A selection of our experiences in Asia and Australia.
Books, brush and butane
A very uninteresting story about storage on the road. Just because we’re living out of a car doesn’t mean that we are deprived of luxuries. It just requires us to reclassify our comforts. It’s confronting how much you accumulate when you live somewhere. Living out of a car isn’t easy. Especially if one of the…
The Monster
What would have been a week in Australia, has already turned into 7 months (and counting). We had intended to be back by now, but have decided to stay out as here until normality returns back home. Here’s what we’ve been up to… March – April: We quarantined, and isolated a bit moreMay: We spent…
Baba don’t preach
I wrote this blog while we were in India, after we spoke to many people with a similar story. Even though we live in very different times right now, I figured I’d still post it as it’s something I felt strongly about at the time, and still do. Some of us ‘westerners’ go to India…
The psyche of puzzling
Warning: this blogpost contains talk about feelings, and some puzzle jargon. The current state of affairs is not all bad. Yes, I am currently unemployed and under some sort of house arrest. My social life is limited to one human, and a shitload of creepy bugs. But it has let me explore new avenues; areas…
Isolation on the Arlington Esplanade
Latest update: March 30, scroll down for older posts We are currently in Cairns, Queensland (Australia). We booked our flight to Australia before the government announced an obligatory 14-day house-arrest for foreign travellers, but the regulation was already in place when we landed. We were planning to rent a camper van and drive to an…
M.O.N.E.Y
A trip to India will change your views about the value of money. It’s on a completely different scale to the UK and especially London, where I’ve lived for the last 10 years. 100 Indian Rupees equates to approximately £1, which makes conversions easy, but knowing what things actually cost and paying a fair price…
Rajasthan, India
When we left to go travelling, we made the agreement not to make any plans so that we can have an open calendar in every place we go to. However, after having had intense but amazing weeks in Nepal we decided we wanted to be on a Goan beach by Christmas (and Petes birthday). We…
Potholes
It’s impossible to travel afar and not run into scams of some sort. I’m going to refer to them as ‘potholes’. [photo found online] They’re a bit annoying, especially when you’re doing your best to avoid them and suddenly you find yourself bumping directly over one, but they’re also a part of the experience. I…
A Tamang wedding – updated with pictures
As mentioned, we got invited to a wedding ceremony in Nepal. First, a bit of context. See pictures below. Nepal has got 126 different ethnic groups, all of them with their own history and language. One of these groups are the Tamang. The wedding was to take place in a remote mountain village in the…
The heist
It’s 10:30am and it’s time to meet the Guru’s first son. I hold the door open, as he enters the coffee shop. We’re meeting to discuss the concept of making a film on dying Shamanism culture in his remote village, which we had initially discussed with our trekking guide – his cousin. We’re not film…
The Langtang valley trek – updated with pictures.
See picture gallery below. A few days after arriving in Kathmandu, we left to go on a 12 day trek through the Langtang Valley. A moderately difficult trek from a small village low in the Himalayas, through the Langtang Valley towards Kyanjin Gompa – a small, picturesque village with a monastery at the foot of…
Survival tactics
Earthquakes. Avalanches. Landslides. Snow Storms. Altitude Sickness. Heart Problems. These were the words circling my mind in the weeks and months building up to our trip to the Himalayas. I must admit, I was a little worried. But then I often worry. I love my imagination, but sometimes it takes me down a path that…
Our first impressions
It’s way too early in our trip to give a definition of Nepalese culture, but here’s what I’ve found out so far. Nepal is unique, honest, spiritual and full of potential. The feel it gives is strangely familiar, as if I’ve been here before. I notice the organised chaos on the roads, where cars and…
Take off
It’s time to go! For years I have been yelling that I wanted to go travelling, while not really understanding what travelling is exactly. I’m starting to get an idea. It is an excuse to take time of work without looking unemployed. Instead, you are a “short term pensionado”. It also gives a great excuse…
Pete & Jo on the go 