under the Blue Moroccan Sky | Africa » Morocco » Souss » Tafraoute |
February 21st 2019 | What is the Mountain? (Embrace it) | Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Ourika Valley |
March 11th 2019 | The Paradox of Perfection in Imperfection: the Artisans of Meknes | Africa » Morocco » Meknès-Tafilalet » Meknes |
March 12th 2019 | A Short Walk in the Moroccan Rif: Shades of Blue and a Dab of Green | Africa » Morocco » Tangier-Tétouan » Chefchaouen |
March 1st 2020 | The Mountain Teaches Nothing New: Another short walk in the Moroccan Rif | Africa » Morocco » Tangier-Tétouan » Chefchaouen |
July 3rd 2021 | Sorry for the re-publish just now..... | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wamberal |
September 22nd 2022 | Is there a PLAN? The Return of the 'King' | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Rewalsar |
September 29th 2022 | What is This? And ... How did I get Here? | Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Kullu |
December 17th 2022 | Borderline Logic in the Time of Covid | Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Sunauli |
December 27th 2022 | In the Defence of the Ordinary | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
January 15th 2023 | Patang Passion.... Flying High | Asia » India » Rajasthan » Pushkar |
October 7th 2023 | The Best Exotic Rewalsar Hotel | Asia |