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My favourite quote is a song lyric, from John Lennon’s song Beautiful Boy – “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”. I’m going to be back in London tomorrow evening. My cousin Kate is extremely ill, and the family are getting together – the trip is going on hold for the moment. …
Sunset no. 3,000,001 Originally uploaded by Natmandu. Some people go to India to find themselves, apparently. They go to do Yoga, Reiki, get Ayurvedic massage, or do a ‘retreat’. People have all sorts of expectations of the place. Some people come because they heard it was a ‘challenging’ place to be, it was cheap, or …
There’s always plenty of advice available when you talk about going travelling. It’s usually the only time that people who’ve been travelling actually talk about it, as it seems that you get back from wherever you’ve been to, talk about your travels for a little while, and then shut up and keep it all to …
Arrive at temple where Dalai Lama has been giving his lessons. Large Tibetan security guard with kindly face who is still no doubt more than capable of kicking my arse from here to next week stands up. “Hello” “Hello. The Dalai Lama is giving his last day of teachings today, yes?” “Yes.” “Is he here …
Don’t you hate it when you write an e-mail and the computer blanks out, or something else happens, and what was a particularly witty and clever message disappears into the ether, never to return, not even if you try hitting Control + Z, swearing at the computer, or crying a little bit?That happened to me …
Slow business Originally uploaded by Natmandu. After a near-solid three days of travel from Jaisalmer, I’m in McLeod Ganj, the home of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan government in exile, way up in Himachal Pradesh. For the first time since I came to India, it’s been raining, cold, and cloudy. It’s great, after the furnace …
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