On first blush, the coconut palm fringed beach at Puthenthoppu north of Trivandrum between the backwaters and the sea looked […]
South India: Goa to Kerala
Evidently, there are over 1.2 million people employed by The Indian Railways, however, it still proves difficult to find anyone […]
India – Jaipur, Udaipur and Mumbai
The Times of India is my touchstone, reporting on national and international affairs from an Indian perspective. Currently, the Supreme […]
India: Colour and Chaos
As the full moon draws closer, it’s wedding season in India. We see colorful processions everywhere. The brides and grooms […]
All All Aboard the Taj Expres
Even at 5.30 am, Delhi’s Nizamuddin Station is a kaleidoscope of color. A maddening cacophony of sounds seething with waves […]
Bye Bye Bangkok
Vientiane gives off a particular aroma, I pinned it down to a heady mix of duck soup Mekong River weed […]
Laid Back in Laos
At Chiang Kong, Thailand, we crossed the Friendship Bridge to Houayxay, Laos. Excited to be taking the slow boat along […]
Thailand to Laos it’s all Part of the Plan
It was relaxing rocking away to the rhythmic swaying of the number 1 overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. […]
Trains through Thailand
What kid didn’t want to grow up and drive trains? I met a guy once who was a train driver […]
Bangkok Sans Bicycles
It was cold in Paris; all hunched shoulders and hard faces. Europe is turning in on itself closing the borders […]
Cycle Touring Australia and Beyond 