Merry Christmas one and all! Me old Bombay, Me old Bombay Why are you singing a crudely fabricated version of d*** Van Dyke's exquisitely Cockney accented 'Me old bamboo' from the 1968 Disney film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'? I hear you cry. It couldn't be because you want to introduce this Bombay based thread with the loosest connection since Rod Hull's (of Emu fame) TV went on the blink, causing him to go atop his roof on that fateful stormy night? I ...

Hello there, I'm here in Jodhpur - a million miles away from the mountains of Nepal (Figuratively speaking, not literally - that would be impossible....) as it is in the desert! So what has happened since we bailed out of the Nepal equivalent of the Old Man of Conniston trek,? I'll just thumb through the archives and find out..... Ah yes..... We went back to Pokhara and turned our trip into a club 18-30 experience. We got lathered, ate egg and chip...

Hold on a bloody minute - this is where I started, and I didn't like it then! Alright, alright, alright already - Exit stage left even (try it in a snagglepuss voice - it works better)....

Arrive In Delhi after meeting a hatter on the plane (mad 40 year old Spanish woman) with feelings of fear, excitement and tiredness! After commandeering a taxi the fun began. Any fears of a culture shock were quickly put to bed when we nearly crashed into an elephant on the dual carriageway.... I found Phil as planned, which to tell you the truth was an option I hadn't considered.Nay bother then - train booked at 6am and so to bed. The air conditioner turned...