My hotel - the Gopi Guest House

February 10th 2006
The objective of the morning was to climb Matanga Hill to see the sunrise, an obligatory pilgrimage for Hampi visitors. I had a lot of difficulty finding the path in the darkness, and my abysmal fitness ensured that it wasn't a hop, skip and a jump to the top. On the way up, though, there were excellent views of the Tiruvengalanatha Temple (often used as a symbol of Hampi), so I took regular bre ... read more

Asia » India » Karnataka » Bangalore

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

Message Follow (37) Comment

John McCabe

Jabe

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

Joined	August 24th 2005	Trips	6
Last Login	December 19th 2022	Followers	37
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	460	Guestbook	486
Photos	10.6K	Forum Posts	460

[photo=217085]

[blogger=6222]

[photo=217085]

[blog=41152]

[blogger=6222]

Top Photos Trips (6)Blog Map

Tot: 0.016s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 6; qc: 8; dbt: 0.0056s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb