So your trip is paid for, after weeks or months of planning, and you’re thinking all that’s left is to cram your entire wardrobe and kitchen sink into your suitcase or back pack.
Make sure your passport has enough pages and validity (more then 6 months) to last your entire trip.
A little planning is good. […]
If you have ever wanted to be up close and personal to a camel (and who of us isn’t fascinated by these wonderful ungainly creatures), you could have the opportunity to meet 60,000 of them at the Pushkar Camel Fair held in the Indian state of Rajasthan, from November 18-21 this year. The five […]
The Maldives – what can I say but wow! With its abundant sea life and sandy beaches is a paradise in the sun, with palm trees, turquoise lagoons and coral reefs with turtles, the whitest beaches and colourful fish! The Maldives is made up of a chain of 20 atolls which consist of nearly 1200 islands […]
LOVE India!!! Never having wanted to visit India in the past, I was looking forward to this trip with great excitement and trepidation. I was totally blown away by the colours, smells, sights and sounds of this exotic and diverse country with a history spanning more than 5000 years. Great deserts, majestic palaces, amazing fortresses, […]
Lhasa is located at 3950m above sea level and people flying in will have difficulty with the altitude on arrival, especially at the foot of Potala Palace, looking on the hillside. The great news is that the tour I went on provided me with plenty of time to acclimatise and to soak up the Tibetan […]
I really don’t think you should be travelling to Tibet and not seeing Everest Base Camp – what a perfect opportunity to DRIVE to the foot of the world’s highest mountain instead of walking (takes about 7 days on the Nepal side). There is something so magical about Mt Everest (or Qomolongma as the Tibetans […]
India, a country so diversified always seems to fascinate – the more you to try to explore India, the more intriguing it gets. If you choose the ever-so-popular Golden Triangle of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur route, like I did, you venture out to the land of golden desert – Rajasthan and will have the most wonderful time visiting […]
If you think Nepal only has the mighty Himalayas, you are under-estimating the place – take at least 10 days to see Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan National Park – the home of one-horned rhino and one of the most fascinating places. One morning I woke up early, and with a cup of tea in my hand, […]
Like a forgotten civilization, detached from the rest of the world, I found Sri Lanka a haven, empty of tourists and with so much to discover – travelling the completely flat and tropical lowlands (including ‘toddy tappers’ and ’stilt fishermen’) to discovering lonely temples and palace ruins in the jungles to the amazing heights of […]
I can’t possibly write about trekking in Nepal and do it justice. I did a self trek with a friend from Pokhara up to Annapurna Base Camp, and carried my own day backpack. We thought we were well prepared for the experience - what we had not anticipated was the warmth of the locals, the […]