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Varanasi – The holy city on the Ganges

Khajuraho had shown us the peaceful and spiritual side of India, and helped me understand why so many people fall in love with the India. Varanasi couldn’t be more different. It was like Delhi on crack. More cows, goats and dogs to dodge than Delhi, with more horns and cars trying to avoid them. There […]

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Khajuraho – The five people you meet

My second sleeper train delivered me punctually to Khajuraho whilst I bagged an epic 10 hour sleep. Khajuraho is a small, rural town and I loved the relatively empty roads, lush greenery and lack of horns. A young guy on a bike joined my walk along the deserted main road and […]

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Agra – Princes and Paupers

People travel from all over the world to visit the Taj Mahal, and even though I usually avoid such overhyped tourist traps, I was really excited to visit this particular icon. Now comfortable with the chaos that welcomed me at every train station, I exited the station with the […]

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What to expect when you’re expecting…India

Given the sudden nature of my trip, I wasn’t hugely prepared as I stepped on the plane at Glasgow. The trip had snowballed from India to India and Australia and the Americas are just a short 14 hour flight from there […]

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Here goes nothing…

I’ve ambitiously, and most likely prematurely, titled this document “Blog”. Only one sentence in and I’m already misleading the two potential readers, my Dad and some girl I used to go to school with who is trying to pass her lunch hour. As a habitual over-sharer […]

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