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7th July 2014

holamundo
Nina+Markus

This is India
Great blog. This is exactly how we experienced India - or well, at least a small part of India. Love the pics!
From Blog: The many faces of India
6th July 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The many faces of India
Your love affair with India is well documented Mike...my love affair with portraits...the faces that tempt my travels. India with its sprawling masses...crawling with tourists...many colours...many faces...many reasons to go. Great blog.
From Blog: The many faces of India
6th July 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Thank you Dave. The quality of these portraits, taken with a new camera, can't compete with yours, but they do each hold a memory for me of a time, a place...
From Blog: The many faces of India
5th July 2014
India - today and yesterday

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Great faces and a lovely description of why so many of us travel--to experience cultures so different from our own.
From Blog: The many faces of India
6th July 2014
India - today and yesterday

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Yes, Tara - India's culture is so very different. I love it so much that I'll keep returning until these old legs can't carry me there any more.
From Blog: The many faces of India
5th July 2014

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

A beautiful homage to a nation of extremes...
the portraits go to the heart of the matter...the beautiful, interesting, smiling people.
From Blog: The many faces of India
5th July 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Yes Bob, it is the memories of India's people that always remain long after those of everything else - and, of course, it is those people who draw me back time and time again. Look out 2016 - the Ganges awaits!
From Blog: The many faces of India
30th June 2014

Rose Newbold
non-member comment

Sunshine Fun
Wonderful photos Mike - I especially like the panoramic cropped photo of the seagull!
From Blog: The world and his wife go to the seaside on a sunny day!
30th June 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside
Thanks Rosie, good to hear from you - hope you are well and still smiling! Seagulls are fun to photograph - and easy too because they're huge. They do like ice cream cones though, so you have to be careful not to go too close if you have one.
From Blog: The world and his wife go to the seaside on a sunny day!
29th June 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Time for the beach
Time to stop the complaining about the British weather and enjoy the beach. Looks like a great part of the world and those beach chairs look very inviting.
From Blog: The world and his wife go to the seaside on a sunny day!
29th June 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Strangely, most British people are reluctant to complain about bad service, poor quality goods, and the like - but we just love to talk about the weather and complain about it no matter what. Brighton has a lot to offer and we enjoy its rather old-fashioned charm. It has to be said, however, that there are better beaches around our coastline - but most of them don't have deckchairs to rent!
From Blog: The world and his wife go to the seaside on a sunny day!
28th June 2014

David
non-member comment

I do like to be beside the seaside!
A grand tale of Brighton, Britain and the British! Your writing and photos get better by the day. Proud to be your big brother. David
From Blog: The world and his wife go to the seaside on a sunny day!
28th June 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

I'm learning from a master
I tell it like it is, in black and white, but I'm trying to do it like you - in technicolour!
From Blog: The world and his wife go to the seaside on a sunny day!
26th June 2014

David
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Downton Abbey and all that!
Yet another grand tale from a master story-teller. Keep them there legs movin' little brother. Keep Smiling!
From Blog: Downton Abbey. Tutankhamun. Unlikely partners?
26th June 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Tut tut...
Them there legs are movin' - they're just not movin' as quick as they used to! And, talking of legs, we don't seem to have seen a Scotland blog from the rear end of the Nomads yet. Does the wind and rain affect WiFi up there?
From Blog: Downton Abbey. Tutankhamun. Unlikely partners?
23rd June 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Downtown Abbey
We have not seen the show but many of our friends have and keep recommending it. Thanks for taking us along on this day trip.
From Blog: Downton Abbey. Tutankhamun. Unlikely partners?
23rd June 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

I haven't seen it either!
...but my wife and all her friends were glued to the screen for every single episode. Each to their own! All I can say is: Highclere itself is an interesting mansion with lovely grounds and it's hardly a surprise that they decided to do their filming there. Of course, the owners of this still-private manor are now making a fortune in their shop from anything and everything related to the fictional 'Downton Abbey'.
From Blog: Downton Abbey. Tutankhamun. Unlikely partners?
18th June 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

A bit of history
We always appreciate the way you weave a bit of history into your blogs. So many places to go and see.
From Blog: Dizzy in Buckinghamshire
26th May 2014

nickkembel
Nick Kembel

brought back my memories!
Now by reading your blog I got to see what the Om Bana Temple actually looks like! I mentioned it in my blog but didn't actually make it there... In fact, my last trip to India was 2.5 years ago, but life has been so busy that I am still catching up on my blogs. So it was very enjoyable and brought back some memories to read yours! Great photos also!
From Blog: "I wanna tell you a story"
10th May 2014

auspicious
Michelle Duer

I was wondering why I hadn't seen more recent blogs with gorgeous photos from you! Though this isn't specifically about travel, I found your observations fascinating as I've had (due to being accident and illness-prone) many visits to hospitals in different countries and it's always really interesting to compare the differences. It's not fun being bedridden, but the people you are surrounded by really make the experience more bearable! I hope you are doing much much better now and preparing for another trip soon!
From Blog: Britain’s health service observed
11th May 2014

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Thanks for your comment, Michelle. Although my illness could have been life-threatening, our good old NHS pulled me through and I'm now well on the way to being human again (I still have a pulse!). No plans for foreign travel this year but watch for some blogs about places in the UK soon. Keep smiling!
From Blog: Britain’s health service observed
18th October 2013

Rose Newbold
non-member comment

How are you doing now?
Hi Mike, Have just read your blog about the comings and goings of the hospital. Very observant and amusing as usual! I hope you are feeling better now and that you have fully recovered. Hope all us ex Faculty-types can meet up again some time soon! Rosechick (now a battery hen - you should see the office!) x
From Blog: Britain’s health service observed
20th October 2013

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

With no telly and no Wi-Fi, I had to smile at some of the things that occurred during my sleepless hours and, while not true TravelBlog material, thought others might find amusement in them too. Still taking the tablets - and keeping smiling!
From Blog: Britain’s health service observed
11th October 2013

Doggins
Doggins Bloggins

Hi Mike, Hope it was nothing too serious and you're well on your way to recovery. Our Australian public hospital system receives a lot of unfair criticism too, I am sure there are a few cases where mistakes are made and things could of been better, but a majority of the time the staff and facilities are absolutely brilliant and people don't realise how lucky we are. Anyway, hope to see some more travel stories soon.
From Blog: Britain’s health service observed
12th October 2013

Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey

Thanks for your good wishes. I can't fault the British NHS either but time in any hospital passes so slowly. Thank goodness for a laptop to make notes of all the comings and goings!
From Blog: Britain’s health service observed

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Once upon a time, I was something important in the UK travel industry, where I spent more than 35 years of my working life roaming the globe at someone else's expense. So, if you dream of living overseas on less than 10 Dollars a day, be warned: I'm an experienced, mature traveller - not a backpacker. You won't find stories here about me thumbing my way across the Sahara, slumming it in cockroach-infested hostels, or sharing a room with giant mosquitoes! Oh, and I'm British - so you can expect a stiff upper lip in times of adversity and a sense of humour that's often not understood by other... full info
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