belated Happy New Year

Categories: Exploring the World, India

ok ok – i know i haven’t emailed since leaving for india and many of you have been emailing to find out where i am (i am assuming it was because of concern…) – so first, yup, i’m ok. and second, sorry for not replying directly. what can i say, i’m lazy… 🙂 anyway, after … Read More

Hippie central

Categories: Exploring the World, India

Just got back from Goa – i think there should be some sort of lawsuit against speedo for selling suits to people who should not be wearing them… first nite we were in north Goa in Calangute – wow, what a difference from the last time i came.  the last time i came was in Feb … Read More

Indian Big Mac

Categories: Exploring the World, India, Restaurants

I finally caved and went to McDonald’s… amazing! i think in most McDonald’s they have specific machines to help make their food, in India, i’m sure they have a ‘Ma’ in the back making the food. The me…

It’s over!

Categories: Exploring the World, India

The last 7 days seem like they were 7 months! Half of me thinks that I could do this a few more days, and the half of me knows that I’m at my limit!
Aside from the bubble blister I had on my big to…

Cameras

Categories: Exploring the World, India, Technology

I never have my camera when I need it! As part of our climb today, we had to rock climb up the side of a cliff to get to some temple caves, with images of Shiva, carved into the side of the mountain….

Re: Hike4Life Day 4

Categories: Exploring the World, India

I woke up this morning and was dying! Every muscle was killing me when I got up … including ones I didn’t know I had…
Our hike today was supposed to be a ‘easy’, flat hike… i think ‘flat’ might mea…

Crazy Day!

Categories: Exploring the World, India

Because of the different skill levels, we decided to split the group in to two smaller groups – one that would go on a hard hike, and one that would go on an easier one. Stooooopid me went on the hard…

Re: Hike4Life Day 1: Bhimashankar

Categories: Exploring the World, India

Technically, we started yesterday.  We were supposed to meet at the Mumbai International Airport at 10:30 am and then go straight to Karjat (starting point for hiking) by 3pm.  But in true IST (a new term, I learned – Indian ‘Stretchable’ Time) – we didn’t make it to Karjat until 6pm and so we had to pass on the Day … Read More

How-To set up your own blog

Categories: How-to's, Technology

I’ve been asked by a number of people about how I started my blog and for help to start theirs. Most of them had used online sites like Blogger or something like that, but like me they wanted to host…

Nice London?

Categories: Exploring the World

Can it be? Londoners seem kinder than I remember. I’ve actually been approached by salespeople offering assistance in shops (that never happens!!), have frequenty heard people say ‘thank you’ and ‘…