One of the many joys of our overlanding trip through northern Ethiopia was seeing the landscapes and catching glimpses of ordinary lives through the windows...
Kollam – the southern approach to Kerala’s backwaters
Our reason for including Kollam in our itinerary was so that we could travel from there by ferry to our next stop, Alleppey. In the event, we had missed the last boat of the season by a...
If it’s not in Lonely Planet, don’t go!
I’m sure all frequent travellers have a guidebook of choice. Ours is the Lonely Planet series. When we’re planning a new trip, one of the first things I do is go and buy the Lonely Planet...
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway – a step back in time
Intro
After the hassles of actually getting valid tickets to board the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (see previous post), we gratefully found our seats by the windows on the left side...
