Our experience of visiting Bodh Gaya in northern India. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site.
Places Blog Posts
Kumbh Mela: India’s Greatest Festival
Kumbh Mela is a mass pilgrimage for Hindus and happens every four years at one of India’s four sacred places – Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.
Visiting Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah for Sufi Devotional Singing
I had read a lot about the Sufi devotional singing that takes place every Thursday night at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Mosque in south Delhi.
Street Art in Varanasi: Along on the Ganges
Exploring the “street” art along Varanasi’s vibrant ghats … Graffiti or art? Many places are renowned for their colourful and imaginative murals but how about Varanasi?
Vietnamese drinks – A quick guide on what to drink in Vietnam
A quick guide to our top five Vietnamese drinks. Ca phe sua da and sugar cane juice are among the best things to drink in Vietnam. What’s your favourite?
Travels Through Vietnam: Up the Coast to Hoi An & Down Through the Central HighlandsÂ
A round-up of our recent travels in Vietnam: A journey that took us up the coast to Hoi An via Quy Nhon and down through the Central Highlands to Dalat.
Sri Lanka: The Best of the Rest
The best bits of the rest of our travels in Sri Lanka including Arugam Bay, Galle, Read what we did and didn’t like about Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: Curry & Rice and More
Exploring Sri Lanka: our travels through Sri Lanka including Jaffna, Trincomalee, Anuradhapura and Negombo visting cultural sights and eating curry & rice!
Kashgar: Fat Bottomed Sheep, You Make the Rockin’ World Go Round
Travels in Xinjiang, China: Seeing flat bottomed sheep at the Sunday Animal Market and discovering the disappearing culture of Kashgar’s Old Town.
Kyrgyzstan: Hitch Hiking from Sary Tash in Kyrgyzstan to Kashgar in China
An adventure hitch hiking from Sary Tash to Kashgar in China travelling by freight truck across the in Kyrgyzstan border and experiencing local hospitality.
Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek & Beyond
We found ourselves in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Despite all the horror stories about Central Asian capitals, Bishkek is a pleasant city.
Two More Weeks in Lovely Burma
An account of travelling independently in Myanmar (Burma) from Yangon to Sittwe and Mrauk U, continuing to Taunggok and on to Pyay.