“Hello, would you like to meet Jesus?” she asked, her eyes filled with a serene yet intense gaze, as if she could see right through us. Chhath Puja Let’s make a pact,” I suggested to my friend Lynn as we made our way to the River Brahmaputra Ghat in Kolkotta, eager to witness and capture …
Volunteering in India
IN HINDI, SAMBHALI MEANS “STRENGTHENING OF THE DEPRIVED.“ “Every day I get up, I overthink everything, and this place scratches at my old wounds, but without it, many children and women wouldn’t be able to find the help they need, and it saved me from my brother’s destination,” says Govind. Govind glided towards me: he …
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
As the historic steam locomotive, ‘The Earl,’ left the station, the chugging sound gradually increased. It can only be described as a child making a woo-woo sound—and let’s admit it, most adults do that, too. The station master blew his whistle, and a cloud of steam appeared. I’m on one of the great little trains …
Frontier Services – The Pilbara Northwestern Australia.
“Frontier Services – standing with people in the bush’.
A remote Tour of Prague (sightseeing from the sofa)
The mediaeval clock tower is located on the southern side of the Old Town Hall Tower. You can’t miss it. The oldest clock in the world of its kind. It’s memorising, and time just drifts by as you stand and stare.
Nerja
Nerja is situated at the Eastern tip of the Costa del Sol in the province of Malaga. Walk past the English run restaurants and bars. Instead, slip up the side streets and find authentic Spanish foods.
A little bit about Bali
Bali is a Provence of Indonesia. Skip the hustle and bustle of tourism on the coast and stay inland. Head to Ubud, the centre for traditional crafts and dance. Rice paddies on your doorstep, dotted with Hindu temples and shrines.