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Delhi to Georgia May 11, 2009

After leaving the Iran embassy having been rejected for the visa a second time, I cycled over to the travel agency, and booked a flight to Istanbul. Flying is not the best transport for me because I feel that it cuts out the point of travel which is the adventure of meeting people and having [...]

By Andy | Posted in Expedition Journal, Georgia, India | Also tagged Adventure, bombs, China, flying, Georgia, India, istanbul, monks, Pakistan, Police, Tbilisi, terrorism, Tibet, travel | Comments

Frustration February 25, 2009

Having arrived in Delhi, I had been wishfully thinking that I would pick up Pakistan and Iran visas again and make my way by public transport back to Turkey.

By Andy | Posted in Expedition Journal, India | Also tagged Borders, Bureaucracy, Caucasus, Couchsurfing, Delhi, Embassy, Forgetfulness, India, Iran, Motivation, Music, Nepal, Pakistan, Productive, The Streets, Transition, Visas, Waiting | Comments

Swimming with dolphins December 7, 2008

I’ve had a strange last week. The urge to use some of my newly rediscovered lateral thinking skills has been bubbling to the surface. I found Edward De Bono’s book Lateral Thinking in a book shop in Quetta and through reading it, I’ve found inspiration to find new challenging adventures and varied experiences.