The Joy of a Microcamper

Surprisingly our 26-hour train from Goa to Delhi arrived on time.  Then having negotiated the very efficient and spotless Delhi Metro we came above ground just yards from our home for the night.  We were never under the illusion that we were staying in a well-heeled area of Delhi, but the smell of urine on…

After two months in India, overnight buses no longer phased us. The only tricky bit is finding the bus stop.  Keep the faith. Speak to as many locals as you can find, someone will know where you need to stand. We had made a random decision not to fly from Kochi to Goa as we…

Amritsar a journey of unexpected encounters and historical reflections I’m not sure that Amritsar was ever on any ‘bucket list’. But in September 2024 we found ourselves heading to Gatwick to catch the Air India flight there. The start of a long journey. Our return tickets were in three months,  home in time for Christmas….

In April 2025, the BBC announced that the new season of Race Around the World would start at the Great Wall of China and end at Kanyakumari, in India. Kanyakumari is not a name which instantly springs to mind when someone mentions India. Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi. Yes, all these plus perhaps Pune, Shimla, Agra are…