Checking out the workmanship

February 16th 2018
Woolly says – There is nothing better than arriving in front a building that looks just how it should, Agra Fort looked every inch as though it had been built to defend with its huge long double rampart walls, moat and turrets. Completed in 1573 it had over 500 buildings to house the royalty, officials and harem of 5000, it must have been a busy place to live in. With so much to investigate I u ... 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