Well so far I am loving Thailand. its called the land of smiles and you find out why when you arrive. The weather is boiling. Its been up to about 40 and considering that we have just been trekking in the hills you can imagine how hot we were getting! Did an elephant trek through the jungle and rafted down the river on bamboo, when I wasn't being drowned by the guides! It was all sooooo much fun. This trip is much more adventure orientated- we're doing lots of fu...

Hi, Having a great time in China. Yangshuo was beautiful and we had a great bike ride through the rice terraces. We also stayed in a mountain guesthouse with spectacular views of the rice paddies. Just finished a cruise up the Yangtse river and saw the three Georges dam which was interesting. I couldn't travel alone in China, its hard work. Luckily we have a good tour guide who can help us. Learn't a bit of Irish dancing which i think I'll take up whe...

Hello everyone sorry for the delay. Had a brilliant time in Delhi, where we ended up staying with a friends relatives in a really nice house and celebrated Holi with them. Holi is the festival of colour and they mark it by throwing dye at each other and getting soaking wet. It was soooo much fun. Unfortunately my hair is still suffering the after effects as my hair is purple/ pink and doesn't seem to be fading! not a good look! Had a great time in Hong ...

We're in Pushkar today. I have just had a Pooja ceremony by the holy lake in the centre, so now I have a blood red bindhi on my forehead and a red peice of string wrapped around my right wrist (because I'm not married yet). It was very interesting to be blessed in this way and apparently now I have some good Karma (which I need!) and will live until I'm 100 ( well I've always said that I would). Its a very religious place as all the Hindu's come here to pray...

We're in Pushkar today. I have just had a Pooja ceremony by the holy lake in the centre, so now I have a blood red bindhi on my forehead and a red peice of string wrapped around my right wrist (because I'm not married yet). It was very interesting to be blessed in this way and apparently now I have some good Karma (which I need!) and will live until I'm 100 ( well I've always said that I would). Its a very religious place as all the Hindu's come here to pray...