It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God (Matt.19:24).If this really is the case, then the contents of my bowels over the past few days will see salvation far earlier than that camel. *It happened: I was hit by Delhi Belly. Surviving on a diet of electrolytes and Marie Gold biscuits, I'm finally ready to tackle real food again. Whether I'm fit to tackle Indian food is another matter.It hasn't...

Relocation, Relocation How I could do with Phil and Kirsty now. Yesterday I moved out of the Ashram (my guesthouse) into the Development Alternatives guesthouse, located on the top floor of the office. I've traded tranquil and reasonably well-kept grounds for a narrow dusty street. My cool, stone room is now a brick and concrete oven. The perfumed Ashram air doesn't waft over to this part of town.I don't even have a towel.On Saturday I was taken to view three pro...

Djinn City So, it's day 4 of my Delhi odyssey and I'm writing from the temporary offices of Development Alternatives. Harking back to Tuesday when I left Blighty, both my flights (one down to London; one from London to Delhi) were both half empty. The first could have only been one-third full. Great for my personal comfort, although a worrying sign that the aviation industry isn't taking climate change seriously enough. Still didn't get any kip on the plane,...

The Final Countdown Barely hours before I set foot on a plane, I'm ready for the off. Packing a mobile pharmacy and very few clothes (I haven't any space left), the beginning of an adventure awaits. Whether it'll shake me by the hand or just shake me? Well, that remains to be seen. Depsite what I said to John (Juan), I have decided that I couldn't go cold turkey on the music front. I need my 6-a-day. Five portions of fruit and veg and one giant slice of mineral:...

A Week in the Mer Sitting in Chris's Pierre Vancances- aka Peter Holidays - apartment with 6 hours to go before my flight and an uncharacteristically grey sky outside, I find myself with the time and volition to write another entry in the travel blog. In toto it has been a good trip, although not everything I brought out with me made it as far as France; not even as far as the plane. Blissfully unaware that containers of liquid over 100ml wouldn't be allowed in...