No matter how carefully I consider my likely needs in advance of any trip, there are always things I get wrong. Things I packed but never used: The little book for sketching. I don’t know what kind of holiday I think I take, but it is almost never the kind where I sit around sketching… Continue reading Things I got wrong on holiday
Tag: Travel
My life in Mumbai (part 2)
I was so young when I arrived in Mumbai. Not just young in years, I was naive and oblivious about the hard facts of the world. I learned a lot from the women who lived at my guesthouse. The girls at the guesthouse taught me how to walk down the street. A defensive posture was… Continue reading My life in Mumbai (part 2)
Visa questions
Applying for visas is never an easy process. Something about the officialness of the forms always brings about a sense of panic in me. I wonder if I’m not answering the questions right. Why do they want to know this? How do I answer that question? What do they really want to know? We’re currently… Continue reading Visa questions
My Mumbai life (part 1)
Thirty years ago I left home. I left my home town of Brisbane, Australia. I left my job. I left everything that was familiar. I left my country for the first time to go to Mumbai on a graduate exchange program. (I left home so long ago that Mumbai was still called Bombay.) I arrived… Continue reading My Mumbai life (part 1)
Caledonian sleeper (or 36 Hours in Inverness)
I really like the idea of sleeper trains. I think I like the idea more than the reality and I think my idea of sleeper trains comes from watching old films where sleeper carriages were roomy and glamorous and they all had ensuite bathrooms. This is not the reality of sleeper trains today. Last year… Continue reading Caledonian sleeper (or 36 Hours in Inverness)
Day 3: West Highland Way
After a nights’ sleep and a full (fried) breakfast, we gritted our teeth, ready to trade country trail walking for the Lochside scramble. We knew this was one of the long days, 13m/22km, and tough walking at that. But the sun was shining, and we were buoyed by confidence of two good days already completed,… Continue reading Day 3: West Highland Way
Mr Forty Percent
“The government are going to sack 40% of airport staff,” he declared. “It’s inefficiencies like this, a waste of time.” He and I were just two of a number of people waiting on the other side of airport security for our bags to come through. Airport security is no-one’s favourite part of travel, but you… Continue reading Mr Forty Percent
The big dry continues (32.2022)
I'm wondering if it's fair of me to think sometimes that the human race really has outlived its usefulness. If I were the owner of this planet, I would be thinking serious about issuing a 30 day lease break notification, telling the human race, You have 30 days to tidy things up - shut down… Continue reading The big dry continues (32.2022)
Looking ahead – and backwards (27.2022)
I haven't written a weekly update for some time - sorry about that. I've been letting other things take up my time and as a result have not focussed much on this blog. Some short headline life news: I didn't get the job I applied for. I am not terribly upset about it. I think… Continue reading Looking ahead – and backwards (27.2022)
Impressions of Cambodia – 2. Transport
You can walk, of course, but in this heat you’re not going to walk for long. You need wheels. There are many types of wheels available for you. Bicycle is one, and in the heat you would be brave but the good thing is this is a flat city. You might be pedalling a cyclo… Continue reading Impressions of Cambodia – 2. Transport
Tales from Tobhamhor 