It's officially been two months since I got on a plane at Manchester airport and left England for sunnier climbs and I honestly can't believe how quickly it's gone. So many people said to me before I left, "you'll be back before you know it" and to be honest, I didn't really believe them. But suddenly I'm a third of the way through my trip and sometimes I feel like I only just arrived. People suggesting that I got here yesterday doesn't help either - apparently s...

It's been a while since my last blog, 14 days to be exact, but that's Goa for you. I've been here for nearly 6 weeks now and the whole thing feels like a blur. This wasn't helped by the last couple of weeks; mad just doesn't even cover it. One of the great things about being in Goa for longer than a fortnight is that I'm meeting new people and making new friends all the time. Usually during my time here during the Christmas holidays I spend all my time with the a...

I've been in Goa for almost a month now and I can't believe how quickly time passes here. I'm settling into a routine of sorts, although not one which results in me knowing what day it is when I wake up - it really is strange opening your eyes in the morning and having to work out what day it is and knowing the date rarely seems to matter! The main change in the last week or so is that I no longer feel like I'm on a month long holiday which is about to end, I've ...

My blogging so far has very much been an online diary of my daily travels, doing different things every day and documenting my trip in a timeline of sorts. Now I'm in Goa I've realised that this is absolutely not going to work. I've been here for over two weeks now and it's all blurred into one, I wake up in the morning and literally don't know what day it is. So my new strategy is to be more topical, with today's subjects being the police, piercings and living i...

I am 25 years old. 25 whole years (and two days) and for the first time ever I've had a November birthday in the sunshine. Proper sunshine as well, not the 'it's sunny outside but freezing at the same time so wear eight layers' type of sun, just glorious glorious weather. Apologies to all those back home who are suffering the horrendous November temperatures that I'm used to but you'll forgive me, it was my birthday! The last few days have been really amazing - a...