We take off at midday, with the sun indicating the direction of our travel – south, directly south. 4.5 hours later, we land at Tenerife South Airport. This place is in the same time zone as Britain, but its in a completely different season. The sun seems to shine here every day and its seriously hot right from the start – you need sunblock for your 9am breakfast in the balcony. The first few days we laugh at all the … Continue reading
Hello summer!
Hear hear! London gathering at the Horseshoe Inn – Friday, 7th December
Hear hear! Friday, 7th December – The Horseshoe Inn – London Bridge, behind the Guy’s and St. Thomas Hospital. Here’s the map – http://maps.beerintheevening.com/?pcb=SE1+3QP. After 5pm. See you all there!
Camel adventure / Nuotykis su kupranugariais
Two days and two nights in the Thar desert. Us two, our moms, 4 camels and two camelmen. The days go by gently rocking in the camel seats, hypnotised by the even ding of the bells hanging on their necks. It doesn’t take long to feel the slow pace of the desert life, to spot lonely desert foxes and antelopes, scurrying from bush to bush, and unfamiliar birds sitting on the branches of frugal, thorny trees. The hottest part of … Continue reading
Seaside toilet
We knew long ago that before returning to Europe, especially in time for winter, we’ll want to spend some time on the beach. Over 3 weeks we visited 3 towns on the east coast of India, in the states of West Bengal and Orrisa. Here’s what we found there. First stop, the small town of Mandarmoni, 150km south from Kolkata (which was a surprsingly nice place, with excellent food and even sidewalks on most streets!). Praised by every Indian we … Continue reading
Miss us already? / Ar jau pasiilgot?
We hope so! We arrive back in the UK on 5th December and on the 7th, the following Friday, we’ll be enjoying pints of smooth Guinness in some pub in London (exact location still to be determined). We invite all of you to join us and participate in pint lifting. Attendance is mandatory! :) And if any of you are in Vilnius (it’s in Lithuania) on 14th December, we’re basically doing the same there, so totally come along. See you … Continue reading
Weaving girl
Another sunny Sunday morning in Manali. We have slow breakfast in a cafe and go for a stroll to the original Manali village a little further up the hill from the main tourist hangout. Just 10 minutes later we are out of the area of fancy organic-everything cafes and bakeries, ambient / Shiva lounge / reggae music and many colourful lights. Instead, we’re surrounded by unique traditional Himachali wooden houses, cows slowly ruminating in the shade and local women crouching … Continue reading