Kyrgyzstan is a place that boggles the mind – or, my mind, at least. On one hand, there are whispers of the familiar: tall sandwich loaves which tower over their flat bread brothers; supermarkets which are in fact super, not dingy pantries with […]
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EXIT INTERVIEWS: BEST OF INDIA
BEN SOUTHALL 5 words/phrases that describe India: eclectic, friendly, curious, diverse, hectic What seems to make the people of India happy? When you’re in the company of Indian’s, especially those you’re meeting for the first time, it’s really hard to tell […]
BEST DRIVE IN THE WORLD
Think of the ‘Great Road Trips of the World’ and Route 66 across the USA, the Great Ocean Road in Australia and the Southern Alps in New Zealand all spring to mind. They may be surrounded by jaw-droppingly beautiful scenery but […]
5 WAYS TO EXPLORE GOA DURING THE MONSOON
While Sophee spent a week relaxing at a health retreat I decided to go on a mission in the to find the best ways to explore Goa during the monsoon. With the rain clouds emptying their humid contents along the Goan […]
EXIT INTERVIEWS: BEST OF NEPAL
BEN SOUTHALL 5 words/phrases that describe Nepal: Nervous but recovering, mind-blowingly beautiful, hectic and dusty (Kathmandu), adventurous, ecologically diverse (surprisingly!) What seems to make the people of Nepal happy? Interaction with outsiders. Once you get away from Thamel, the tourist centre […]