The long and winding road

That leads to the Hanuman Temple

February 8th 2006
Despite leaving half an hour late, the train managed to make up this shortfall by the time we got to Hospet, the railhead closest to Hampi. Since this was still high season for Hampi, and I'd been unable to get hold of any guest houses by phone to reserve a room, I immediately hopped in an auto and headed for Hampi, in an attempt to beat the other tourists who had come in on the same train. ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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