Nihow, I have been in China a little over 2 weeks now and i have to say it is shaping up to be one of the best countries ive been to so far on this trip and before (countryside, cities, rivers, transport and food all amazing and relatively cheap)!! Last time i left you i was on my way to Macau to make my fortune in the casinos, and while i didn't set any records i did come away roughly 16 quid up after 2 days of gambling so can't grumble, add that to the tenner...

Hello from Hong Kong, Last time i wrote i was on me way to meet the group i would be walking to everest base camp with, and i got lucky with a fairly good bunch of people. We had 3 brothers from Tennesse(the Webbs) who were the nicest 3 people you'd ever meet with the coolest accents who called everyone sir or mam!, 2 good time girls from Melbourne who were always laughing and joking, a couple of travel agents from manchester who were very much in love, a canadi...

Good morning reader, Yesterday marked the halfway stage of my journey so i am now into the 2nd half of my trip and i hope it proves to be as good as the first half, although it has gone all too quick so far and i am sure time will only speed up on the home run. Since my last blog i have seen some absolutely amazing sites, had some very long and ardeuos journeys and experienced some of the most different types of culture in my life. I spent 3 days in Delhi, a c...

Hello all, A couple of weeks has past since my last blog and they have been 2 of the best weeks i have had on me trip. Last time i left you i was on my way to find a cinema in Mumbai to watch a bit of bollywood, and while the film i found was from chennai(and hence not technically a bollywood movie) it was a cool experience. I was in a huge cinema like a big west end theatre and the sound was so loud it hurt your ears. I had to stand for the national anthem of...

Namaste, On leaving Ooty is was a relatively short bus ride to the city of Mysore, down the mountain and hairpin bends, past tea plantantions with some wonderful views across the valley. Then it was thru a tiger reserve that went on for miles. Altho i didn't see the elusive big cat i did see many spotted deer and lots of monkeys which were pretty cool. Mysore is famous for its big palace for the former maharajas who lived there up until the 70's. Well i toured ...