I recently took a tram in Bern, Switzerland’s capital, at eight o’clock one Monday morning. It was full of truly miserable people. You would have been forgiven for thinking they all had lost their families, their homes, their friends, their jobs and all their possessions, and on top of it had just been diagnosed with [...]
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Missing India, Reverse Culture Shock and a Little Bit of Seasonal Blues
Lately I’ve found myself missing India increasingly often. When I returned to Europe in 2009 from a trip that lasted more than three years and included lots of travel around India, studying yoga in Mysore and long trips to nearby countries including Thailand, Singapore and Nepal, I was more than ready to leave Asia. Europe [...]
Why Indian Toilets Are Better than Western Toilets
Many first-time travellers to India worry about having to use the Indian toilet. Some worry about having to get used to a squat toilet, most worry about having to adapt to the left-hand-and-water –method instead of toilet paper. But Indian toilets are actually better for you. Why the Squat Toilet is Better than a Western [...]
South India for Women Travellers: My First Ebook!
South India for Women Travellers: How to Survive and Enjoy Your Trip is my first ebook and it is packed with travel tips for women planning to visit South India. From where to go to what to wear, South India for Women Travellers offers practical no-nonsense India travel advice. It includes tips for planning a [...]
How to Survive Culture Shock India
India is beautiful and amazing, but also mad and frustrating. There is no country in the world quite like India and if it’s your first time in India, you’re in for a culture shock. Here are 4 tips for surviving: 1. Don’t expect things to happen on schedule. Few things do. Most things do eventually [...]
Homesick in India
Homesickness will hit everyone, eventually. There have been days when I’ve wished I was back home in my comfy bed and not on a rock hard mattress in India, even when I knew it would be raining at home, while in India I was surrounded by sunshine and coconut palms. When you feel low, when [...]
About Me
I am a freelance journalist and travel writer and I spent more than three years from late 2005 to early 2009 living, travelling and studying yoga in India. In this blog I share my India travel tips and stories.
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Altitude Sickness on the Manali to Leh Road
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Pangong Tso, Ladakh’s High Altitude Lake
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Going to India for the First Time?
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Missing India, Reverse Culture Shock and a Little Bit of Seasonal Blues
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Why Indian Toilets Are Better than Western Toilets
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