Newsflash: After a long hiatus Backpacking Badger has appeared on the radar yet again - unconfirmed reports that she was close to reaching the summit of Mount Everest were quickly quashed - although she is reported to have endured Siberian temperatures, which were confirmed by an actual real-life Siberian with appalling teeth... Happy New Year everyone! Yes, it's been a while - but I've now thrown out my trekking shoes (quite literally) and given away my glo...

Newsflash: After a considerable period of time off the radar, unconfirmed sightings of backpacking badger have been reported in places as far afield as Varanasi and Kathmandu. One eyewitness alleges to have spotted the badger with an unidentifiable Yeti-like creature in the remote mountains of West Sikkim. Ok - it's been a while - a lot has happened - and huge distances have been covered. I said my fond farewells to India a couple of days ago - so my list compri...