Testament to the fact I haven't been on here for a while, even my mum has posted an update on my behalf. Anyway, to summarise the past 3 months in Vietnam and Cambodia... In early January, fresh from my Minsk motorbike trip, I train- and bus-hopped down from Hanoi to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. Just before the very wet town of Hue I rode pillion with a local guide, who showed me the underground tunnels at Vinh Moc, remnants of the Vietnam war in the DMZ (De-mil...

Well I lost the last posting in cyberspace just before Christmas, so here it roughly is again with a festive sprinkling.. My plan for SE Asia was to travel from Bangkok north to Chiangmai for a trek, then cross the border into Laos for a month, head South and next to Vietnam, finishing in Cambodia before flying to Australia mid Feb. So arrived in Bangkok what seems like a very long time ago, land of ladyboys and Patpong, both still thriving among the new foun...

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 Since visiting the home of the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, i have been at peace with the World. Moving first to Manali, home of most of Israel\'s post-National Service population hanging out and smoking in cafes with their falafel and german bakeries, I escaped over three 13000ft+ passes through the Spiti and Pin Valleys to the village of Mud \"population 250 souls\". If I hadn\'t left part of my too-heavy bag in Manali, I would have joined a couple of Ge...

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...