Well, my first week in India has been so incredibly wonderful, and I am thinking that I have made a good decision to come to Orchha and visit with the people I had contacted here prior to leaving England. Everybody has been so hospitable, the hotel I am staying at is absolute luxury and I feel like I am treated as royalty ! I have been non-stop walking and working with my new friends, we are busy running a school for the poor children, also trying to establish a ...

Hi from Dubin, The first three days I was in Ireland there was no rain and blue skies, so my photos should turn out well ! Have driven 1100 miles in 4 days already, but having a day off driving today, in Dublin so going out today to try drinking all the Guiness that Temple Bar has to offer !!! The coastal drives have been fantastic and I keep stopping every half hour to take lovely scenic photos, which I will upload on this site when I am back home next week. T...

I did a 13 day tour with 'On the Go' which was fantastic. The following is a list of the main highlights on this tour : * Egyptian Museum (you need days to see this properly, it's excellent) ; * Pyramids & Sphinx ; * High Dam & Philae Temple at Aswan ; * 2 nights on Felucca sailing the Nile (relaxing) & visit to Nubian village ; * Temples of Kom Ombo & Horus at Edfu (via police convoy) ; * Luxor Temple by night ; * Valley of the Kings & Queens, incl...

This was a 14 day tour with Kumuka. Highlights of the tour include : * New Delhi - Presidential Palace & India Gate ; * Old Delhi - Red Fort & Raj Ghat (memorial garden to Mahatma Gandhi) ; * Varanasi & sailing on the Ganges to see funeral pyres etc ; * erotic temples of Khajuraho (lots of interesting positions!) ; * beautiful Orchha on the Betwa River (where I am going to live awhile) ; * Bandhavargh National Park (spotted a tiger whilst on elephant ...

Dad sent Mum, Jeff & I on a trip to Hong Kong & Singapore for 5 nights in each place whilst he stayed at work to pay for our travels ! As a 12 year old, it was a fantastic experience and got me started with the 'travel bug' that continues to this day ! Hong Kong was a beautiful city to explore and looks spectacular in the evening especially. I will never forget when the plane was coming in to land, it felt like the runway wasn't long enough 'cos all I could see w...