Floating down the Backwaters of Kerala

January 19th 2018
Woolly says – As we stood waiting for our days transport to arrive I hoped that we had made the right decision in booking onto a tour, Jo, bless her, had worked out a route to take us from Kochi an hour down the coast to Alleppey, which had involved two longish rickshaw rides a train journey and the chance that on arrival we might not be able to find a boat to take us out. All things considered ... 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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Jo Roberts

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'We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us' A truly multi-national mammoth that travels the world visiting places of interest, making new friends and causing mischief wherever he can. With my carer Jo (bless her!) I have scaled castle walls, walked in the footsteps of Roman Emperors and Maharajah's, climbed mountains, contemplated caverns, caves and canyons and attempted the Le Mans 24 hour race on a skateboard! Whether it be climbing a Minaret in Mostar, Paddling in the Arabian Sea, Scaling mountains in Kotor, Feeding chickens in France or Catching trains in India, not... full info