25.11.2007 Arrived in Chennai early hours of the morning, Even after travelling quite a lot in Asia nothing can prepare you for this. wOW!!! hundreds of people and the noise you want to reach for earplugs, everyone is shouting and it seems just at you. First job find ATM no currency yet!! Guess what NOT working so now we are without money andthe taxi from the hotel hasnt arrived. I am saying farewell to an indian,american lady I met on the plane she arranges a t...

5th-8th Dec Madurai Well What better place to be on your birthday than on a crowded bus with lots of loud music playing through the system and everyone trying to shout over it. Well I wouldn't have missed any minute of it However I have learnt Earplugs are brilliant cut down the decibels a little. !!!! This bus was taking us to Madurai 3.5hrs away. This Beautiful religous city takes a hold of you as soon as you see it appearing on the horizon. The temples Tower...

October 2007 Belcaire, French Pyrenees We have just spent 3 amazing weeks with great friends in Belcaire. Carole & Guiness live in a tiny village with 2 beautiful collie dogs Cheech & Chong just outside of Carcasoine.. When they moved in over 7 years ago they were the only english speaking people in the village. There are now several. We had many days trekking in the local mountains (see the photo's) Carole was a brilliant guide carrying water for her ...

29th June - 17th July Our beautiful Island Cycling Lands End - John O Groats, We were hoping the current weather was going to improve, however it never did. We took the train from Reading to Penzance, then cycled to our start point the sign post of Lands End after the statoury photo we headed off for a first night camping as we arrived onto the site. We realised it didnt have a shop and the local shop was back 5 miles it was still raining it was 18:00 in the e...

Home Again naturally Next stop Lands End to John O'Groats cycle ride through out July only 1200 miles