Stories from travels in

Asia

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Our train was 30 minutes later getting in to Coimbatore. At various stages in what was to be a 5-hour journey, we had been an

Bengaluru, India

This was my fourth visit to Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore), and again, the city has changed. My last visit was 10 years ago, when

Mysuru, India (3)

Sunday dawned. We decided to catch up with the world outside and stay put for the morning. After himself had his first-ever ayurvedic massage (he’s

Mysuru, India (2)

We’d arranged with Deepak to pick us up at 9 am from our hotel to head up to the Chamundi Hills to the Chamundeshwari Temple where

Mysuru, India (1)

The 5-hour train journey from Chennai to Mysuru (formerly Mysore) was pretty uneventful. We were travelling in executive class, a far cry from what I’d

Red traffic light showing a red heart rather than a circle

Chennai, India (1)

From what I recall (it was in my pre-blogging days), the last time I was in Chennai was 2005, 20 years ago. It was a

Big Lagoon near El Nido, Palawan

Philippines: Prelude

Over the next few weeks, Himself will be posting photos and stories from an epic trip he’s taking to Fülöp-szigetek. It won’t be quite the