Dan does Earth
In and around World
I'm going round t' world. Lucky me. Route is (at present) India, Singapore, Australia, NZ, Fji, Cook Islands, US, Home. Also, I'm going to watch the 1st Test in Brisbane with my older bro Oli and bud Martin.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Dano
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Delhi day tour
After a restless flight (nerves and being bad at sleeping on planes) I arrived yesterday in Delhi and was met by the guys from Savion Travel. I hav... Continue reading »
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Havelis and poverty
Driving out of Delhi in the early morning traffic was fun. Commuters hanging onto the the back of jeeps, suits 'n' all, coupled with immaculate sch... Continue reading »
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Jaipur
It rained throughout the day which was great news for the local people who are largely dependent on agriculture. Also meant that the temp. dropped... Continue reading »
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Agra via Fatephur Sikri
After driving once more through the camel/cow/bumps/crazy drivers roads of Rajasthan we puled into Fatephur Sikri before heading onto Agra for the... Continue reading »
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Mathura - Birthplace of Krishna
After a jolly, and sober(!), drive to Mathura, during which we discussed cricket and Mr. Singh's favourite festivals, I visited the temple complex... Continue reading »
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Back to Delhi for 1 night
Although I had a fairly restless night (I ate something that disagreed with me) I woke surprisingly refreshed for the 4hr drive to Delhi. Only two... Continue reading »
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South India J'arrive!
I am yet to explore Chennai fully, but have successfully checked in, and am ready to conk out. I just wanted to see that massive line from Delhi to... Continue reading »
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Mamallapuram, will I leave?
I had dosa for breakfast. These are thin lentil flour pancakes. Mine had onions in and was served on a 'nana leaf with a few splodges of tasty thic... Continue reading »
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Pondicherry - Franco India
After the final evening in Mamallapuram, which was finished off watching a thunderstorm roll by about 15km away whilst drinking local brandy and sp... Continue reading »
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Kovalam out of season
After leaving Pondy at 17:30 the bus wound it's weary way through various towns in Tamil Nadu picking up people and other cargo as it went. I think... Continue reading »
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Varkala - Dramatic cliffs, relaxed people
It was a rainy morning in Kovalam, so I did precious little before getting a taxi to Varkala. I wasn't sorry to leave Kovalam, but had enjoyed my t... Continue reading »
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Backwaters to Alleppey
I woke earlyish and settled my bill in Varkala during a break in the heavy rain. Then I took a cab to Kollam and got on the tourist ferry that goes... Continue reading »
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13
Fort Cochin
After a simple breakfast and quick tour of the houseboat belonging to the same family as owns Allen Residence I went to get my bus. This bus, from... Continue reading »
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Cold, damp and stunningly beautiful
Rising stupidly early we set off to get the bus to Munnaras had been recommended by Victor from the homestay in Fort Cochin. He was wrong, it didn'... Continue reading »
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Dull as dishwater transport stop
It was one of those days that has to be endured when travelling in India. In order to get the fun small gauge steam powered train to Ootywe had to... Continue reading »
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Choo-Choo! Toy train to Ooty!
Okay, so waking up at 03:45 was not great, but it was manageable and we even had time for a cuppa before getting on the train. At the ticket office... Continue reading »
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Mysore - Boy, am I sore after the bus there!
I'd booked seats on a private bus to Mysore in the hope that it would be both quicker and more comfortable. It certainly was quicker because we too... Continue reading »
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Bangalore - By heck it's busy
After a fine breakfast it was time to pack and find a bus to Bangalore. This was far simpler than I'd expected, and the express bus was due to depa... Continue reading »
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Hampi - er, wow
After wearily stepping off the bus in Hospet we were set upon by a gang of rickshaw wallahs. Unlike in other areas they were not working in collabo... Continue reading »
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20
Benaulim
We rose early and bade the family at the guesthouse farewell after a hearty, but slowly served, breakfast of masala dosa. We then swiflty searched... Continue reading »
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Palolem - best beach in Goa?
I woke happy and eased myself out of bed to find food and escape the pooeggs. It was bright , if cloudy, morning and I hoped it would stay that way... Continue reading »
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One night in Panjim
I got here early evening and the hotel I'd tentatively booked said that without credit card details they cannot hold rooms. I was a bit pissed off,... Continue reading »
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Farewell India - I have a feeling I'll be back
I was just nodding off when the bus driver told me to get off as I was as near to Colaba (where I wanted to stay) as they were going. I rubbed... Continue reading »
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Chrismtas decorations in 30 degree heat - eh?
Flight days are always strange. You're body has to adjust to a new time zone, your senses take a battering as you encounter new sights, sounds and... Continue reading »
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Back among friends and family
Ben, who shall hereafter be known as Harry, was a kind soul and met me at the airport fairly early in the morning. I was quick coming through quara... Continue reading »
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God's waiting room
We slowly struggled to awakedness and made our way to the King Cross area of Sydney to pick up the hire car. They were out of the type we wanted so we... Continue reading » -
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Almost active in Coffs
We packed our stuff into the car at Forster and went to the ambiguously named One Mile Beach to see how long it was. Despite the excesses of the pr... Continue reading »
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Schoolies week in Byron
The roads from Coffs to Byron are quiet and well maintained and the countryside beautiful. Our sat-nav lady does almost all of the rest so driving... Continue reading »
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Legalise the weed, man!
It was day trip time and after waking slightly late and rather hungover (my own fault and manageable) we piled into the car to check out the hippy vil... Continue reading » -
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Frasers at Rainbow
The morning we were due to leave Byron we diverged slightly. Oli went diving quite early while Martin and I chose to take a walk up to Cape Byron w... Continue reading »
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Sand blasted
After boarding a bus and various pick ups at different hotels/hostels we had to get off and board another bus for our actual tour. It was full of a... Continue reading »
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1st Ashes test, The Gabba
As I was with M&O for the full time and we spent most of our time watching cricket or drinking beer I did not have time to devote to writing my... Continue reading »
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Gateway to the Whitsundays
I checked out of the Brisbane Backpackers Resort and spent the morning bringing things up to date on the blog and seeing what was happening in the... Continue reading »
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Hmmm... What to do? A drink perhaps...
The trip to Cairns was pretty much an all dayer on the Grehound so not particularly interesting I'm afraid. I did get to see the countryside change... Continue reading »
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Not a place to do things quickly, if at all.
After a slow and lazy day watching the cricket go to shit and chilling a bit more with the guys from the previous day/night it was time to catch my... Continue reading »
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Fun in Katherine
So, bleary eyed and full of anticipation, I waited down in the reception area where there were two chicks also waiting for the same tour. Before th... Continue reading »
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All about the road trip
Having slept okay and started to get to know a few of the crew the onward journey was a good one despite having to cover 700kms or so to Tennant Cr... Continue reading »
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Alice? Alice? Where the f*ck is Alice? Oh. There, in the middle of nowhere.
There was still a lot of driving to do to get to the Alice from Tennant Creek. We played quizzes and joked around a lot on this final leg into Alic... Continue reading »
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I'm a jolly Swagman
A couple of the quieter ones from the Darwin to Alice tour were on the tour out to Uluru so it was easier to have conversations on the long leg out... Continue reading »
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A big rock. Do not climb it.
It was a long drive from King's Canyon to Uluru as a large salt lake needs to be circumnavigated but, apart from occasional things pointed out by E... Continue reading »
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Smashed in The Alice
We were all going to eat together again, but this time at Melanka's and not Bojangles. Once back and checked in I went to watch some of the Perth... Continue reading »
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