Tiger Trails is comprised of - Kathmandu 88 / Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Calcutta, 88 - 89, Southbound 89, Boys of Cochin, Opium Bongos from Mysore to Bombay, Head In The Hills. It documents what I got up during the course of what was an eight month trip to Nepal, India and Sri Lanka which took place nearly 35 years ago.
When we flew out of Gatwick in the middle of October 1988 both Rod and I were highly excited at the prospect of our great adventure. Nearly a day later we arrived in Kathmandu. At the changeover of pl…
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I got a night bus from Kathmandu down to Varanasi, Susan was due to follow a day or two later. It was nearly a 24 hour journey and I was glad that the seats were deep and comfortable, I had been expec…
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When I rode back in the taxi on my own from Calcutta airport, the Dum Dum airport, it hit me for the first time that it was over between me and Susan. It was early morning and the airport was a long, …
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When Thomas and I landed back in Trivandrum in the state of Kerala on a Sunday in the middle of April 1989 it was just gone two in the afternoon. The flight from Colombo should have taken just 45 minu…
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When Thomas and I arrived at the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus station in Ernakulum we were both quite excited due to the relief of finally getting ourselves out of the back room of the …
My bus from Delhi pulled into McLeod Ganj midday Saturday, into what appeared to be a scene of chaos. Dunno why, just too many people I guess. After walking around looking for a room I ended up in the…
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