Why this trip?
A transcontinental train adventure from Brighton Pavilion to the India’s Taj Mahal Like so many of life’s Big Things, this
To the Taj Mahal...by Rail - Nick's blog
The Indian Finale
The run-in to the finish line has felt more like a parade at times if I’m being totally honest. It
Returning to Dharamshala
This trip of mine – this wonderful journey – is nearing its end. No longer am I counting in months
The ‘locals’ owe us nothing
If you’ve read a few of these posts of mine, by now you’ll have picked up on a common thread:
Sharing a moment
I’ve blubbed a few times on this trip, it’s been emotional. Mostly happy tears, like witnessing an otherworldly sunrise from
Celebrating Pakistan
Pakistan is a busy place. The streets are thick with traffic and hum with activity, the train stations are positively
A monster sunrise
At 8126m, Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat ‘only’ places at number 9 in the world’s highest mountains (pah, I mean seriously…?!). With
Slow travel: it’s a mindset
‘Slow travel’ might have become a bit of a buzzword phrase recently, but it has real meaning and value behind
Pakistan: And now for a brief interlude
Crossing land borders has always been one of travel’s joys for me. They’re so much more meaningful than crossing some
Iran: it’s been a journey
As travellers, rather than tourists, perhaps, we pride ourselves on scratching beneath the surface and tickling the underbelly of the
Happy tears
With a 2.40am departure, I wasn’t much looking forward to the Tehran to Isfahan leg, but the effort was more