A Lion Dance with a Difference and the Great Tangyuan Giveaway! The 22nd of December is the day of the solstice or midwinter’s day. While people back home in the UK were probably feeling uplifted by the fact that days would soon be getting longer, more »
Day Six Last week we ventured to the outskirts of the city to witness a very special festival. The Nine Emperor Gods is a Chinese festival and is celebrated once a year at specific Nine Emperor Temples around the country (it is also celebrated in more »
Hi, its Henry here. As some of you may know, Jen has returned to the UK and I have decided to stay and travel alone for a while. Since it’s been so long since my last blog post, I have picked up the baton and more »
Georgetown We headed up to Georgetown on another coach type bus with massive armchair like seats and freezing air con. Georgetown is the capital of Penang, most of which is on an island. Arriving by bus meant that we crossed the famous bridge on our more »
Our Stay in Goa’s Capital City We arrived at Panjim to our pre-booked hotel and were not very impressed. The room had an excellent view but inside it was finished in 4 different types of vinyl; a different variety on the floors, walls, ceilings and more »
Gokarna: No Room On The Beaches Gokarna and the surrounding beaches had been recommended to us by several people so we headed there on the train from Mangalore. There were more backpackers getting off at the small Gokarna Road station than we had seen in more »