Time for sleep… I’ll catch you up on Hyderabad and Aurangabad next time. Ok… Hyderabad. I met some really nice people on my 24 hour journey to Hyderabad. I went in 3-tier sleeper, which means there are 3 cushioned bunks on each side of the section and then there are 2 on the end… i Read More »
We stepped out of the plan at the airport in Cairns and were immediately assaulted by the oppressive heat of the tropics. Giant palm trees and ferns greeted us cheerfully, and the lush mountians made me feel like I had walked into Jurassic Park itself. The next day we went snorkeling on the Great Barrier Read More »
Figures that it would be the wettest summer on record in England. Floods, rail disruptions, and torrential downpours were in the news most days during the last week of our journey. But, hey, we were on a canalboat (more popularly called a narrowboat in these parts) and given that it floats (hopefully), the weather shouldn’t be much Read More »
The Belize Zoo: Good, No True? After a few days, I’d had enough of the beach, if you can believe it. On July 3, we hopped a boat to Belize City and headed inland. Despite the warnings of pushy cab drivers, we had no problems navigating the local bus system. Sure, they look like crowded school buses, but Read More »
