Day before the big day

Well I’m off towards Heathrow very shortly, staying there overnight before getting on the 10:20 flight to Mumbai tomorrow morning. The rucksack is packed – yes, everything went in, though I am buckling slightly under the weight. Still, I had a good long session last night trying to work out whether I could justify the …

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Poxy on the Doxy

Just what you need 48 hours before you fly out! My antimalarial, Doxycycline, is making me barf. Sorry kids, don’t wish to be too gruesome, but hey, this is a racy and no-holds-barred account of my travels and I never said it would be suitable for younger or more sensitive audiences. It turns out I …

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How many elephants in a mini

My packing list, re-drafted to include new items, runs into four pages. Will it all fit into a 65-litre rucksack? Answers on a postcard please to the “You Must Be Joking That’ll Never All Go In There Competition”, c/o my house. The winner with the closest number of extra carrier bags I’ll need to haul …

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Smooth train ride

I’m on the train to go and see Cookie, Jo, Charlotte and any others of the Southampton crew that are around. Crew makes them sound the kids that hang around outside garages, and I think we’re past that stage now – heck, I’m sat here in sensible shoes with Nik Kershaw on the iRiver, I …

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