Hi all Got a little carried away looking at the photos from Nepal, so apologies that there are so many this time! The pictures stretch back to the valleys and mountain passes of Himachal Pradesh in September, then through October (Nepal). Here's a quick update before I head off to SE Asia (Bangkok) tomorrow. Nepal was a wonderful 5 week experience. I took two and a half weeks to walk the Annapurna circuit and Annapurna Base Camp routes. Carrying my own...

Hi friend(s) I have escaped the hot, dry and dusty desert of Rajasthan to the cool, misty and fairly wet hill towns of Dalhousie and McLeod Ganj. Remnants of the old empire abound, but I havent yet donned smart casuals, umbrella and newspaper for my tour of the realm. In the past 2 weeks I have been templed, forted and palaced out. Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Amritsar all offered beautiful and ornate remnants of and dedication to past rulers and everlasting deit...

Greetings Ricky Singh (Yogi) has advised me that I don\'t make many friends. He also foretold me future love, when would be a significant moment in my life (it\'s soon) and where I\'m going to settle. Unfortunately he also got me to swear to secrecy, so friend, you\'ll just have to wait. Just 1 week in and it\'s just not like working in a chocolate factory. The CDM (that\'s for my fellow-trainers) would have melted long ago and the email count has go...