Central Asia Tour

Summary of Central Asia and the Pamir Highway (Jul - Sep 2018).

Japan Part 2: Western Kyushu, Kyoto & Hokkaido

Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Yatai in Fukuoka, Kobe Beef in Kobe, Kyoto, Hokaido, onsens, volcanoes, forests and lakes, and kawaii everywhere!

Japan: Deconstructing the Origami Crane

Tokyo, observations of Japanese society, Shikoku, onsens, Kyushu, Yakushima, generosity and hospitality (again), Mount Aso.

Taming the Wild Monkey – My Vipassana Experience

Reflections on a ten-day Vipassana meditation retreat I attended in Kerala.

India Part 2: A Milestone Reached, Thoughts on Begging and Cycling as a Sport

More on Goa, Karnataka, Indian selfie-takers, starers and beggars, Hampi, Mysore, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, descending into Kerala, Kochi, on cycling as a sport, reaching Kanyakumari (which was supposed to be the end).

Hills, Hippies and Beaches: Along the Konkan Coast

Mumbai, rural Maharashtra and the Konkan Coast, Goa and some thoughts on belonging, or not.

Winter Arrives and the Question of Cheating

Getting drunk with the locals in Georgia, Tbilisi, Armenia, cycling through the snow, rescued by the Molokans, a warm welcome in Dilijan, vacillating about getting a bus, Yerevan.