The Holiest Swimming Club in the World

While walking along the banks of the Ganges at around 5pm on our second day we came across a group of adults and children milling around the Ghat’s steps with intention.  At first we could not figure out what was going on then it started to click, the children were getting changed into their swimming gear, now this is not an essential item to go in the Ganges and most go in fully clothed or naked, but we quickly realized this was actually a swimming club.

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Real Fake Bakery Scandal

We were in the holiest city in India and it was hot as hell. We had read about a great German Bakery with great bread and great quality western food, we were in need of some non-local delicacies so on the day of arrival we headed for the bakery down the small winding alleys of Varanasi.
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Reality Gives

I have worked with a good deal of NGO’s in India over the years but never in Mumbai so, I was keen to get involved and experience how organisations work in this city that is known for its extreme’s of wealth and poverty and for the fact that 55% of the population live in a slum of some sort.

Later in the day we met Aky

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Marsala Magic

One and all if you are a lover of Crisps (Potato Chips to the American audience) you need to get yourself a bag of these! Lays produce a Masala flavoured crisp in India and it is most definitely Magic…. I will be writing to Lays to get these released into the US market!

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Mumbai Macchiato

We have been enjoying the food in Mumbai, I’m afraid to say it does not compete with Kerala for Indian Cuisine, but what it does have is a thriving Coffee Shop culture which we found and enjoyed its delights very much during our time in Mumbai.
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Mamma Mia!

Being a Brit I have been exposed to some great Indian food growing up and during my 3 previous trips to India I have had good food but not often have I had consistently great food. However from the moment we landed and started eating in Kerala the food that has been available has been fantastic.

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The Most Exotic Keralan Surf Club

On the way from Sydney to Singapore I read an article about a Surfing Club in India, I was intrigued. The article talked about Kerala and the places we were going to, Varkala and Kovalam. It talked about surfing in both places and what it claimed to be the only surf club in India.

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Sebastien Indian Social Projects (SISP)

Like most great organisations it starts with a story. This Story is about Paul Van Gelder. He first came to India in 1994/5 when his brother was working in Chennai, as part of his travels he came to Kerala and Kovalam for a beach break. This particular trip he found himself on the beach and the local children coming up to him and asking him to teach them ‘ABC’s. He obliged.
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Taming the Iron Tiger

As I mentioned in an earlier blog, we hit India with nothing planned or booked except for our first nights accommodation and one flight. Our plan is to get around India using the railways. From my past experience the trains were an experience unto themselves, but were fairly easy to navigate and a fun way to travel and meet locals.
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Where are you REALLY from?!

I have been meaning to write this blog for sometime but I thought maybe now as we have landed in India it would be a good time to finish it. The inspiration for this blog was a gentleman who was very interested in me on our first trip to Antarctica.
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Incred!ble India

We have landed in India! This is my 4th trip to India and Steph’s 1st. We intend to explore some different aspects of this country and places I have not been too and some where Steph Really wants to go.

We are here for the next few weeks in an attempt to travel the length of the country. It’s an Ambitious task but we are going to see what happens, we have nothing booked except one flight and our first nights accommodation so lets see what happens! Watch this space….

If you’re reading this and your in India let us know and maybe we can catch up over Chai!

Air Asia Sountrack

As we jetted off from Australia we were travelling to places that were a steeping stone into Asia, we had 2 weeks and 3 flights to get us around Singapore, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur. We did some travelling and some relaxing and of course this came with our own little soundtrack, enjoy.
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KL Easy

This city is one of the most cooperative I think I have ever visited. The phrase ‘good for you good for me’ is very appropriate here; it all works because it works for everyone. The Government has a philosophy of 1 Malaysian despite very different religious backgrounds, ethnic backgrounds and blend of several provinces that are not even all connected.

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Say What You See!

Now as the Roy Walker catchphrase goes “Say what you see”.  As we have traveled through New Zealand and Australia I have collected some images of things that have made me chuckle like a teenager.

 Don’t litter…

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