1-Way Ticket

I walked to my birth noticing this was a first-class carriage.

The street hawkers and vendors in Agra are the most aggressive I have encountered in any country, literally in your face selling memorabilia amongst other things. Confrontation is inevitable, as one middle-aged tourist had a boxing stance wanting to retaliate for his daughter been jostled. Before I travelled to India I received immunizations for a

Lviv to Odessa, 16 hours, from the west to the south, through miles of flatlands. The former bread basket of the Soviet Union, perfect for farming crops, vegetables and potatoes. Also the front lines in

Everything was brown; the arm-chair, table, wardrobe, floor, cabinets, mats. Even the wallpaper, which was probably a nice beige at one time, black and white television.

Kathmandu is 1300 meters above sea level. It’s actually in a valley surrounded by hills, a population of only five-hundred thousand in a country of 23 million inhabitants.

One more day on these mountains……………………………...that changed when I offered to assist a Japanese woman who was feeling the strains of the Himalayas. She slipped and hurt her back, so rested for three days. I carried her bag as she limped alongside. Mimi was quiet and shy, taking great care to protect herself from the sun. My friends had left earlier t

I met Eddie from Belgium in a local cafe. Seated at the next table, he encouraged me to visit the prison for women. Surprised, “Why are you hanging around prisons?” “I went there this morning to see a girl from Denmark. She got romantically involved with a local guy. She is here seven months, has over-stayed her visa. A large fine is the penalty, o

“No, they’re gonna come,” says Jimbob. “What do you mean, who’ll come?” I questioned. “You’ll see.” “Relax, chill-out” I enthused, as I stretched-out. Three minutes later about ten people were smothering us, all with their own agenda.

At a local café I wasn’t sure what to eat, no specific breakfast on the menu. Everything gets served almost together, they had no sense of timing. Anna continued her friendly banter, “my family have friends

I bought ‘over the counter medicine’ but it was like eating sweets, no potency. So I decided to leave after four days, the visa was only for ten days anyway.