Category Archives: India

22
Nov
2011

What This Book Is Not

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Posted in Books, India
A book about India. An epic adventure tale.
26
Oct
2011

Designing Book Covers

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Posted in Books, India, Writing
Can you help me choose a book cover for my new book?
03
Jun
2011

Things I Love about Travelling in India

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Posted in India, Photo Friday, Photography, Travel
Is India the most colourful, mad, exciting country in the world? Probably. Here are ten things I love about it.
17
May
2011

Try Travelling With A One Way Ticket

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Posted in India, Travel
I don’t know where I am. My feet hurt. My shirt is heavy with sweat. It’s been a hard day. I have walked since dawn, about eight hours, down red dusty tracks beside the sliding green waters of the Kaveri River. I am hiding from the sun in the shade of a chai stall, enjoying [...]

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18
Feb
2011

Photo Friday Story – Exploring Sikkim

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Posted in India, Photo Friday
Istvan Hernadi is a Canadian adventurer and photographer. Here’s his Photo Friday story: Exploring Sikkim with friends I met in Gangtok helped me learn about the culture of an ancient kingdom populated by the peaceful and shy Lepcha people who continue with their Buddhist traditions in the foothills of the Himalayas. I shall return to [...]

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22
Jun
2010

Top 10 bits of kit for a long walk

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Posted in Expeditions, India, Kit, Lists
10 of the best bits of kit that I took to India. 1. Orthotic insoles and trainers Profeet and Mizuno Wave Inspire 5 £149 (insoles and fitting), £68 / 252 grams (shoe) I used to associate long distance running and walking with inevitable injuries and pain. No longer. Since I began using Profeet’s orthotic insoles [...]

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15
Jun
2010

Kit selection for a walk across India

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Posted in India, Kit, Writing
The night train thunders past. The vibrations shake the ground I am lying on through my small inflatable mattress. My head rests on my rucsack. From the darkness I snatch glimpses into the brightly lit carriages. As suddenly as it arrived, the train is gone. The darkness and the silence it leaves behind feel more [...]

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09
Mar
2010

A Short Walk through India

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Posted in Best Bits, India, Travel, Writing
I had never heard of the Kaveri River until I decided to walk across India. I could only squeeze a 6-week trip into my calendar so I cast my eye southwards down India’s triangular shape until I reached a latitude I reckoned I could get across in the time available. And that is how I [...]

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09
Oct
2009

Photo Friday: Urine pass is prohibited at this place

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Posted in India, Photo Friday
One of India’s wonderful roadside signposts that helped the kilometres pass less painfully during my recent walk through India. DON’T MISS A THING – FREE MONTHLY UPDATE BY EMAIL: Have you read Alastair’s books? Also available for Kindle, iPad and children.
10
May
2009

Audio slideshow introduction to India

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Posted in Expeditions, India, slideshows, Travel, Video
A Soundslides summary of my journey across India
29
Apr
2009

A bit of a catch up

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Posted in Best Bits, India
I’ve just arrived back in London. I had to return home from India earlier than planned, but it was still an excellent trip. I completed the walk as planned and I’ve got lots of material that I’ll be putting up on the site over the coming weeks. The most exciting thing that’s happening at the [...]

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23
Mar
2009

Walking across India

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Posted in India
The river Kaveri is one of the 5 great holy rivers of India, revered by pilgrims for centuries. From its source amongst the coffee and cardoman plantations in the cool hills of the Western Ghats, the river flows 500 miles across southern India towards the hot plains of Tamil Nadu and the Bay of Bengal. [...]

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