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If I found the scale and majesty of the architecture in Orchha surprising there was no chance the same would apply in Gwalior. As one of only five princely states to be honoured with a twenty one gun salute...Read More...
If I found the scale and majesty of the architecture in Orchha surprising there was no chance the same would apply in Gwalior. As one of only five princely states to be honoured with a twenty one gun salute...Read More...
Name: Kat Hart
Current location: Sri Lanka
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The summit of Adam's Peak has the faintest imprint of a footprint of the Buddha (or was it Adam?) -either way, and it didn't appear to be an issue of much contention - housed in a sacred of sacred...
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Current location: Sri Lanka
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I'm writing my blog under a Bodi Tree, in the botanical gardens in Kandy, which are completely beautiful... a bit of well needed peace and quiet after a few solid days of Buddha spotting, elephant riding,...
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Dropping down to a lower, more temperate altitude, off with the down jackets, we left the bus behind and descended on foot into the Phobjikha valley, through villages fringed with prayer flags at first,...
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Last Monday the streets of Kolkata were chock full of vendors, selling of all things, artificial Christmas trees and flashing LED Santa hats, all under 2km of the most over the top Christmas lights I've...
Read More Name: Kat Hart
Current location: Congo (DRC)
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It would seem I was a bit too hasty in sending in my last blog entry... Half an hour later, we heard the noise of a powerful engine. Most traffic on the river is paddle-powered so it was something...
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The scenery for our last 3 days on the river has been dramatically different than the earlier stretches. We have been running the length of the border between DRC and the Republic of Congo, which follows...
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Yesterday we arrived at the largest town on our river journey since leaving Kisangani nearly 2 weeks ago… Mbandaka. Once a serious trading station, this town that sits astride the equator is now...
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Torrential rain all day, no sign of it abating, possibly ever. This may well be the end of the world we are witnessing, although Congo seems to lend itself quite happily to apocalyptic images, so maybe...
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Last night, the only place we could find to camp amongst the densely forested islands of this stretch of the Congo was Mikania, a fishing settlement and transport hub for maize and passengers. However,...
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I’m very conscious that my past few entries have been very much focused on the hardships of travelling here, but that has so far been the overwhelming thing and has left little in reserve for processing...
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