Written by Dominic Reid
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
It can take time to find a good place to stay in a town, but we landed on our feet here at the Ganga View Hotel for Christmas and anywhere is going to be downhill after that. (more…)
Archive for December, 2009
Dec
29/09
29/09
Ganpati
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 01:55
Written by Dominic Reid
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Written by Dominic Reid
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Tags: Asia, Guest Houses, India, On The Road, Travel Blog | Posted under Travel Blog | 
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Dec
28/09
28/09
Paragliding Video
Last Updated on Thursday, 19 August 2010 12:31
Written by Dominic Reid
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Written by Dominic Reid
Monday, December 28th, 2009
When I was about to leave The UK, a buddy (more…)
Tags: Asia, Blog, Nepal, On The Road, Paragliding, Travel | Posted under Previous Posts, Travel Blog | No Comments
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Dec
24/09
24/09
Varanasi
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 01:56
Written by Dominic Reid
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Written by Dominic Reid
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
I read today that Varanasi is the world’s oldest inhabited city with an unbroken lineage back to 800BC, and there is evidence of early Aryan settlements as far back as 4000 years ago. I can certainly believe it, the small alleys and dirt roads that snake around the back of the ghats look timeless, every nook and cranny seems to have grown as slowly as a snails shell, encrusted with time. (more…)
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Dec
23/09
23/09
Mahindra College, Pune to Varanasi.
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 01:56
Written by Dominic Reid
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Written by Dominic Reid
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
I woke to a sunrise that calmed the clamorous valley of the previous night. I walked up the arcing stairs of the YHA to the roof and was met with a far warmer world. The laborers on the neighboring building site were huddled around warming morning fires, Pune had become solid after the little pinpricks of light had joined together. (more…)
Tags: Asia, India, Laptop, On The Road, Remote Working, Travel Blog | Posted under Travel Blog | 1 Comment
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Dec
23/09
23/09
Bombay to Pune YHA
Last Updated on Sunday, 25 July 2010 01:57
Written by Dominic Reid
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Written by Dominic Reid
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Arriving in Bombay was like going straight from Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here on a walkman to having Johnny Rotten singing in your face. I’d think it a privilege if Johnny would do that, but I’d have to be in the right mood and when I arrived in Bombay I wasn’t, so I muttered my way to an overpriced hotel and battened down the hatches until I felt cheerful enough to make the journey to see my daughter at her college near Pune. (more…)
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