Culture One Bangkok – Drums of Death
I’d missed out on the Culture One festival in Bangkok for whatever reason over the last couple of years. One thing I do miss from …
15 Jun
Nepalese Visa Issues
Nepalese Visa Issues
Collected my Nepalese visa today and am ready to get moving again with a brief detour to Everest Base Camp. I’ve always childishly amused myself by …
12 Jun
Lhasa the holy city
Lhasa the holy city
After two days dodging checkpoints to get to Lhasa it’s not quite the “holy city” i was expecting. The Chinese have transformed it into something of …
29 May
China: Weird
China: Weird
China was a bit weird, and the Chinese like to stare. A lot. They don’t seem to recognise that it’s rude and will unflinchingly stare at you …
17 May
Kashgar. Nice town. Experience: Weird.
Kashgar. Nice town. Experience: Weird.
The first major town we hit was Kashgar, where there were lot’s of middle aged American tour groups there for the famed Sunday market, the …
15 May
Karakoram border crossing into China
Karakoram border crossing into China
I was elated to discover on crossing the border into China that the mainstay of western Chinese meals appeared to be that ubiquitous Asian dish …
01 May
Peshawar was intense.
Peshawar was intense.
I managed to get a beer in the smugglers bazaar, sitting in the “narcotics” section in a stall with piles of opium and heroin on …
24 Apr
Sufi night after thought…
Sufi night after thought…
I should point out that that there were some women allowed into Sufi Night. I saw four in total but they had to sit at the …
23 Apr
Lahore.
Lahore.
Lahore! (yes i do realise I’m overly using exclamations!) “Sufi night”! There were seven of us (white folk) ushered through the middle of a throng of hundreds …
16 Apr
Pakistan rocks! No, really!
Pakistan rocks! No, really!
It’s not dangerous (unless you want it to …