The road from Manali to Leh is stunningly beautiful. Of course there are washouts and holes and detours. There is mud and snow and rivers to cross. And most of the road is one lane and the art of movi… more →
From The Far FieldAndrew Roxburgh wrote 1 year ago: Another few weeks of volunteering/working in Daramsala have gone by. I won’t bore you too much … more →
Andrew Roxburgh wrote 1 year ago: After only a few weeks of work in McLeod it was already time for a holiday! How sweet this volunteer … more →
Andrew Roxburgh wrote 1 year ago: Don’t worry Lucas, just a normal travel update this time. From Mandi I went south to visit Cha … more →
Andrew Roxburgh wrote 1 year ago: I am never satisfied that what I write here does justice to the impressions that all these amazing p … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: The road from Manali to Leh is stunningly beautiful. Of course there are washouts and holes and deto … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: Into Himal Pradesh on a curvy road where we stop for Nathaniel to heave his five-star breakfast on t … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: After a night in Delhi and a six hour bus ride north we find ourselves in a five-star hotel in secto … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: In Mangalore we pile into a white ambassador for a Mr. Toad’s wild ride: the car careens throu … more →
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mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: Last week I found myself reading Pascal Richet’s A Natural History of Time-a book I’ve b … more →
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mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: Everywhere in India people are waiting in line. It seems there is a queue for most everything one wa … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: Inevitably, and usually in a crowded public place, someone will approach us, smile, and ask a simple … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: The Punjabi expression “eat your head” is one of the reasons I love my India. Sujata tol … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: On the morning of December 3, 1984, forty tons of methyl isocyanate was released from the Union Carb … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: As someone who has spent a good deal of his life climbing rock, and who now lives in New Engla … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: Monday was a day of rest as our host country of India celebrated the Dr. Baabasaheb R. Ambedkar jaya … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: So imagine this: you are sitting in the back of a jeep, rolling along smooth pavement in the Thar de … more →
mlongfarfield wrote 1 year ago: Late in December we spent the day at Keoladeo National Park, in Rajasthan, formerly the Bharatpur wi … more →